§ 26.5-3-203 — Definitions

Colorado § 26.5-3-203

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 26.5: Early
• Art.: Family and Child Health and Well-being

Text

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Board means the Colorado child abuse prevention board created in
section 26.5-3-204.

(2) Child means a person under eighteen years of age.

(3) Child abuse has the meaning as provided for the term abuse in section
19-1-103 (1).

(4) Prevention program means a program of direct child abuse prevention
services for a child, parent, or guardian and includes research or education
programs related to the prevention of child abuse. Such a prevention program may
be classified as a primary prevention program when it is available to the community
on a voluntary basis and as a secondary prevention program when it is directed
toward groups of individuals who have been identified as high risk.

(5) Recipient means and is limited to a nonprofit or public organization that
receives a grant from the trust fund.

(6) Trust fund means the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund
created in section 26.5-3-206.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire article added, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 607, � 3, effective July 1.