§ 28-3-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 28-3-101

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 28: Military and
• Art.: National Guard

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As used in this article 3, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Active service means full-time service on behalf of the state when
ordered by competent authority.

(2) Armed forces means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space
Force, and Coast Guard of the United States.

(3) Board means the Colorado board of veterans affairs.

(4) County veterans service officer means any person appointed to serve
as such pursuant to section 28-5-801.

(5) Department means the department of military and veterans affairs
created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-127, C.R.S.

(6) Director means the director of the division of veterans affairs.

(7) Division or division of veterans affairs means the division of veterans
affairs created and existing within the department of military and veterans affairs.

(8) In the service of the United States and not in the service of the United
States mean the same as such terms are used in the National Defense Act of
Congress, approved June 3, 1916, and amendments thereto.

(9) Master settlement agreement means the master settlement
agreement, the smokeless tobacco master settlement agreement, and the consent
decree approved and entered by the court in the case denominated State of
Colorado, ex rel. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.;
American Tobacco Co., Inc.; Brown &Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Liggett & Myers, Inc.;
Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc.; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Co.; B.A.T.
Industries, P.L.C.; The Council For Tobacco Research--U.S.A., Inc.; and Tobacco
Institute, Inc., Case No. 97 CV 3432, in the district court for the city and county of
Denver.

(10) Military forces includes the federally recognized National Guard and
any other organizations or components of the organized militia as may be created
by the governor pursuant to federal or state law.

(11) Military service means service in any of the armed forces of the state of
Colorado or the United States.

(12) National Guard includes the Army National Guard and the Air National
Guard.

(13) On duty includes periods of drill and such other training and service as
may be required under state or federal law, regulations, or orders.

(13.5) Saboteur means a person who intentionally destroys, damages,
moves, or interferes with any property with reasonable grounds to believe that the
act will interfere with the preparation of the United States or any state for defense
or for war or with the prosecution of war by the United States.

(13.7) Terrorist means a person who has engaged in, or is suspected of
engaging in, acts of terrorism, as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 3077 (1), as
amended.

(14) Trust fund means the Colorado state veterans trust fund created in
section 28-5-709.

(15) Veteran means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air
service of the United States, and who was discharged or released therefrom under
conditions other than dishonorable.

Legislative History

Source: L. 55: p. 606, � 1. CRS 53: � 94-9-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 94-1-1. L. 2002: (13.5) and (13.7) added, p. 584, � 1, effective May 24; entire section R&RE, p. 343, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2021: IP and (2) amended (HB 21-1231), ch. 206, p. 1077, � 5, effective May 28.