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

1. (1) Appointing authority means the presiding officer or similar official of any court, board, commission, agency, or licensing or law enforcement authority of the state.
2. (2) Assistive listening device means an amplification system that operates in conjunction with a hearing aid to increase the volume of sounds for the hearing aid only.

3. (3) Auxiliary services means those aids and services that assist in effective communication with a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind, including:

   1. (a) The services of a qualified interpreter;
   2. (b) The provision of a qualified communication access realtime translation (CART) reporter;
   3. (c) The provision of an assistive listening device; or
   4. (d) The acquisition or modification of equipment or devices to assist in effective communication with a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind.
4. (4) Repealed.
5. (5) Communication access realtime translation (CART) reporter means a word-for-word speech-to-text translation service for the deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind.
6. (6) Deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind means a person who has a functional hearing loss of sufficient severity to prevent aural comprehension, even with the assistance of hearing aids.
7. (6.3) Division means the division for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind in the department of human services created in section 26-21-106 (1).
8. (7) Effective communication means those methods of communication that are individualized and culturally appropriate to a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind so that he or she can easily access all auditory information.
9. (7.3) Enterprise means the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise created in section 26-21-103.5.
10. (8) Qualified interpreter means a person who has a valid certification of competency accepted by the division and includes oral interpreters, sign language interpreters, and intermediary interpreters.
11. (9) State court system means the system of courts, or any part thereof, established pursuant to articles 1 to 9 of this title 13 and article VI of the state constitution. State court system does not include the municipal courts or any part thereof.

Source: L. 87: Entire part R&RE, p. 570, § 1, effective April 23. L. 94: (4) amended, p. 2642, § 93, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1086, § 2, effective May 25. L. 2009: (1) amended and (9) added, (SB 09-144), ch. 219, p. 992, § 9, effective August 5. L. 2018: (3) to (7) and (9) amended, (HB 18-1108), ch. 303, p. 1833, § 3, effective August 8. L. 2025: (4) repealed, (6.3) and (7.3) added, and (8) amended, (HB 25-1154), ch. 230, p. 1084, § 19, effective May 22.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (4), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.