Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-19-102
Definitions.
Effective Jul 1, 2025L. 91: Entire article added, p. 445, § 12, effective May 29. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 1255, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1521, § 217, effective October 1. L. 2009: (1) amended and (1.5) added, (HB 09-1119), ch. 397, p. 2147, § 5, effective January 1, 2010. L. 2014: (1)(e) amended, (SB 14-129), ch. 387, p. 1938, § 8, effective June 6. L. 2025: IP and (1)(a) amended, (HB 25-1148), ch. 154, p. 626, § 3, effective July 1.
As used in this article 19, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Alcohol- or drug-related offender means a person convicted of any of the following offenses or of attempt to commit any of the following offenses:
- (a) Violation of a protection order as described in section 18-6-803.5 if the violation involved a mandatory criminal protection order effective pursuant to section 18-1-1001, the order prohibited the possession or consumption of alcohol or controlled substances, and the violation related to such provisions;
- (b) Vehicular homicide as described in section 18-3-106 (1)(b);
- (c) Vehicular assault as described in section 18-3-205 (1)(b);
- (d) Bringing alcohol beverages into the major league stadium as described in section 18-9-123 (1)(a)(I); or
- (e) Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an underage person or illegal possession of marijuana paraphernalia by an underage person, as described in section 18-13-122.
- (1.5) Convicted and conviction means a plea of guilty, including a plea of guilty entered pursuant to a deferred sentence under section 18-1.3-102, or a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury, and includes a plea of no contest accepted by the court.
- (2) Drug offender means any person convicted of any offense under article 18 of this title or an attempt to commit such offense as provided by article 2 of this title.
Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 445, § 12, effective May 29. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 1255, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1521, § 217, effective October 1. L. 2009: (1) amended and (1.5) added, (HB 09-1119), ch. 397, p. 2147, § 5, effective January 1, 2010. L. 2014: (1)(e) amended, (SB 14-129), ch. 387, p. 1938, § 8, effective June 6. L. 2025: IP and (1)(a) amended, (HB 25-1148), ch. 154, p. 626, § 3, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Section 4 of chapter 154 (HB 25-1148), further amended by section 3 of chapter 347, (HB 25-1098), Session Laws of Colorado 2025, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2025.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.