In this article 5.5:

1. (1) Child means an unemancipated individual under eighteen years of age.
2. (2) Child placement agency has the meaning set forth in section 26-6-903.
3. (3) County department has the meaning set forth in section 19-1-103.
4. (4) Custody means the exercise of physical care and supervision of a child.
5. (5) Intercountry adoption means an adoption or placement for adoption of a child who resides in a foreign country at the time of adoption or placement. The term includes an adoption finalized in the child's country of residence or in a state.
6. (6) Parent has the meaning set forth in section 19-1-103.
7. (7) Person means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity.

8. (8) Record means information that is:

   1. (a) Inscribed on a tangible medium; or
   2. (b) Stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in perceivable form.
9. (9) State means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any other territory or possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes a federally recognized Indian tribe.
10. (10) State department means the state department of human services created in section 24-1-120.

Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (HB 23-1157), ch. 86, p. 299, § 1, effective April 17.