Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-2-201
Definitions.
Effective Jan 1, 2026L. 2024: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 24-025), ch. 144, p. 535, § 1, effective July 1, 2025. L. 2025: (8)(e) amended, (HB 25-1154), ch. 230, p. 1086, § 27, effective January 1, 2026.
As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
- (1) Department means the department of revenue.
- (2) Executive director means the executive director of the department.
- (3) Governing body means the governing body of a statutory local government, home rule jurisdiction, or special district.
- (4) Home rule jurisdiction means any home rule city, town, county, or city and county organized pursuant to article XX of the state constitution.
- (5) Liaison means any person delegated by the governing body to coordinate with the department on any sales or use tax matters.
- (6) Retailer or vendor has the same meaning as set forth in section 39-26-102 (8).
- (7) Requesting home rule jurisdiction means a home rule jurisdiction that requests that the department collect its sales tax pursuant to section 29-2-204.
(8) Sales or use tax includes the:
- (a) County lodging tax imposed pursuant to section 30-11-107.5;
- (b) Marketing and promotion tax imposed pursuant to section 29-25-112 (1)(a);
- (c) Visitor benefit tax imposed pursuant to section 43-4-605 (1)(i.5);
- (d) Prepaid wireless 911 charge imposed pursuant to section 29-11-102.5;
- (e) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (8)(e) is effective until January 1, 2026.] Prepaid wireless TRS charge imposed pursuant to section 29-11-102.7; and
- (e) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (8)(e) is effective January 1, 2026.] Prepaid telephone disability access charge imposed pursuant to section 40-17-104; and
- (f) Prepaid wireless 988 charge imposed pursuant to section 27-64-103 (4)(b).
- (9) Special district means any political subdivision of the state that is not a home rule jurisdiction or a statutory local government with authority to impose a sales or use tax.
- (10) Statutory local government means a county, municipality, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of the state of Colorado organized or acting pursuant to the provisions of title 29, title 30, and title 31.
Source: L. 2024: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 24-025), ch. 144, p. 535, § 1, effective July 1, 2025. L. 2025: (8)(e) amended, (HB 25-1154), ch. 230, p. 1086, § 27, effective January 1, 2026.