Subject to additional definitions contained in this article 10 and the subsequent articles that are applicable to specific articles, parts, or sections, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this code:
(6.5) "Business trust" includes, but is not limited to, Massachusetts business trusts created for business or investment purposes; Delaware statutory trusts; Illinois land trusts; mutual fund trusts; common trust funds; voting trusts; liquidation trusts; real estate investment trusts; environmental remediation trusts; trusts for the primary purpose of paying debts, dividends, interest, salaries, wages, compensation, annuities, profits, pensions, or employee benefits of any kind; and other trusts with purposes that are the same or similar to any of the trusts enumerated in this subsection (6.5), regardless of whether such other trusts are created under statutory or common law, and regardless of whether the beneficial interests in such other trusts are evidenced by certificates.
(16.5) "Domiciliary foreign personal representative" means a personal representative appointed by another jurisdiction in which the decedent was domiciled at the time of the decedent's death.
(16.7) "Donee", as used in the context of powers of appointment, has the same meaning as "powerholder" as set forth in section 15-2.5-102 (13).
(44.5) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(47.5) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record other than a will:
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1541, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-1-201. L. 74: (27) amended, p. 422, § 74, effective April 11. L. 75: (1) amended, p. 589, § 9, effective July 1. L. 84: (48) amended, p. 394, § 6, effective July 1. L. 90: (48) amended, p. 921, § 5, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section R&RE, p. 970, § 2, effective July 1, 1995. L. 95: (11) amended, p. 362, § 16, effective July 1. L. 2000: (25), (26), (43), (44), and (58) amended, p. 1833, § 8, effective January 1, 2001. L. 2006: (16.5) added, p. 391, § 24, effective July 1. L. 2009: (44.5) and (47.5) added, (HB 09-1287), ch. 310, p. 1671, § 2, effective July 1, 2010. L. 2010: (59) amended, (SB 10-199), ch. 374, p. 1748, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2013: IP and (56) amended and (6.5) added, (SB 13-077), ch. 190, p. 778, § 13, effective August 7. L. 2014: (3) amended, (HB 14-1322), ch. 296, p. 1240, § 14, effective August 6; (16.7) added, (HB 14-1353), ch. 209, p. 782, § 4, effective July 1, 2015. L. 2019: IP and (27) amended, (SB 19-105), ch. 51, p. 175, § 9, effective August 2.
Editor's note: This section was repealed and reenacted in 1994, resulting in the relocation of provisions. For a detailed comparison of this section for 1994, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
Cross references: For age of competence, see § 13-22-101; for the "Colorado Uniform Transfers to Minors Act", see article 50 of title 11. For provisions relating to the time of taking effect or the provisions for transition of this code, see § 15-17-101.