Colorado Code
Article 22 - Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act
§ 16-22-102. Definitions

As used in this article 22, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.5) "Birthday" means a person's birthday as reflected on the notice provided to the person pursuant to section 16-22-106 or 16-22-107 or the person's actual date of birth if the notice does not reflect the person's birthday.


(3.5) "Employed at an institution of postsecondary education" means a person:



(4.2) "Juvenile" means a person who is under eighteen years of age at the time of the offense and who has not been criminally convicted in the district court of unlawful sexual behavior pursuant to section 19-2-517 or 19-2-518.







(4.5) "Local law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency, including but not limited to a campus police agency, that has jurisdiction over a certain geographic area.

(5.5) "Registrant" means a person who is required to register in accordance with this article.
(5.7) "Residence" means a place or dwelling that is used, intended to be used, or usually used for habitation by a person who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103. "Residence" may include, but need not be limited to, a temporary shelter or institution, if the person resides at the temporary shelter or institution for fourteen consecutive days or longer, if the owner of the shelter or institution consents to the person utilizing the shelter or institution as his or her registered address as required by section 16-22-106 (4) or 16-22-107 (4)(a), and if the residence of the person at the shelter or institution can be verified as required by section 16-22-109 (3.5). A person may establish multiple residences by residing in more than one place or dwelling.
(5.8) "Resides" includes residence and lacks a fixed residence.











































Source: L. 2002: Entire article added, p. 1157, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2004: (9)(v) and (9)(w) added, p. 800, § 1, effective May 21; (3.5), (4.5), (5.5), and (5.7) added and (8) amended, p. 1107, § 1, effective May 27. L. 2006: (5.7) amended, p. 1006, § 3, effective July 1; (9)(x) and (9)(y) added, p. 2054, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: (9)(j) amended, (SB 10-140), ch. 156, p. 537, § 6, effective April 21; (9)(u) amended, (HB 10-1277), ch. 262, p. 1190, § 2, effective July 1; (9)(x) and (9)(y) amended and (9)(z) added, (HB 10-1334), ch. 359, p. 1708, § 3, effective August 11; (9)(x) and (9)(y) amended and (9)(aa) added, (SB 10-128), ch. 415, p. 2047, § 8, effective July 1, 2012. L. 2011: (9)(bb) added, (HB 11-1278), ch. 224, p. 960, § 3, effective May 27. L. 2012: (4.3) and (5.8) added and (5.7) amended, (HB 12-1346), ch. 220, p. 940, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2014: (9)(j) amended, (HB 14-1273), ch. 282, p. 1153, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2017: IP amended and (9)(j.5) added, (HB 17-1072), ch. 250, p. 1050, § 3, effective September 1. L. 2019: (9)(aa) and (9)(bb) amended and (9)(cc) added, (HB 19-1030), ch. 145, p. 1760, § 3, effective July 1; (9)(aa) and (9)(bb) amended and (9)(dd) added, (HB 19-1250), ch. 287, p. 2663, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended and (1.5) and (4.2) added, (HB 21-1064), ch. 320, p. 1961, § 1, effective September 1.