Colorado Code
Article 6.5 - Wrongs to At-Risk Adults
§ 18-6.5-102. Definitions

As used in this article 6.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(2.5) "At-risk adult with IDD" means a person who is eighteen years of age or older and is a person with an intellectual and developmental disability, as defined in section 25.5-10-202 (26)(a), C.R.S.

(4.5) "At-risk person" means an at-risk adult, an at-risk adult with IDD, an at-risk elder, or an at-risk juvenile.

(10.5) "Mistreated" or "mistreatment" means:

Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 1778, § 2, effective July 1. L. 92: (3)(d) amended, p. 1397, § 54, effective July 1. L. 93: (1.5) added and (3)(a) and (3)(f) amended, pp. 1733, 1637, §§ 23, 21, effective July 1. L. 2006: (3)(e) amended, p. 1388, § 17, effective August 7. L. 2007: (3.5) added, p. 2006, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: (3)(e) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 786, § 31, effective April 29. L. 2012: (1.7) and (1.8) added, (HB 12-1226), ch. 279, p. 1486, § 1, effective August 15. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-111), ch. 233, p. 1119, § 3, effective May 16; (3)(d) amended, (HB 13-1314), ch. 323, p. 1804, § 30, effective March 1, 2014. L. 2014: (1), (10)(a), and (13) amended, (SB 14-098), ch. 103, p. 386, § 1, effective April 7. L. 2015: (2.5) added, (SB 15-109), ch. 278, p. 1140, § 2, effective June 5; (11)(f) amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 952, § 40, effective August 5. L. 2016: (1), (2.5), (5), (6), (9), (10), and (13) amended and (4.5) and (10.5) added, (HB 16-1394), ch. 172, p. 545, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2017: IP and (11)(e) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1307, § 142, effective May 25. L. 2019: (14) added, (SB 19-172), ch. 365, p. 3359, § 2, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (3)(d) by House Bill 13-1314 and Senate Bill 13-111 were harmonized, and subsection (3)(d) was relocated to subsection (11)(d).
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 233, Session Laws of Colorado 2013. For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in SB 19-172, see section 1 of chapter 365, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.