Colorado Code
Part 3 - Guidelines for Assuring the Rights of Victims of and Witnesses to Crimes
§ 24-4.1-302. Definitions

As used in this part 3, and for no other purpose, including the expansion of the rights of any defendant:



































(ee.7) Aggravated intimidation of a witness or a victim, in violation of section 18-8-705 , C.R.S.;





(jj.5) [ Editor's note: Subsection (1)(jj.5) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Second degree burglary of a dwelling, in violation of section 18-4-203 (2)(a) ;




(1.2) "Cold case" means a felony crime reported to law enforcement that has remained unsolved for over one year after the crime was initially reported to law enforcement and for which the applicable statute of limitations has not expired.
(1.3) "Correctional facility" means any private or public entity providing correctional services to offenders pursuant to a court order including, but not limited to a county jail, a community corrections provider, the division of youth services, and the department of corrections.
(1.5) "Correctional official" means any employee of a correctional facility.


















































(3.5) "Modification of sentence" means an action taken by the court to modify the length, terms, or conditions of an offender's sentence pursuant to rule 35 (a) or (b) of the Colorado rules of criminal procedure; a resentencing following a probation revocation hearing; or a request for early termination of probation. As used in this subsection (3.5), "action taken by the court" includes an order by the court modifying an offender's sentence upon review of the written motion without a hearing but does not include an order denying a motion to modify a sentence without a hearing.










Source: L. 84: Entire part added, p. 654, § 3, effective May 14. L. 87: (2) amended, p. 1581, § 35, effective July 10. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 415, § 2, effective January 14, 1993. L. 93: (1)(k) and (1)(w) amended, p. 1653, § 53, effective July 1. L. 95: (1)(w) repealed, p. 1110, § 64, effective May 31; IP(1), (1)(bb), (1)(cc), (2)(c), (2)(e), (2)(l), and (5) amended and (1)(dd) added, p. 1402, § 4, effective July 1; (1)(k) and (1)(bb) amended, p. 1256, § 22, effective July 1. L. 97: (1)(cc) and (1)(dd) amended and (1)(cc.1), (1)(cc.3), (1)(cc.5), (1)(cc.6), (2)(k.3), (2)(k.5), and (2)(k.7) added, pp. 1560, 1561, §§ 4, 5, effective July 1. L. 99: (1)(cc.1) amended, p. 794, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1)(cc.6) amended and (1)(ee), (1)(ff), (1.3), and (1.5) added, pp. 241, 240, §§ 4, 3, effective March 29; (1)(n), (1)(o), and (1)(p) amended, p. 707, § 34, effective July 1. L. 2005: (1)(cc.3) amended, p. 1501, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2006: IP(1), (1)(ee), (2)(k.5), (2)(k.7), and (2)(p) amended and (1)(bb.3), (1)(bb.7), (1)(ee.3), (1)(ee.7), (1)(gg), (1)(hh), (1.2), (2)(a.5), (2)(e.5), (2)(r), and (2)(s) added, pp. 643, 644, §§ 1, 2, 3, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2)(l) amended, p. 839, § 1, effective May 14. L. 2008: (2)(c) amended, p. 325, § 1, effective April 7; (2)(r) and (2)(s) amended and (2)(t) added, p. 1513, § 3, effective May 28. L. 2010: (1)(cc.1) amended, (HB 10-1233), ch. 88, p. 296, § 7, effective August 11. L. 2011: (1)(s.3) added, (HB 11-1303), ch. 264, p. 1164, § 55, effective July 1, 2012. L. 2012: (1)(gg), (2)(s), (2)(t), and (5) amended and (1)(ii), (1)(jj), (1)(kk), (2)(u), and (3.5) added, (HB 12-1053), ch. 244, p. 1151, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2013: (2)(a.7) added, (HB 13-1156), ch. 336, p. 1958, § 7, effective August 7; (2)(r.3) added, (HB 13-1082), ch. 238, p. 1157, § 2, effective August 7. L. 2014: (1)(ii) amended, (HB 14-1273), ch. 282, pp. 1157, 1158, §§ 23, 26, effective July 1; (1)(ii), (1)(jj), (2)(j), and (5) amended and (1)(ll) and (2)(j.5) added, (HB 14-1148), ch. 95, p. 347, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2015: (1)(kk) amended, (HB 15-1229), ch. 239, p. 885, § 3, effective May 29. L. 2016: (2)(h) amended, (SB 16-181), ch. 353, p. 1452, § 6, effective June 10. L. 2017: (1.3) amended, (HB 17-1329), ch. 381, p. 1981, § 52, effective June 6; (1)(cc.6), (1)(hh), (2)(j.5), (2)(m), and (3.5) amended and (1)(mm) added, (SB 17-051), ch. 155, p. 527, § 1, effective August 9; (2)(r.3) amended, (HB 17-1204), ch. 206, p. 784, § 6, effective November 1. L. 2019: (2)(t) amended and (2)(v) added, (HB 19-1275), ch. 295, p. 2747, § 4, effective August 2. L. 2020: (2)(w) added, (SB 20-217), ch. 110, p. 457, § 11, effective June 19. L. 2021: (1)(cc.4) added, (SB 21-280), ch. 372 p. 2465, § 3, effective June 28; (1)(kk) amended, (SB 21-064), ch. 190, p. 1008, § 2, effective July 1; (2)(r) amended, (HB 21-1064), ch. 320, p. 1969, § 10, effective September 1; (2)(v) amended, (HB 21-1214), ch. 455, p. 3036, § 8, effective September 7; (2)(j.5) amended, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 742, § 108, effective October 1; (1)(jj.5) added, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3223, § 403, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: (1) Amendments to subsection (1)(bb) by House Bill 95-1070 and House Bill 95-1346 were harmonized.
(2) (a) Section 4 of chapter 372 (SB 21-280), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after June 28, 2021.
(b) Section 6 of chapter 190 (SB 21-064), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2021.
(c) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending subsections (2)(r) and (2)(s) and enacting subsection (2)(t), see section 1 of chapter 322, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.
(2) For the legislative declaration in SB 20-217, see section 1 of chapter 110, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.

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