(a) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (5)(a) is effective March 1, 2022. ] An officer, employee, or agent of the department of public health and environment or any other person who violates this section by releasing or making public confidential immunization records or epidemiological information in the immunization tracking system or by otherwise breaching the confidentiality requirements of this section or releasing such information without authorization commits a class 2 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501 (1). The unauthorized release of each record shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (5)(b) is effective March 1, 2022. ] A natural person who, in exchange for money or any other thing of value, violates this section by wrongfully releasing or making public confidential immunization records or epidemiological information in the immunization tracking system or by otherwise breaching the confidentiality requirements of this section or releasing such information without authorization commits a class 2 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501 (1).
Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 660, § 6, effective April 26. L. 2010: (4), (7), (8), and (10) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2101, § 114, effective August 11. L. 2013: IP(1), (1)(a), (1)(c), and (1)(f) amended and (1.3) and (13) added, (SB 13-222), ch. 350, p. 2031, § 4, effective May 28. L. 2019: (8) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1703, § 161, effective October 1. L. 2020: IP(2) amended and (2.5) added, (SB 20-163), ch. 134, p. 586, § 8, effective June 26; (8) amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 703, § 60, effective July 1; (7) amended, (HB 20-1297), ch. 264, p. 1266, § 2, effective September 14. L. 2021: (5)(a) and (5)(b) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3235, § 456, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: 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: For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending the introductory portion to subsection (1) and subsections (1)(a), (1)(c), and (1)(f) and adding subsections (1.3) and (13), see section 1 of chapter 350, Session Laws of Colorado 2013. For the legislative declaration in SB 20-163, see section 1 of chapter 134, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.