Colorado Code
Part 1 - Protective Services for At-Risk Adults
§ 26-3.1-111. Access to Caps - Employment Checks - Conservatorship and Guardianship Checks - Confidentiality - Fees - Rules - Legislative Declaration - Definitions - Repeal

(e) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (6)(e) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person who improperly releases or who willfully permits or encourages the release of data or information obtained through a CAPS check to persons not permitted access to the information pursuant to this article 3.1 commits a class 2 misdemeanor and is punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.

(I) An employee or a volunteer providing direct care, or is not being considered for such employment; or
(II) A care provider or is not being considered as a care provider for a recipient of consumer-directed attendant support services pursuant to article 10 of title 25.5; or
(III) A person who may be appointed as a conservator or guardian of an at-risk adult.

(d) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (7)(d) is effective July 1, 2024. ] A program-approved service agency or contracted agency providing or contracting for long-term services and supports pursuant to article 10 of title 25.5;

(e) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (7)(e) is effective July 1, 2024. ] A case management agency, as defined in section 25.5-6-1702 (2);

Source: L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1284), ch. 272, p. 1499, § 6, effective May 31. L. 2018: (7)(g) amended, (SB 18-091), ch. 35, p. 390, § 34, effective August 8. L. 2020: (1), (6)(a)(I), (7)(h), (7)(i), and (10) amended and (6)(a)(III), (6)(a)(IV), (6)(e.3), (6)(e.7), and (7)(j) added, (HB 20-1302), ch. 265, p. 1272, § 6, effective September 14. L. 2021: (1), (3), (5)(c), (5)(d), (5)(e), (6)(d)(II)(A), (6)(e.3), (6)(e.7), (9), and (10) amended and (5)(g), (5)(h), (8.5), (11), and (12) added, (HB 21-1123), ch. 106, p. 425, § 4, effective September 7; (6)(e), (6)(e.3), and (6)(e.7) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3244, § 489, effective March 1, 2022; (7)(d) and (7)(e) amended, (HB 21-1187), ch. 83, p. 346, § 52, effective July 1, 2024.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-091, see section 1 of chapter 35, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.