As used in this article 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Assignment means any specific written, recorded, pictorial, artistic, or other academic task, including but not limited to a term paper, thesis, dissertation, essay, or report intended for submission to any institution of higher education in fulfillment of the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or course of study.
(2) Entity means a partnership, corporation, or association.
(3) Institution of higher education means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102 (10)(a), a local district college, an area technical college, a technical college, and any nonpublic institution of higher education as defined in section 23-3.7-102 (3).
(4) Prepare means to put into condition for intended use. Prepare does not include the mere furnishing of information or research.
(5) Sale or sell means any transfer, exchange, or barter, in any manner, for any consideration, or by any agreement.
Source: L. 73: p. 1346, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 124-28-2. L. 2018: Entire section R&RE, (HB 18-1252), ch. 276, p. 1746, � 1, effective August 8.
23-4-103. Preparation, sale, and distribution of academic materials - advertising. (1) A person or entity shall not prepare, offer to prepare, cause to be prepared, sell, or distribute any assignment for another person for a fee or other compensation with the knowledge, or under circumstances in which he or she should reasonably have known, that such assignment is to be submitted by any other person for academic credit at any institution of higher education in this state.
(1.5) A person or entity shall not prepare, sell, or offer to sell to another person a document or service that provides answers for, or completes on behalf of a student, an online exam that is administered pursuant to a course of study at any institution of higher education.
(2) A person or entity shall not make or disseminate, with the intent to induce any other person to enter into any obligation relating thereto, any statement, written or oral, that he or she will prepare, cause to be prepared, sell, or distribute any assignment or answer to an online exam for a fee or other compensation for or on behalf of any person who has been assigned the written preparation of such assignment or answer to an online exam for academic credit at any institution of higher education in this state.
Source: L. 73: p. 1346, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 124-28-3. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1252), ch. 276, p. 1747, � 2, effective August 8.