Definitions

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-301, under PEACE OFFICER USE OF FORCE INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEDURES.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.5-301

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Decedent" means a person whose death is caused by a peace officer's use of force.

(2) "Decedent's immediate family" means the spouse, any child by birth or adoption, any stepchild, the parent, the stepparent, a sibling, a legal guardian, a significant other, or a lawful representative of the decedent.

Source: L. 2026: Entire part R&RE, (SB 26-190), ch. 337, p. 2049, § 4, effective June 3.