Colorado § 6-1-201 - Definitions.
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§ 6-1-201. Definitions.
As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Collision damage waiver" means any contract or contractual provision, whether separate from or a part of a motor vehicle rental agreement, whereby the lessor agrees, for a charge, to waive any and all claims against the lessee for any damages to the rental motor vehicle during the term of the rental agreement.
(2) "Lessee" means any person or organization obtaining the use of a rental motor vehicle from a lessor under the terms of a rental agreement.
(3) "Lessor" means any person or organization in the business of providing rental motor vehicles to the public.
(4) "Private passenger type automobile or vehicle" means a motor vehicle of the private passenger or station wagon type, including passenger vans and minivans that are primarily for the transport of persons.
(5) "Rental agreement" means a written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a rental motor vehicle by a lessee for a period of less than one hundred eighty days.
(6) "Rental motor vehicle" means a private passenger type automobile or vehicle which, upon execution of a rental agreement, is made available to a lessee for its use.
Source: L. 89: Entire part added, p. 361, § 1, effective January 1, 1990.
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