Colorado § 18-8-301 - Definitions.
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§ 18-8-301. Definitions.
The definitions contained in section 18-8-101 are applicable to this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires, and, in addition to those definitions:
(1) "Benefit" means any gain or advantage to the beneficiary, including any gain or advantage to a third person pursuant to the desire or consent of the beneficiary.
(2) "Party officer" means a person who holds any position or office in a political party, whether by election, appointment, or otherwise.
(3) "Pecuniary benefit" is benefit in the form of money, property, commercial interests, or anything else the primary significance of which is economic gain.
(4) "Public servant", as used in sections 18-8-302 to 18-8-308, includes persons who presently occupy the position of a public servant as defined in section 18-8-101 (3) or have been elected, appointed, or designated to become a public servant although not yet occupying that position.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 459, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-301.
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