Colorado § 42-4-2401 - Definitions.
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§ 42-4-2401. Definitions.
As used in this part 24, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Event data" means records of one or more of the following categories of information concerning a motor vehicle, which records are captured by an event data recorder:
(a) Whether the vehicle's airbag deployed;
(b) Vehicle speed;
(c) Vehicle direction;
(d) Vehicle location;
(e) Vehicle steering performance or use;
(f) Vehicle brake performance or use; or
(g) Vehicle seatbelt status or use.
(2) "Event data recorder" means a device or feature that is installed by the manufacturer of a motor vehicle for the purpose of capturing or transmitting retrievable event data.
(3) "Owner" means:
(a) A person having all the incidents of ownership of a motor vehicle, including legal title to the motor vehicle, regardless of whether the person lends, rents, or creates a security interest in the vehicle;
(b) A person entitled to possession of a motor vehicle as the purchaser under a security agreement; or
(c) A person entitled to possession of a vehicle as lessee under a written lease agreement if the lease agreement is intended to last for more than three months at its inception.
(4) "Owner's agent" means a natural person authorized by the owner within the last thirty days or the owner's representative as defined by section 13-20-702 (3).
Source: L. 2018: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 18-030), ch. 7, p. 136, § 3, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-6-401 as it existed prior to 2018.
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