# C.R.S. § 13-14.5-102: 13-14.5-102. Definitions > Colorado · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T13_A14.5_S13-14.5-102 ## Section - **Citation:** C.R.S. § 13-14.5-102 - **Heading:** 13-14.5-102. Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Colorado - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** CO Code / Title 13 / Article 14.5 / Section 13-14.5-102 ## Text 13-14.5-102. Definitions. As used in this article 14.5, unless the context otherwise clearly requires: (1) "Community member" means a licensed health- care professional or mental health professional who, through a direct professional relationship, provided care to the respondent or the respondent's child within six months before requesting the protection order or an educator who, through a direct professional relationship, interacted with the respondent or the respondent's child within six months before requesting the protection order. (2) "Educator" means a teacher employed to instruct students or a school administrator in a school district, private school, charter school institute, or an individual charter school; or a faculty member at an institution of higher education. (3) "Extreme risk protection order" means either a temporary order or a continuing order granted pursuant to this article 14.5. (4) "Faculty member" means a president, dean, professor, administrator, instructor, or research worker at an institution of higher education. (5) "Family or household member" means, with respect to a respondent, any: (a) Person related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the respondent; (b) Person who has a child in common with the respondent, regardless of whether such person has been married to the respondent or has lived together with the respondent at any time; (c) Person who regularly resides or regularly resided with the respondent within the last six months; (d) Domestic partner of the respondent; (e) Person who has a biological or legal parent-child relationship with the respondent, including stepparents and stepchildren and grandparents and grandchildren; (f) Person who is acting or has acted as the respondent's legal guardian; and (g) Person in any other relationship described in section 18-6-800.3 (2) with the respondent. (6) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in section 18-1-901 (3)(h). (7) "Law enforcement officer" means a peace officer that is: (a) Employed by a political subdivision of the state and certified by the P.O.S.T. board pursuant to section 16-2.5-102; (b) Authorized by section 16-2.5-113 when assistance is requested by an individual or entity pursuant to section 24-33.5-412; (c) Authorized by section 16-2.5-114 and who interacted with the respondent in the scope of the law enforcement officer's official duties; (d) Employed by a district attorney, designated by a district attorney, and authorized by section 16-2.5-132 or 16-2.5-133; (e) Employed by the department of law, designated by the attorney general, and authorized by section 16-2.5-128, 16-2.5-129, or 16-2.5-130; (f) Authorized by section 16-2.5-136, 16-2.5-137, or 16-2.5-138; (g) Authorized by section 16-2.5-120; or (h) Authorized by section 16-2.5-149. (8) "Licensed health-care professional" means a school nurse who holds a current nursing license through the department of regulatory agencies and who has applied for or holds a special services license from the department of education pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22 or a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who is a primary provider of health services to a respondent; a psychiatrist; or a licensed emergency room medical care provider, licensed pursuant to title 12. department of regulatory agencies and who has applied for or holds a special services license from the department of education pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22 or a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who is a primary provider of health services to a respondent; a psychiatrist; or a licensed emergency room medical care provider, licensed pursuant to title 12. (9) "Mental health professional" means a psychologist, licensed professional social worker, marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, or addiction counselor licensed, registered, or certified pursuant to article 245 of title 12; a psychologist candidate, clinical social worker candidate, marriage and family therapist candidate, licensed professional counselor candidate, or addiction counselor candidate registered pursuant to section 12-245-304 (3), 12-245-404 (4), 12-245-504 (4), 12-245-604 (4), or 12-245-804 (3.7), respectively; a school counselor who holds a special services provider license with a school counselor endorsement issued pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22 or who is otherwise endorsed or accredited by a national association to provide school counseling services; school psychologist licensed pursuant to section 22-60.5-210; school social worker who has obtained the special services license with social work endorsement issued pursuant to article 60.5 of title 22; or an unlicensed psychotherapist registered pursuant to section 12-245-703. (10) "Petitioner" means the person who petitions for an extreme risk protection order pursuant to this article 14.5. (11) "Respondent" means the person who is identified as the respondent in a petition filed pursuant to this article 14.5. ## Nearby sections - [C.R.S. § 13-14.5-101 13-14.5-101. Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T13_A14.5_S13-14.5-101.md) - [C.R.S. § 13-14.5-102 13-14.5-102. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T13_A14.5_S13-14.5-102.md) - [C.R.S. § 13-14.5-103 13-14.5-103. Temporary extreme risk protection orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T13_A14.5_S13-14.5-103.md) - [C.R.S. § 13-14.5-104 13-14.5-104. Petition for extreme risk protection order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T13_A14.5_S13-14.5-104.md) - [C.R.S. § 13-14.5-105 13-14.5-105. 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