# C.R.S. § 24-90-602: 24-90-602. Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 24-90-602
- **Heading:** 24-90-602. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 6 / Section 24-90-602

## Text

24-90-602. Definitions. As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Access to the internet" means, with reference to a particular computer, that the computer is equipped with a modem or is connected to a computer network that provides access to the internet.

(2) "Computer" includes any hardware, software, or other technology attached or connected to, installed in, or otherwise used in connection with a computer.

(3) "Harmful to minors" means any picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual depiction that:

(a) Taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion;

(b) Depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, an actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual act, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals; and

(c) Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as to minors.

(4) "Minor" means any person who has not attained the age of seventeen years.

(5) "Public library" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 24-90-103 (13). For purposes of this part 6, a "public library" shall be the equivalent of the library system established and maintained by the governing body of a particular library district or otherwise connected group of libraries and shall not mean each separate or individual library facility established and maintained by such library district or connected group of libraries.

(6) "Sexual act" or "sexual contact" shall have the same meaning as set forth in 18 U.S.C. sec. 2246 (2) and (3).

(7) "Technology protection measure" means a specific technology, including without limitation computer software, that blocks or filters internet access to visual depictions that are:

(a) Obscene, as defined in section 18-7-101 (2), C.R.S.;

(b) Child pornography, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 2256 (8); or

(c) Harmful to minors; except that no technology protection measure may block scientific or medically accurate information regarding sexual assault, sexual abuse, incest, sexually transmitted infections, or reproductive health.

## Nearby sections

- [C.R.S. § 24-90-601 24-90-601. Legislative declaration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T24_A90_P6_S24-90-601.md)
- [C.R.S. § 24-90-602 24-90-602. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T24_A90_P6_S24-90-602.md)
- [C.R.S. § 24-90-603 24-90-603. Adoption and enforcement of policy of internet safety for minors including techn](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T24_A90_P6_S24-90-603.md)
- [C.R.S. § 24-90-604 24-90-604. Temporary disabling of technology protection measure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T24_A90_P6_S24-90-604.md)
- [C.R.S. § 24-90-605 24-90-605. No restrictions on blocking access to the internet of other material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T24_A90_P6_S24-90-605.md)
- [C.R.S. § 24-90-606 24-90-606. No requirement of additional action for public libraries already in compliance -](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T24_A90_P6_S24-90-606.md)

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