Colorado legal term
Service animal in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Service animal” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Service animal” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Service animal" has the same meaning as set forth in the implementing regulations of Title II and Title III of the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq. (C.R.S. § 16-10-404)
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