Colorado Revised Statutes Title 13. Courts and Court Procedure § 13-14.5-102. Definitions

(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:

(6) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in section 18-1-901(3)(h).

(7) “Law enforcement officer” means a peace officer that is:

(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.

(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.