As used in this article 20, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Executive authority" means the executive authority of any state; and, when used inconnection with a request to return any person, pursuant to the provisions of this article, to or from the District of Columbia, "executive authority" includes a justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia and any other authority.
"Flight" or "fled" means any voluntary or involuntary departure from the jurisdictionof the court where proceedings for determination as a person of unsound mind have been instituted and are still pending with the effect of avoiding, impeding, or delaying the action of the court in which such proceedings have been instituted or are pending or any such departure from the state where the person demanded then was, if he was then under detention by law as a person of unsound mind and subject to detention.
"Person of unsound mind" includes the terms "insane person", "mentally ill person","person with a mental illness", "person with a mental health disorder", and "mentally incompetent person".
Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 639, § 2, effective June 29. L. 2006: (3) amended, p. 1397, § 43, effective August 7. L. 2017: IP and (3) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1301, § 127, effective May 25.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.