As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Active service" means full-time service on behalf of the state when ordered by competent authority.
"Armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guardof the United States.
"Board" means the Colorado board of veterans affairs.
"County veterans service officer" means any person appointed to serve as such pursuant to section 28-5-801.
"Department" means the department of military and veterans affairs created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-127, C.R.S.
"Director" means the director of the division of veterans affairs.
"Division" or "division of veterans affairs" means the division of veterans affairscreated and existing within the department of military and veterans affairs.
"In the service of the United States" and "not in the service of the United States"mean the same as such terms are used in the "National Defense Act of Congress", approved June 3, 1916, and amendments thereto.
"Master settlement agreement" means the master settlement agreement, the smokeless tobacco master settlement agreement, and the consent decree approved and entered by the court in the case denominated State of Colorado, ex rel. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; American Tobacco Co., Inc.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Liggett & Myers, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc.; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Co.; B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C.; The Council For Tobacco Research--U.S.A., Inc.; and Tobacco Institute, Inc., Case No. 97 CV 3432, in the district court for the city and county of Denver.
"Military forces" includes the federally recognized National Guard and any otherorganizations or components of the organized militia as may be created by the governor pursuant to federal or state law.
"Military service" means service in any of the armed forces of the state of Coloradoor the United States.
"National Guard" includes the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
"On duty" includes periods of drill and such other training and service as may berequired under state or federal law, regulations, or orders.
(13.5) "Saboteur" means a person who intentionally destroys, damages, moves, or interferes with any property with reasonable grounds to believe that the act will interfere with the preparation of the United States or any state for defense or for war or with the prosecution of war by the United States.
(13.7) "Terrorist" means a person who has engaged in, or is suspected of engaging in, acts of terrorism, as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 3077 (1), as amended.
"Trust fund" means the Colorado state veterans trust fund created in section 28-5709.
"Veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service ofthe United States, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
Source: L. 55: p. 606, § 1. CRS 53: § 94-9-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-1-1. L. 2002: (13.5) and (13.7) added, p. 584, § 1, effective May 24; entire section R&RE, p. 343, § 2, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Subsections (13.5) and (13.7) were originally enacted as (7) and (8), respectively, in Senate Bill 02-099 but have been renumbered on revision and harmonized with amendments to this section by House Bill 02-1413.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 121, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.