Colorado Code § 13-21-1404

Exceptions to liability - definitions
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(1) In this section, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(a) "Child" means an unemancipated individual who is less than eighteen years of age.
(b) "Parent" means an individual recognized as a parent under the law of this state other
than this part 14.
(2) A person is not liable under this part 14 if the person proves that disclosure of, or a
threat to disclose, the intimate image was:
(a) Made in good faith in:
(I) Law enforcement;
(II) A legal proceeding; or
(III) Medical education or treatment; or
(b) Made in good faith in the reporting or investigation of:
(I) Unlawful conduct;
(II) Unsolicited and unwelcome conduct;
(III) Related to a matter of public concern or public interest; or
(IV) Reasonably intended to assist the depicted individual.
(3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a defendant who is a parent, legal guardian,
or individual with legal custody of a child is not liable under this part 14 for a disclosure or
threatened disclosure of an intimate image of the child.
(4) If a defendant asserts an exception to liability under subsection (3) of this section, the
exception does not apply if the plaintiff proves the disclosure was:
(a) Prohibited by law other than this part 14; or
(b) Made, possessed, or distributed for the purposes of sexual arousal, sexual
gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary or commercial gain.
(5) Disclosure of, or a threat to disclose, an intimate image is not a matter of public
concern or public interest solely because the depicted individual is a public figure.

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