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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 9-5.8-101: Definitions.

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  1. Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
  2. Article 5.8 - Electronic Fence Detection Systems

As used in this article 5.8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Alarm system" means a new or existing system that includes one or more monitored devices that can, if there is an intrusion on real property that is used for business purposes, transmit a signal to the business, a monitoring company authorized by the business owner, or law enforcement so that the business or law enforcement may respond to the intrusion.

(2) "Electronic fence detection system" means a system that:

(a) Is connected to an alarm system and to integrated components or equipment;

(b) At the time a fence is installed, has an energizer powered by a twelve-volt commercial storage battery that meets the standards set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission standard 60335-2-76;

(c) Includes a battery-charged fence detector that, when contacted, causes the alarm system to transmit a signal to the business, a monitoring company authorized by the business owner, or law enforcement;

(d) Is not located on real property that has been designated by a local government as exclusively for residential use;

(e) Is located behind a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than five feet in height;

(f) Is the taller of:

(I) Ten feet in height; or

(II) Two feet taller than the height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall; and

(g) Is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the fence at not more than thirty-foot intervals and that read: "Warning: Electric Fence".

(3) "Local government" means a statutory or home rule county, city and county, or city.

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