§ 20-101. Definitions.

As used in this article, the words and phrases herein shall have the following meanings:

(1)

Assessed violation shall mean any criminal violation of this Code that results in a conviction, a deferred judgment and sentence or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or any noncriminal infraction that results in an admission or finding of liability by default or otherwise, except parking violations under article VII of chapter 54, entered on or after November 1, 1988, and traffic violations detected by the use of an automated vehicle identification system; provided, however, that where multiple violations are charged against a single defendant in a single prosecution, all arising out of a single incident or episode, a conviction, plea, deferred judgment, default judgment or admission or finding of liability as to any one (1) or more of such violations shall be deemed to be a single assessed violation for the purpose of section 20-103.

(2)

Reserved.

(3)

Victim shall mean any natural person against whom any crime, offense or infraction has been perpetrated or attempted as crime, offense or infraction is defined by the laws of the City and County of Denver or the State of Colorado.

(4)

Victim and witness assistance programs shall mean programs providing to victims and witnesses of Denver Municipal Code violations or state criminal offenses involving violence or the potential for violence, assistance, services and information prior to, during and after the prosecution of cases in which they are involved, including referrals to appropriate social service and mental health programs.

(Ord. No. 621-88, § 1, 10-11-88; Ord. No. 756-89, § 14, 12-18-89; Ord. No. 532-91, § 1, 7-15-91; Ord. No. 147-98, § 1, 3-9-98)