# Definitions

**Citation:** 4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4009  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Colorado Public Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

The following definitions apply to rules 4009, 4010, and 4976, unless a specific statute or rule provides otherwise. In the event of a conflict between these definitions and a statutory definition, the statutory definition shall apply. (a) "Civil penalty" means any monetary penalty levied against a 

## Document text

The following definitions apply to rules 4009, 4010, and 4976, unless a specific statute
or rule provides otherwise. In the event of a conflict between these definitions and a
statutory definition, the statutory definition shall apply.
(a) “Civil penalty” means any monetary penalty levied against a public utility because
of intentional violations of statutes in Articles 1 to 7 and 15 of Title 40, C.R.S.,
Commission rules, or Commission orders.
(b) “Civil penalty assessment” means the act by the Commission of imposing a civil
penalty against a public utility after the public utility has admitted liability or has
been adjudicated by the Commission to be liable for intentional violations of
statutes in Articles 1 to 7 and 15 of Title 40, C.R.S., Commission rules, or
Commission orders.
(c) “Civil penalty assessment notice” means the written document by which a public
utility is given notice of an alleged intentional violation of statutes in Articles 1 to 7
and 15 of Title 40, C.R.S., Commission rules, or Commission orders and of a
proposed civil penalty.
(d) “Intentional violation.” A person acts “intentionally” or “with intent” when his
conscious objective is to cause the specific result proscribed by the statute, rule,
or order defining the violation.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/DisplayRule.do?action=ruleinfo&ruleId=2260&deptID=18&agencyID=96&deptName=Department%20of%20Regulatory%20Agencies&agencyName=Public%20Utilities%20Commission&seriesNum=4%20CCR%20723-4>
- Source ID: `co-sos-ccr`
- SHA-256: `1fc1f05843ce8c35b3a0d75d93ccc2fd01f45c367a58978e8ddd21ef0fa71754`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T04:36:48.096Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T01:54:08.187Z
- Document slug: `co-ccr-4-723-4-4009`

### Source metadata

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  "legalScope": "Current 4 CCR 723-4 rules regulating Colorado jurisdictional gas utilities and gas master-meter operators, including construction, operation, system safety, gas infrastructure planning, metering, service, and enforcement provisions. This is an adjacent gas-utility corpus, not a replacement for the repealed dedicated 4900-series pipeline-safety rules.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Part 4 applies according to Colorado Public Utilities Commission jurisdiction and each rule's scope. The former dedicated pipeline-safety rules 4900 through 4975 are reserved after repeal; this connector does not represent them as current. Part 4 does not replace federal pipeline-safety requirements, determine whether a facility is interstate or intrastate, or resolve operator-specific orders, waivers, tariffs, or later rulemaking.",
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  "editionEffectiveOn": "2026-06-14",
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