Does Colorado Privacy Act Rules (4 CCR 904-3) require Human Oversight?

Colorado • enforcing

Yes — 1 provision

Requirements at a glance

This regulation imposes 4 specific requirements for Human Oversight across 1 provision:

Automated Processing Definitions (Rule 2.02) #

Obligation:
Human Oversight
enforcing
Effective:
Jul 1, 2023
Risk tier:
all
Scope:
deployers
sleepercross-domain
These privacy-law definitions directly govern AI-driven profiling in hiring, lending, and insurance — even though the rules predate and never mention AI. The three-tier automation framework determines consent and opt-out requirements, making this one of the most consequential provisions for organizations using automated decision-making in Colorado.

Requirements

RequirementDetails
Solely Automated ProcessingDecisions made by automated systems without human intervention or review
Human Reviewed Automated ProcessingAutomated decisions subject to human review before finalization
Human Involved Automated ProcessingHumans involved in the decision-making loop prior to automated output
Consent implicationsLevel of automation determines consent and opt-out requirements for profiling

Penalties

ViolationFine
Per violationUp to USD 20,000 per violation (deceptive trade practice)
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