§ 16-106-201 - Definitions.

16-106-201. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Frivolous" means having no reasonable basis in law or fact, or lacking any good faith legal argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law;

(2) "Inmate" or "inmate in a penal institution" includes, but is not limited to, a person in the custody or under the supervision of the Department of Correction, the Department of Community Correction, or the Federal Bureau of Prisons; and

(3) "Malicious" means filing numerous actions, or actions brought in bad faith on de minimis issues.