(1) (a) All machinery, equipment, and vehicles, except bicycles, electrical assisted bicycles, electric scooters, and other human-powered vehicles, designed to operate or normally operated at a speed of less than twenty-five miles per hour on a public highway must display a triangular slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear.
(b) The department shall set standards for a triangular slow-moving emblem for use on low-speed electric vehicles.
(c) Bicycles, electrical assisted bicycles, electric scooters, and other human-powered vehicles may, but need not, display the emblem specified in this subsection (1).
(2) The executive director of the department shall adopt standards and specifications for such emblem, position of the mounting thereof, and requirements for certification of conformance with the standards and specifications adopted by the American society of agricultural engineers concerning such emblems. The requirements of such emblem shall be in addition to any lighting device required by law.
(3) The use of the emblem required under this section shall be restricted to the use specified in subsection (1) of this section, and its use on any other type of vehicle or stationary object shall be prohibited.
(4) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2267, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 393, � 6, effective August 6. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-075), ch. 418, p. 2324, � 14, effective August 5; (1) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1276, � 49, effective October 1. L. 2019: (1)(a) and (1)(c) amended, (HB 19-1221), ch. 271, p. 2560, � 7, effective May 23.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former � 42-4-233 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former � 42-4-234 was relocated to � 42-4-235.
(2) Amendments to subsection (1) by Senate Bill 09-075 and House Bill 09-1026 were harmonized.
Cross references: For the penalty for a class B traffic infraction generally, see � 42-4-1701 (3)(a)(I); for the penalty and surcharge for equipment violations of this section, see � 42-4-1701 (4)(a)(I)(D).
42-4-235. Minimum standards for commercial vehicles - motor carrier safety fund - created - definitions - rules - penalties. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Commercial vehicle means:
(I) A self-propelled or towed vehicle:
(A) Bearing an apportioned plate;
(B) Having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination rating of at least sixteen thousand one pounds and used in commerce on public highways; or
(C) Having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination rating of at least sixteen thousand one pounds and used to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver, unless the vehicle is a school bus regulated in accordance with section 42-4-1904 or a vehicle that does not have a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds and that is owned or operated by a school district so long as the school district does not receive remuneration, other than reimbursement of the school district's costs, for the use of the vehicle;
(II) Any motor vehicle designed or equipped to transport other motor vehicles from place to place by means of winches, cables, pulleys, or other equipment for towing, pulling, or lifting, when such motor vehicle is used in commerce on the public highways of this state; and
(III) A motor vehicle that is used on the public highways and transports materials determined by the secretary of transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. sec. 5103 in such quantities as to require placarding under 49 CFR parts 172 and 173.
(b) Repealed.
(c) Motor carrier means every person, lessee, receiver, or trustee appointed by any court whatsoever owning, controlling, operating, or managing any commercial vehicle as defined in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).
(2) (a) A person shall not operate a commercial vehicle as defined in subsection (1) of this section on any public highway of this state unless the vehicle is in compliance with the rules adopted by the chief of the Colorado state patrol pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. A person that violates the rules, including any intrastate motor carrier, is subject to the civil penalties authorized pursuant to 49 CFR 386, subpart G. A person that uses an independent contractor is not liable for penalties imposed on the independent contractor for equipment, acts, and omissions within the independent contractor's control or supervision. A state agency or court collecting civil penalties pursuant to this article 4 shall transmit the civil penalties to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201 for allocation and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(a).
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection (2):
(I) Intrastate motor carriers shall not be subject to any provisions in 49 CFR, part 386, subpart G that relate the amount of a penalty to a violator's ability to pay, and such penalties shall be based upon the nature and gravity of the violation, the degree of culpability, and such other matters as justice and public safety may require;
(II) When determining the assessment of a civil penalty for safety violations, the period of a motor carrier's safety compliance history that a compliance review officer may consider shall not exceed three years;
(III) The intrastate operation of implements of husbandry shall not be subject to the civil penalties provided in 49 CFR, part 386, subpart G. Nothing in this subsection (2) shall be construed to repeal, preempt, or negate any existing regulatory exemption for agricultural operations, intrastate farm vehicle drivers, intrastate vehicles or combinations of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than twenty-six thousand pounds that do not require a commercial driver's license to operate, or any successor or analogous agricultural exemptions, whether based on federal or state law.
(IV) This section does not apply to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle and trailer combination:
(A) With a gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, or gross combination rating of less than twenty-six thousand one pounds;
(B) Not operated in interstate commerce;
(C) Not transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding;
(D) Not transporting either sixteen or more passengers including the driver or eight or more passengers for compensation; and
(E) If the motor vehicle or combination is being used solely for agricultural purposes.
(c) The Colorado state patrol has exclusive enforcement authority to conduct compliance reviews, as defined in 49 CFR 385.3, and to impose civil penalties pursuant to the reviews. This subsection (2)(c) does not expand or limit the ability of local governments to conduct roadside safety inspections.
(d) (I) Pursuant to section 42-3-120, upon notice from the Colorado state patrol, for a carrier that fails to pay in full a civil penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection (2) within thirty days after notification of the penalty or fails to cooperate with the completion of a compliance review within thirty days after notification of the failure to cooperate, the department shall:
(A) Cancel the motor carrier's registration; and
(B) Enter both the motor carrier and its vehicles as out-of-service in the federal motor carrier safety administration system of record.
(II) Repealed.
(3) Any motor carrier operating a commercial vehicle within Colorado must declare knowledge of the rules adopted by the chief of the Colorado state patrol pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. The declaration of knowledge shall be in writing on a form provided by the Colorado state patrol. The form must be signed and returned by a motor carrier according to rules adopted by the chief.
(4) (a) (I) Except as described in subsection (4)(a)(III) of this section, the chief of the Colorado state patrol shall adopt rules for the operation of all commercial vehicles and, as specified in subsection (4)(a)(II) of this section, vehicles that would be commercial vehicles but for the fact that they have a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination rating of ten thousand one pounds or more but not more than sixteen thousand pounds. In adopting the rules, the chief shall use as general guidelines the standards contained in the current rules and regulations of the United States department of transportation relating to safety regulations, qualifications of drivers, driving of motor vehicles, parts and accessories, notification and reporting of accidents, hours of service of drivers, inspection, repair and maintenance of motor vehicles, financial responsibility, insurance, and employee safety and health standards; except that rules regarding financial responsibility and insurance do not apply to a commercial vehicle as defined in subsection (1) of this section that is also subject to regulation by the public utilities commission under article 10.1 of title 40. On and after September 1, 2003, all commercial vehicle safety inspections conducted to determine compliance with rules promulgated by the chief pursuant to this subsection (4)(a) must be performed by an enforcement official, as defined in section 42-20-103 (2), who has been certified by the commercial vehicle safety alliance, or any successor organization thereto, to perform level I inspections.
(II) With respect to the operation of all vehicles that would be commercial vehicles but for the fact that they have a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination rating of ten thousand one pounds or more but not more than sixteen thousand pounds, the chief of the Colorado state patrol may adopt rules that authorize the Colorado state patrol to:
(A) Annually inspect these vehicles;
(B) Enforce with respect to these vehicles all requirements for the securing of loads that apply to commercial vehicles; and
(C) Enforce with respect to these vehicles all requirements relating to the use of coupling devices for commercial vehicles.
(III) Rules establishing insurance requirements for vehicles used by licensed river outfitters are established by the parks and wildlife commission pursuant to section 33-32-103 (1)(e).
(b) The Colorado public utilities commission may enforce safety rules of the chief of the Colorado state patrol governing commercial vehicles described in subparagraphs (I) and (II) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section pursuant to his or her authority to regulate motor carriers as defined in section 40-10.1-101, C.R.S., including the issuance of civil penalties for violations of the rules as provided in section 40-7-113, C.R.S.
(5) Any person who violates a rule promulgated by the chief of the Colorado state patrol pursuant to this section or fails to comply with subsection (3) of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
(6) The motor carrier safety fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of moneys transferred from the public utilities commission motor carrier fund pursuant to section 40-2-110.5 (9)(a), C.R.S. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs of the advancement of highway safety relating to commercial carrier operations pursuant to this section. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund are credited to the fund, and any moneys not appropriated remain in the fund and do not transfer or revert to the general fund or any other fund.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2267, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 96: (1)(a) and (4) amended, p. 1548, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1)(a)(I) amended, p. 292, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 284, � 1, effective April 18. L. 2003: (4)(a) amended, p. 664, � 1, effective August 6. L. 2005: (2)(a) amended, p. 149, � 27, effective April 5. L. 2006: (1)(a) amended, p. 1063, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2)(d) added, p. 857, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (4)(a) amended, (HB 09-1244), ch. 430, p. 2392, � 2, effective August 5. L. 2011: (4) amended, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 425, � 26, effective August 10. L. 2012: (1)(b) repealed and (2)(a), (2)(d)(I), (3), (4), and (5) amended, (HB 12-1019), ch. 135, p. 466, � 9, effective July 1; (2)(b)(IV) added, (SB 12-059), ch. 116, p. 397, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2014: (6) added, (HB 14-1081), ch. 8, p. 90, � 2, effective February 27. L. 2017: (1)(a)(I) and (4)(a) amended, (HB 17-1061), ch. 55, p. 174, � 1, effective March 20. L. 2019: (4)(a)(I) amended and (4)(a)(III) added, (SB 19-160), ch. 416, p. 3662, � 5, effective August 2. L. 2023: (2)(a), (2)(c), and (2)(d)(I) amended, (SB 23-012), ch. 179, p. 875, � 1, effective August 7 (see editor's note).
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former � 42-4-234 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former � 42-4-235 was relocated to � 42-4-236.
(2) Subsection (2)(d)(II)(B) provided for the repeal of subsection (2)(d)(II), effective July 1, 2009. (See L. 2007, p. 857.)
(3) Section 4 of chapter 179 (SB 23-012), provides that subsection (2)(d)(I)(B) is effective April 30, 2024.
Cross references: For the penalty for class 2 misdemeanor traffic offenses generally, see � 42-4-1701 (3)(a)(II); for the penalty and surcharge for equipment violations of this section, see � 42-4-1701 (4)(a)(I)(D).
42-4-236. Child restraint systems required - definitions - exemptions - penalty. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Child care center means a facility required to be licensed under the Foster Care, Kinship Foster Care, Residential, Day Treatment, and Child Placement Agency Licensing and Certification Act, part 9 of article 6 of title 26, or the Child Care Licensing Act, part 3 of article 5 of title 26.5.
(a.3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (SB 10-110), ch. 294, p. 1365, � 3, effective August 1, 2010.)
(a.5) Child restraint system means a specially designed seating system that is designed to protect, hold, or restrain a child in a motor vehicle in such a way as to prevent or minimize injury to the child in the event of a motor vehicle accident that is either permanently affixed to a motor vehicle or is affixed to such vehicle by a safety belt or a universal attachment system, and that meets the federal motor vehicle safety standards set forth in section 49 CFR 571.213, as amended.
(a.7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (SB 10-110), ch. 294, p. 1365, � 3, effective August 1, 2010.)
(a.8) Motor vehicle means a passenger car; a pickup truck; or a van, minivan, or sport utility vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than ten thousand pounds. Motor vehicle does not include motorcycles, low-power scooters, and farm tractors and implements of husbandry designed primarily or exclusively for use in agricultural operations.
(b) Safety belt means a lap belt, a shoulder belt, or any other belt or combination of belts installed in a motor vehicle to restrain drivers and passengers, except any such belt that is physically a part of a child restraint system. Safety belt includes the anchorages, the buckles, and all other equipment directly related to the operation of safety belts. Proper use of a safety belt means the shoulder belt, if present, crosses the shoulder and chest and the lap belt crosses the hips, touching the thighs.
(c) Seating position means any motor vehicle interior space intended by the motor vehicle manufacturer to provide seating accommodation while the motor vehicle is in motion.
(2) (a) (I) Unless exempted pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and except as otherwise provided in subsections (2)(a)(II), (2)(a)(III), and (2)(a)(IV) of this section, every child who is under nine years of age and who is being transported in this state in a motor vehicle or in a vehicle operated by a child care center shall be properly restrained in a child restraint system according to the manufacturer's instructions.
(II) If the child is less than two years of age, the child shall be properly restrained in a rear seat of the vehicle, if a rear seat is available, and:
(A) In a rear-facing child restraint system if the child weighs under forty pounds; or
(B) In a rear-facing or forward-facing child restraint system if the child weighs forty pounds or more.
(III) If the child is two years of age or older, but less than four years of age, and weighs at least twenty pounds, the child shall be properly restrained:
(A) In a rear-facing or forward-facing child restraint system; and
(B) In the rear seat of a vehicle, if a rear seat is available.
(IV) If the child is four years of age or older, but less than nine years of age, and weighs at least forty pounds, the child shall be properly restrained:
(A) In a child restraint system or booster seat; and
(B) In the rear seat of a vehicle, if a rear seat is available.
(b) Unless excepted pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, every child who is at least nine years of age but less than eighteen years of age who is being transported in this state in a motor vehicle or in a vehicle operated by a child care center shall be properly restrained in a safety belt or child restraint system according to the manufacturer's instructions.
(c) If a parent is in the motor vehicle, it is the responsibility of the parent to ensure that his or her child or children are provided with and that they properly use a child restraint system or safety belt system. If a parent is not in the motor vehicle, it is the responsibility of the driver transporting a child or children, subject to the requirements of this section, to ensure that such children are provided with and that they properly use a child restraint system or safety belt system.
(3) Except as provided in section 42-2-105.5 (4), subsection (2) of this section does not apply to a child who:
(a) Repealed.
(b) Is less than nine years of age and is being transported in a motor vehicle as a result of a medical or other life-threatening emergency and a child restraint system is not available;
(c) Is being transported in a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 42-2-402 (4)(a), that is operated by a child care center;
(d) Is the driver of a motor vehicle and is subject to the safety belt requirements provided in section 42-4-237;
(e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (SB 11-227), ch. 295, p. 1399, � 1, effective June 7, 2011.)
(f) Is being transported in a motor vehicle that is operated in the business of transporting persons for compensation or hire by or on behalf of a common carrier or a contract carrier as those terms are defined in section 40-10.1-101, C.R.S., or an operator of a luxury limousine service as defined in section 40-10.1-301, C.R.S.
(4) The division of highway safety shall use existing national highway traffic safety administration occupant protection grant funds to implement a program for public information and education concerning updates to child restraint system requirements, the use of child restraint systems, and the provisions of this section.
(5) No person shall use a safety belt or child restraint system, whichever is applicable under the provisions of this section, for children under sixteen years of age in a motor vehicle unless it conforms to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.
(6) Any violation of this section shall not constitute negligence per se or contributory negligence per se.
(7) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (7), any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
(b) A minor driver under eighteen years of age who violates this section shall be punished in accordance with section 42-2-105.5 (5)(b).
(8) The fine may be waived if the defendant presents the court with satisfactory evidence of proof of the acquisition, purchase, or rental of a child restraint system by the time of the court appearance.
(9) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (SB 10-110), ch. 294, p. 1365, � 3, effective August 1, 2010.)
(10) and (11) Repealed.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2268, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: (1)(a), (2), (3), (5), and (8) amended and (1)(a.5) added, p. 327, � 1, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(a) amended, p. 267, � 23, effective July 1. L. 99: IP(3) amended, p. 1382, � 7, effective July 1; (3)(a) repealed, p. 1349, � 1, effective August 4. L. 2002: (1) and (2) amended and (9) and (10) added, pp. 1215, 1217, �� 2, 3, effective August 1, 2003. L. 2003: (2)(b) amended, p. 2358, � 1, effective June 3; (2)(b)(I) amended and (2)(b)(I.5) added, p. 560, � 1, effective August 1. L. 2006: (10) repealed, p. 1512, � 72, effective June 1; (7) amended, p. 439, � 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: (1)(a.3), (1)(a.7), (1)(b), (2), (3), (8), and (9) amended and (1)(a.8) and (11) added, (SB 10-110), ch. 294, pp. 1365, 1364, �� 3, 2, effective August 1. L. 2011: IP(3) and (3)(e) amended, (SB 11-227), ch. 295, p. 1399, � 1, effective June 7; IP(3) and (3)(f) amended, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 426, � 27, effective August 10. L. 2017: (1)(a.8) amended, (HB 17-1044), ch. 72, p. 230, � 6, effective March 23. L. 2022: (1)(a) amended, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 869, � 133, effective July 1; (1)(a.8) amended, (HB 22-1043), ch. 361, p. 2585, � 18, effective January 1, 2023. L. 2024: (2)(a), (2)(b), (3)(b), and (4) amended, (HB 24-1055), ch. 376, p. 2549, � 2, effective January 1, 2025. L. 2025: (1)(a) amended, (SB 25-300), ch. 428, p. 2460, � 71, effective August 6.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former � 42-4-235 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former � 42-4-236 was relocated to � 42-4-237.
(2) Amendments to subsection (2)(b) by House Bill 03-1144 and House Bill 03-1381 were harmonized.
(3) The introductory portion to subsection (3) was amended in Senate Bill 11-227. Those amendments were superseded by the amendment of this section in House Bill 11-1198.
(4) Subsection (11)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (11), effective August 1, 2011. (See L. 2010, p. 1365.)
Cross references: (1) For the penalty for a class B traffic infraction generally, see � 42-4-1701 (3)(a)(I); for the penalty and surcharge for equipment violations of this section, see � 42-4-1701 (4)(a)(I)(D).
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1999 act amending the introductory portion to subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 1999. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsections (1) and (2) and enacting subsections (9) and (10), see section 1 of chapter 301, Session Laws of Colorado 2002. For the legislative declaration in HB 24-1055, see section 1 of chapter 376, Session Laws of Colorado 2024.
42-4-237. Safety belt systems - mandatory use - exemptions - penalty - definitions. (1) As used in this section:
(a) Motor vehicle means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the public highways, including passenger cars, station wagons, vans, taxicabs, ambulances, motor homes, and pickups. The term does not include motorcycles, low-power scooters, passenger buses, school buses, and farm tractors and implements of husbandry designed primarily or exclusively for use in agricultural operations.
(b) Safety belt system means a system utilizing a lap belt, a shoulder belt, or any other belt or combination of belts installed in a motor vehicle to restrain drivers and passengers, which system conforms to federal motor vehicle safety standards.
(2) Unless exempted pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, every driver of and every front seat passenger in a motor vehicle and every driver of and every passenger in an autocycle equipped with a safety belt system shall wear a fastened safety belt while the motor vehicle is being operated on a street or highway in this state.
(3) Except as provided in section 42-2-105.5, the requirement of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to:
(a) A child required by section 42-4-236 to be restrained by a child restraint system;
(b) A member of an ambulance team, other than the driver, while involved in patient care;
(c) A peace officer as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., while performing official duties so long as the performance of said duties is in accordance with rules and regulations applicable to said officer which are at least as restrictive as subsection (2) of this section and which only provide exceptions necessary to protect the officer;
(d) A person with a physically or psychologically disabling condition whose physical or psychological disability prevents appropriate restraint by a safety belt system if such person possesses a written statement by a physician certifying the condition, as well as stating the reason why such restraint is inappropriate;
(e) A person driving or riding in a motor vehicle not equipped with a safety belt system due to the fact that federal law does not require such vehicle to be equipped with a safety belt system;
(f) A rural letter carrier of the United States postal service while performing duties as a rural letter carrier; and
(g) A person operating a motor vehicle which does not meet the definition of commercial vehicle as that term is defined in section 42-4-235 (1)(a) for commercial or residential delivery or pickup service; except that such person shall be required to wear a fastened safety belt during the time period prior to the first delivery or pickup of the day and during the time period following the last delivery or pickup of the day.
(4) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (4), any person who operates a motor vehicle while such person or any passenger is in violation of the requirement of subsection (2) of this section commits a class B traffic infraction. Penalties collected pursuant to this subsection (4) shall be transmitted to the appropriate authority pursuant to the provisions of section 42-1-217 (1)(e) and (2).
(b) A minor driver under eighteen years of age who violates this section shall be punished in accordance with section 42-2-105.5 (5)(b).
(5) No driver in a motor vehicle shall be cited for a violation of subsection (2) of this section unless such driver was stopped by a law enforcement officer for an alleged violation of articles 1 to 4 of this title other than a violation of this section.
(6) Testimony at a trial for a violation charged pursuant to subsection (4) of this section may include:
(a) Testimony by a law enforcement officer that the officer observed the person charged operating a motor vehicle while said operator or any passenger was in violation of the requirement of subsection (2) of this section; or
(b) Evidence that the driver removed the safety belts or knowingly drove a vehicle from which the safety belts had been removed.
(7) Evidence of failure to comply with the requirement of subsection (2) of this section shall be admissible to mitigate damages with respect to any person who was involved in a motor vehicle accident and who seeks in any subsequent litigation to recover damages for injuries resulting from the accident. Such mitigation shall be limited to awards for pain and suffering and shall not be used for limiting recovery of economic loss and medical payments.
(8) The office of transportation safety in the department of transportation shall continue its program for public information and education concerning the benefits of wearing safety belts and shall include within such program the requirements and penalty of this section.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2269, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 95: (4) amended, p. 953, � 7, effective May 25. L. 99: IP(3) amended, p. 1382, � 8, effective July 1. L. 2002: IP(3) amended, p. 1034, � 75, effective June 1. L. 2003: (3)(c) amended, p. 1623, � 40, effective August 6. L. 2006: (4) amended, p. 439, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1)(a) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1276, � 50, effective October 1. L. 2017: (1)(b) and (2) amended, (HB 17-1044), ch. 72, p. 230, � 7, effective March 23. L. 2022: (1)(b) amended, (HB 22-1043), ch. 361, p. 2586, � 19, effective January 1, 2023.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 42-4-236 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former � 42-4-237 was relocated to � 42-4-1411.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1999 act amending the introductory portion to subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 1999.