Prevailing party - attorney fees and costs

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 33-41-105.5, under Owners of Recreational Areas - Liability.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 33-41-105.5

The prevailing party in any civil action by a recreational user for damages against a landowner who allows the use of the landowner's property for public recreational purposes shall recover the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.

Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 54, § 6, effective March 21.

ANNOTATION

This section qualifies under the federal Equal Access to Justice Act as "any statute which specifically provides for" an attorney fees award. Nelson v. United States, 40 F.4th 1105 (10th Cir. 2022).