Title 24, Government - State

(1) Repealed. (2) (a) to (c) Repealed. (d) On and after January 1, 2008, state officers and employees shall be allowed a mileage allowance for each mile actually and necessarily traveled while on official state business calculated at ninety percent of the prevailing internal reve…

(1) Beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1985, and for each fiscal year thereafter, subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, there is hereby available the following amounts for elected state officials for expenditure in pursuance of official business …

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Commission" means the independent state elected official pay commission created in subsection (2) of this section. (b) "State elected official" means a state officer or a member of the general assembly. (c) …

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act". Source: L. 71: p. 1204, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 130-11-1. ANNOTATION Applied in Kratzenstein v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 674 P.2d 1009 (Colo. App. 1983).

It is recognized by the general assembly that the doctrine of sovereign immunity, whereunder the state and its political subdivisions are often immune from suit for injury suffered by private persons, is, in some instances, an inequitable doctrine. The general assembly also recog…

As used in this article 10, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Controlled agricultural burn" means a technique used in farming to clear the land of any existing crop residue, kill weeds and weed seeds, or to reduce fuel buildup and decrease the likelihood of a future fir…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing body of a public entity, by resolution, may waive the immunity granted in section 24-10-106 for the types of injuries described in the resolution. Any such waiver may be withdrawn by the governing body by resolut…

(1) It is the intent of this article to cover all actions which lie in tort or could lie in tort regardless of whether that may be the type of action or the form of relief chosen by the claimant. No public entity shall be liable for such actions except as provided in this article…

(1) A public entity is immune from liability in all claims for injury that lie in tort or could lie in tort regardless of whether that may be the type of action or the form of relief chosen by the claimant except as provided otherwise in this section. Sovereign immunity is waived…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the state shall be immune from liability in all claims for injury that lie in tort or could lie in tort regardless of whether that may be the type of action or the form of relief chosen by the claimant except as provided ot…

(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Claire Davis School Safety Act". (2) Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Charter school" means a charter school or an institute charter school established pursuant to artic…

(1) In order to encourage the provision of services to protect the public health and safety and to allow public entities to allocate their limited fiscal resources, a public entity or public employee shall not be deemed to have assumed a duty of care where none otherwise existed …

Except as otherwise provided in this article, where sovereign immunity is not a bar under section 24-10-106, liability of the public entity shall be determined in the same manner as if the public entity were a private person. Source: L. 71: p. 1207, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 130-11-7. …

Except as provided in sections 24-10-104 to 24-10-106 and 24-10-106.3, sovereign immunity shall be a bar to any action against a public entity for injury which lies in tort or could lie in tort regardless of whether that may be the type of action or the form of relief chosen by a…

(1) Any person claiming to have suffered an injury by a public entity or by an employee thereof while in the course of such employment, whether or not by a willful and wanton act or omission, shall file a written notice as provided in this section within one hundred eighty-two da…

(1) A public entity shall be liable for: (a) The costs of the defense of any of its public employees, whether such defense is assumed by the public entity or handled by the legal staff of the public entity or by other counsel, in the discretion of the public entity, where the cla…

(1) Any judgment against a public entity shall constitute a complete bar to any action for injury by the claimant, by reason of the same subject matter, against any public employee whose act or omission gave rise to the claim. (2) Any judgment against any public employee whose ac…

(1) (a) (I) A claim against the state may be compromised or settled for and on behalf of the state by the attorney general, with the concurrence of the head of the affected department, agency, board, commission, institution, hospital, college, university, or other instrumentality…

(1) A public entity or designated insurer shall pay any compromise, settlement, or final judgment in the manner provided in this section, and an action pursuant to the Colorado rules of civil procedure shall be an appropriate remedy to compel a public entity to perform an act req…

(1) If a final money judgment is obtained against the state, payment of which requires an appropriation, and the appropriate appellate remedies have been exhausted or the time limit for such remedies has expired, the attorney general, within twenty days after such occurrence, sha…

(1) (a) The maximum amount that may be recovered under this article in any single occurrence, whether from one or more public entities and public employees, shall be: (I) For any injury to one person in any single occurrence, the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars; (II) …

If the plaintiffs prevail in any class action litigation brought against any public entity, the amount of attorney fees which the plaintiffs' attorney is entitled to receive out of any award to the plaintiffs shall be determined by the court; except that such amount shall not exc…

(1) A public entity, other than the state, either by itself or in conjunction with any one or more public entities may: (a) Insure against all or any part of its liability for an injury for which it might be liable under this article; (b) Insure any public employee acting within …

(1) Public entities may cooperate with one another to form a self-insurance pool to provide all or part of the insurance coverage authorized by this article or by section 29-5-111, C.R.S., for the cooperating public entities. Any such self-insurance pool may provide such coverage…

(1) The state shall obtain insurance to: (a) Insure itself against all or any part of any liability for an injury for which it might be liable under this article; (b) Insure any of its public employees acting within the scope of their employment against all or any part of his lia…

Neither execution nor attachment shall issue against a public entity in any action for injury or proceeding initiated under the provisions of this article. Source: L. 71: p. 1211, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 130-11-17.

(1) Any action against a public employee, whether brought pursuant to this article, section 29-5-111, C.R.S., the common law, or otherwise, which lies in tort or could lie in tort regardless of whether that may be the type of action or the form of relief chosen by the claimant an…

The provisions of this article shall apply to any action against a public entity or a public employee in any court of this state having jurisdiction over any claim brought pursuant to any federal law, if such action lies in tort or could lie in tort regardless of whether that may…

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the…

(1) The following days, viz: The first day of January, commonly called New Year's day; the third Monday in January, which shall be observed as the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the third Monday in February, commonly called Washington-Lincoln day; the last Monday in May…

The third Friday in April of each year shall be set apart and known as "Arbor Day", to be observed by the people of this state in the planting of forest trees for the benefit and adornment of public and private grounds, places, and ways and in such other efforts and undertakings …

Annually, at the proper season, the governor shall issue a proclamation calling the attention of the people to the provisions of section 24-11-104 and recommending and enjoining their due observance. The commissioner of education shall promote, by all proper means, the observance…

The fifteenth day of February in each year, the same being the anniversary of the birth of Susan B. Anthony, shall be known as "Susan B. Anthony Day" and may be observed in the public schools of the state by suitable study and classroom discussion which set forth the importance o…

The ninth day of October in each year, the same being the anniversary of the discovery of North America in the year 1000 A.D. by Leif Erikson, shall be known as "Leif Erikson Day", and appropriate observance may be held in all public schools of the state in tribute to the discove…

If, on any day when the public office concerned is closed, or on a Saturday, any document is required to be filed with any public office of the state of Colorado, its departments, agencies, or institutions, or with any public office of any political subdivision of the state, or a…

On the first Monday of August in each year, commonly called "Colorado Day", appropriate observance may be held by the public in tribute to the anniversary of the 1876 admission of the state of Colorado into the United States of America. Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 895…

(1) The thirty-first day of March in 2026 and 2027 shall be known as "Farm Workers Day" and appropriate observance may be held by the public and in all public schools of the state in tribute to the principles of social justice and respect for human dignity. (2) The head of a stat…

(1) The third Saturday in May in each year is known as "Public Lands Day", and appropriate observance may be held by the public and in all public schools of the state in tribute to the importance of public lands in the state. (2) Annually the governor shall issue a proclamation c…

The thirtieth day of March in each year is known as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day", and appropriate observance may be held by the public and in all public schools of the state in tribute to the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veterans. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added,…

The first Friday of February in each year is known as "Lunar New Year Day". Appropriate observance may be held by the public and in all public schools of the state. Source: L. 2023: Entire section added, (HB 23-1271), ch. 335, p. 2016, § 2, effective August 7.

(1) The fifth day of September in each year, the same being the anniversary of one of the most famous jury verdicts in United States history, is known as "Jury Appreciation Day". Appropriate observance by suitable means may be held by the public, by all jury commissioners, and in…

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Throughout our nation's history, over three million women have volunteered to serve our country by providing military service to the United States of America. Women have courageously served and historically trailblazed through…

The eleventh day of April each year is known as "Living Organ Donor Recognition Day". Appropriate observance may be held by the public and in all public schools of the state. Source: L. 2024: Entire section added, (HB 24-1132), ch. 331, p. 2246, § 5, effective June 3.

(1) When a person is required to take an oath or affirmation before the person enters upon the discharge of a public office or position, the form of the oath or affirmation is as follows: I [name], do [select swear, affirm, or swear by the everliving God] that I will support the …

Whenever any person is required to take or subscribe an oath, and in all cases where an oath is to be administered upon any lawful occasion, and the person has conscientious scruples against taking an oath, the person is permitted to make a solemn affirmation in lieu of an oath. …

(1) All courts in this state and each judge, justice, magistrate, referee, clerk, and deputy clerk; court reporters who hold the registered professional reporter, certified verbatim reporter, or certified verbatim reporter - stenotype certification or higher; members and referees…