Colorado Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 13-21-108. Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Exempt From Civil Liability










Source: L. 65: p. 527, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 41-2-8. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 285, § 21, effective July 25. L. 77: Entire section R&RE, p. 1278, § 1, effective January 1, 1978. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 621, § 1, effective May 26. L. 90: (1) amended and (3) added, pp. 862, 1544, §§ 2, 8, effective July 1. L. 2004: (4) added, p. 115, § 1, effective August 4. L. 2005: (5) added, p. 204, § 1, effective August 8.
Cross references: (1) For the exemption from civil liability for veterinarians providing emergency care or treatment to an animal, see § 12-315-117; for the exemption from civil liability for persons administering tests to persons suspected of drunken or drugged driving, see § 42-4-1301.1 (6)(b); for the exemption from civil or criminal liability for physicians examining or treating minor victims of sexual assault, see § 13-22-106 (4); for the exemption from civil or criminal liability for physicians acting pursuant to a declaration under the "Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act", see § 15-18-110 (1)(b).
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1990 act amending subsection (1) and enacting subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 256, Session Laws of Colorado 1990.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure

Article 21 - Damages

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 13-21-101. Interest on Damages

§ 13-21-102. Exemplary Damages

§ 13-21-102.5. Limitations on Damages for Noneconomic Loss or Injury

§ 13-21-103. Damages for Selling Liquor to an Intoxicated Person

§ 13-21-104. Damages for Using Animal Left for Keeping

§ 13-21-105. Damages From Fire Set in Woods or Prairie - Treble Damages During Drought Conditions

§ 13-21-105.5. Infant Crib Safety Act - Legislative Declaration - Definitions - Safety Standards - Exemptions - Action for Damages

§ 13-21-106. Broadcasting Defamatory Statements

§ 13-21-106.5. Civil Damages for Destruction or Bodily Injury Caused by a Bias-Motivated Crime

§ 13-21-106.7. Civil Damages for Preventing Passage to and From a Health-Care Facility and Engaging in Prohibited Activity Near Facility

§ 13-21-107. Damages for Destruction or Bodily Injury Caused by Minors

§ 13-21-107.5. Civil Damages for Loss Caused by Theft

§ 13-21-108. Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Exempt From Civil Liability

§ 13-21-108.1. Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Through the Use of Automated External Defibrillators - Limited Immunity

§ 13-21-108.2. Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance - Competitive Sports - Exemption From Civil Liability

§ 13-21-108.3. Architects, Building Code Officials, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors Rendering Assistance During Emergency or Disaster - Qualified Immunity From Civil Liability

§ 13-21-108.4. Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance From a Locked Vehicle - Exempt From Criminal and Civil Liability - Definitions

§ 13-21-108.5. Persons Rendering Assistance Relating to Discharges of Hazardous Materials - Legislative Declaration - Exemption From Civil Liability

§ 13-21-108.7. Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Through the Administration of an Opiate Antagonist - Limited Immunity - Legislative Declaration - Definitions

§ 13-21-109. Recovery of Damages for Checks, Drafts, or Orders Not Paid Upon Presentment

§ 13-21-109.5. Recovery of Damages for Fraudulent Use of Social Security Numbers

§ 13-21-110. Medical Committee - Privileged Communication - Limitation on Liability

§ 13-21-111. Negligence Cases - Comparative Negligence as Measure of Damages

§ 13-21-111.5. Civil Liability Cases - Pro Rata Liability of Defendants - Respondeat Superior - Shifting Financial Responsibility for Negligence in Construction Agreements - Legislative Declaration

§ 13-21-111.6. Civil Actions - Reduction of Damages for Payment From Collateral Source

§ 13-21-111.7. Assumption of Risk - Consideration by Trier of Fact

§ 13-21-111.8. Assumption of Risk - Shooting Ranges

§ 13-21-112. Ad Damnum Clauses in Professional Liability Actions

§ 13-21-113. Donation of Items of Food - Exemption From Civil and Criminal Liability - Definitions

§ 13-21-113.3. Donation of Firefighting Equipment - Exemption From Civil and Criminal Liability - Definitions - Legislative Declaration

§ 13-21-113.5. Use of School or Nonprofit Organization Kitchen - Exemption From Civil and Criminal Liability

§ 13-21-113.7. Immunity of Volunteer Firefighters, Volunteers, Incident Management Teams, and Their Employers or Organizations - Definitions - Legislative Declaration

§ 13-21-114. Immunity of Mine Rescue Participants and Their Employers or Organizations

§ 13-21-115. Actions Against Landowners

§ 13-21-115.5. Volunteer Service Act - Immunity - Exception for Operation of Motor Vehicles - Short Title - Legislative Declaration - Definitions

§ 13-21-115.6. Immunity From Civil Liability for School Crossing Guards and Sponsors

§ 13-21-115.7. Immunity From Civil Liability for Directors, Officers, or Trustees - Nonprofit Corporations or Nonprofit Organizations

§ 13-21-116. Actions Not Constituting an Assumption of Duty - Board Member Immunity - Immunity for Volunteers Assisting Organizations for Young Persons

§ 13-21-117. Civil Liability - Mental Health Providers - Duty to Warn - Definitions

§ 13-21-117.5. Civil Liability - Intellectual and Developmental Disability Service Providers - Definitions - Repeal

§ 13-21-117.7. Civil Actions Against Family Foster Care Providers - Limited Liability

§ 13-21-118. Actions Based on Flight in Aircraft

§ 13-21-119. Equine Activities - Llama Activities - Legislative Declaration - Exemption From Civil Liability

§ 13-21-120. Colorado Baseball Spectator Safety Act - Legislative Declaration - Limitation on Actions - Duty to Post Warning Notice

§ 13-21-121. Agricultural Recreation or Agritourism Activities - Legislative Declaration - Inherent Risks - Limitation of Civil Liability - Duty to Post Warning Notice - Definitions

§ 13-21-122. Civil Liability for Unlawful Use of Personal Identifying Information

§ 13-21-122.5. Civil Liability for Trading in Telephone Records

§ 13-21-124. Civil Actions Against Dog Owners

§ 13-21-125. Civil Actions for Theft in the Mortgage Lending Process

§ 13-21-126. Funeral Picketing - Legislative Declaration - Definitions - Damages

§ 13-21-127. Civil Damages for Human Trafficking and Involuntary Servitude

§ 13-21-128. Civil Liability for Destruction or Unlawful Seizure of Recordings by a Law Enforcement Officer - Definitions

§ 13-21-129. Snow Removal Service Liability Limitation - Exceptions - Short Title - Definitions

§ 13-21-130. Civil Liability for False Statement to Recover Possession of Real Property

§ 13-21-131. Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights

§ 13-21-132. Civil Liability for Misuse of Gametes - Definitions