Colorado Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 13-21-126. Funeral Picketing - Legislative Declaration - Definitions - Damages




















Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1200, § 8, effective May 26. L. 2021: (3)(a) amended, (SB 21-006), ch. 123, p. 491, § 10, effective September 7.
Editor's note: (1) This section was originally numbered as § 13-21-125 in House Bill 06-1382 but has been renumbered on revision for ease of location.
(2) In Snyder v. Phelps , 562 U.S. 443 (2011), the United States Supreme Court held that the first amendment shields military funeral protesters from tort liability for picketing because picketing constitutes protected speech on matters of public concern and because the father of the deceased was not a member of a captive audience.
(3) Section 31(2) of chapter 123 (SB 21-006), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to final dispositions of human remains or human fetuses made on or after September 7, 2021.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration and short title contained in the 2006 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 262, Session Laws of Colorado 2006.

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