In all civil actions, special proceedings, or other modes of litigation in courts of justice or before magistrates or other persons having power and authority to receive evidence, when it is necessary to establish the expectancy of continued life of any person from any period of such person's life, whether he or she is living at the time or not, the most recent United States census bureau expectation of life and expected deaths by race, sex, and age table, as published by the United States census bureau from time to time, must be received as evidence, together with other evidence as to health, constitution, habits, and occupation of the person regarding the person's expectancy of continued life.
Source: L. 1893: p. 261, § 1. R.S. 08: § 2490. C.L. § 6536. CSA: C. 63, § 2. CRS 53: § 52-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 52-1-2. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 358, § 16, effective April 9. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-048), ch. 46, p. 222, § 1, effective August 6.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Article 25 - Evidence - General Provisions
§ 13-25-101. Printed Statutes - Reports of Decisions
§ 13-25-102. United States Census Bureau Mortality Table as Evidence
§ 13-25-104. Proof of Handwriting
§ 13-25-105. Certificate of Register - Patent
§ 13-25-106. Judicial Notice of Laws of Other Jurisdictions
§ 13-25-107. Proceedings of Cities and Towns
§ 13-25-108. Evidence of Assessment
§ 13-25-109. Recording of Patents to Land
§ 13-25-110. Patent - Copy of Record
§ 13-25-111. Patents Already Recorded
§ 13-25-113. Lost Deed - Bond - Note - Affidavit
§ 13-25-114. Certificate of Publisher
§ 13-25-115. Certificate of Head Officer
§ 13-25-116. Water Officials' Records
§ 13-25-117. Parties Plaintiff
§ 13-25-119. Dying Declarations
§ 13-25-120. Corporate Resolutions and Minutes
§ 13-25-122. Person Missing, Interned, or Captured
§ 13-25-123. Report Deemed Pursuant to Law
§ 13-25-124. Libel and Slander - How Pleaded
§ 13-25-125. Justification - Pleaded and Proved
§ 13-25-125.5. Libel and Slander - Self-Publication
§ 13-25-126. Genetic Tests to Determine Parentage
§ 13-25-126.5. Documents Arising From Environmental Self-Evaluation - Admissibility in Evidence
§ 13-25-127. Civil Actions - Degree of Proof Required
§ 13-25-128. Rules of Evidence - Grant of Authority Subject to Reservation
§ 13-25-129. Statements of a Child - Hearsay Exception
§ 13-25-130. Criminal Actions - Use of Photographs, Video Tapes, or Films of Property
§ 13-25-131. Civil Actions - Sexual Assault - Certain Evidence Presumed Irrelevant
§ 13-25-132. Criminal Actions - Video Tape Depositions - Use at Trial
§ 13-25-134. Electronic Records and Signatures - Admissibility in Evidence - Originals
§ 13-25-135. Evidence of Admissions - Civil Proceedings - Unanticipated Outcomes - Medical Care
§ 13-25-136. Criminal Actions - Prenatal Drug and Alcohol Screening - Admissibility of Evidence
§ 13-25-137. Admissibility of Commercial Packaging
§ 13-25-139. Criminal Action - Interference With Witness - Forfeiture by Wrongdoing