Colorado Code
Article 6.5 - Wrongs to At-Risk Adults
§ 18-6.5-108. Mandatory Reports of Mistreatment of At-Risk Elders and At-Risk Adults With Idd - List of Reporters - Penalties

(IX) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(b)(IX) is effective July 1, 2024. ] Staff of case management agencies, as defined in section 25.5-6-1702 (2);

















(c) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(c) is effective March 1, 2022. ] A person who willfully violates subsection (1)(a) of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished in accordance with section 18-1.3-501.















(4) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (4) is effective March 1, 2022. ] A person, including but not limited to a person specified in subsection (1)(b) of this section, who knowingly makes a false report of mistreatment of an at-risk elder or an at-risk adult with IDD to a law enforcement agency commits a class 2 misdemeanor and must be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501 and is liable for damages proximately caused thereby.


Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (SB 13-111), ch. 233, p. 1117, § 2, effective May 16. L. 2015: (1)(a), (1)(b)(IX), (1)(b)(XVI), (1)(d), and (2) to (5) amended, (SB 15-109), ch. 278, p. 1140, § 3, effective July 1, 2016. L. 2016: (1)(a), (1)(b)(IX), (1)(b)(XVI), (1)(d), and (2) to (5) amended, (HB 16-1394), ch. 172, p. 551, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2017: IP(1)(b) and (1)(b)(I) amended, (SB 17-106), ch. 302, p. 1649, § 7, effective August 9. L. 2018: (1)(b)(XVII) amended, (HB 18-1405), ch. 392, p. 2345, § 1, effective September 1. L. 2019: (1)(b)(VII) and (1)(b)(VIII) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1676, § 97, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1)(b)(VII) amended, (HB 20-1206), ch. 304, p. 1550, § 63, effective July 14. L. 2021: (1)(c) and (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3193, § 263, effective March 1, 2022; (1)(b)(IX) amended, (HB 21-1187), ch. 83, p. 326, § 6, effective July 1, 2024.
Editor's note: Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 233, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.

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