Colorado Code
Part 1 - Protective Services for At-Risk Adults
§ 26-3.1-102. Reporting Requirements

(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;

(4) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (4) is effective March 1, 2022. ] A person, including a person specified in subsection (1) of this section, shall not knowingly make a false report of mistreatment or self-neglect to a county department or local law enforcement agency. Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this subsection (4) commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, and shall be liable for damages proximately caused thereby.

(c) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (7)(c) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person who violates any provision of this subsection (7) commits a civil infraction.

Source: L. 91: Entire article R&RE, p. 1774, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2004: (4) amended, p. 275, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire part amended, (SB 12-078), ch. 226, p. 994, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2013: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended and (1)(a.5) added, (SB 13-111), ch. 233, p. 1123, § 6, effective May 16. L. 2014: (3) amended, (SB 14-098), ch. 103, p. 387, § 3, effective April 7. L. 2015: (7)(b)(II) and (7)(b)(III) amended and (7)(b)(IV) added, (HB 15-1370), ch. 324, p. 1326, § 5, effective June 5; (1)(a.5) amended, (SB 15-109), ch. 278, p. 1142, § 4, effective July 1, 2016. L. 2016: (1)(a), (1)(a.5), (1)(b), (1)(c), IP(2), (2)(e), (4), (6), (7)(a), IP(7)(b), and (7)(b)(II) amended, (HB 16-1394), ch. 172, p. 557, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2017: (7)(b) amended, (HB 17-1284), ch. 272, p. 1496, § 2, effective May 31. L. 2019: (7)(b)(III) and (7)(b)(V) amended and (7)(b)(VII) and (7)(b)(VIII) added, (HB 19-1063), ch. 46, p. 156, § 2, effective August 2; (7)(b)(VII) amended, (HB 19-1307), ch. 393, p. 3503, § 1, effective August 2; IP(1)(b), (1)(b)(VII), and (1)(b)(VIII) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1712, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1)(b)(VII) amended, (HB 20-1206), ch. 304, p. 1551, § 67, effective July 14; (1)(a), (1)(c), (3), (7)(a), IP(7)(b), and (7)(b)(I) amended and (7)(b)(IX) added, (HB 20-1302), ch. 265, p. 1269, § 2, effective September 14. L. 2021: (7)(b)(X) and (7)(b)(XI) added, (HB 21-1123), ch. 106, p. 423, § 1, effective September 7; (4) and (7)(c) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3244, § 488, effective March 1, 2022; (1)(b)(IX) amended, (HB 21-1187), ch. 83, p. 346, § 51, effective July 1, 2024.

Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) and adding subsection (1)(a.5), see section 1 of chapter 233, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
(2) For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1370, see section 1 of chapter 324, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.