Colorado Code
Part 8 - Disability and Survivor Benefits
§ 31-31-807.5. Death of Member - Line-of-Duty - Survivor Benefits

(I) Determine whether a member's death was the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained while performing official duties or as a result of an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of the member's employment;
(II) Determine, in the case of line-of-duty deaths occurring after December 31, 1996, whether any of the exceptions specified in section 101 (h)(2) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, are applicable;

Source: L. 98: Entire section added, p. 60, § 1, effective February 8, 1999. L. 2001: (1) and (2) amended, p. 425, § 14, effective June 1; (1) amended and (4) to (7) added, p. 82, § 2, effective January 1, 2002. L. 2002: IP(1)(a), (1)(a)(II)(A), IP(1)(b), (5), (6), and (7) amended and (1)(c), (1.5), and (8) added, pp. 182, 183, §§ 11, 12, effective October 1. L. 2007: (1)(a)(II)(A) and (1.5)(a)(II) amended, p. 271, § 4, effective March 29. L. 2012: (1)(a)(II)(A) and (1.5)(a)(II) amended, (HB 12-1018), ch. 24, p. 65, § 6, effective August 8.
Editor's note: Subsection (1) was amended in House Bill 01-1011. Those amendments were superseded by the amendment of subsection (1) in House Bill 01-1027, effective January 1, 2002.
Cross references: For section 101 (h)(2) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" referenced in this section, see 26 U.S.C. sec. 101 (h)(2).