No person who has been injured or damaged as a result of a nuclear incident shall be precluded from bringing a suit against the person or persons responsible for causing the nuclear incident if such suit is instituted within three years after the date on which the injured person first knew, or reasonably could have known, of his or her injury or damage and the cause thereof; except that such suit must be brought within forty years after the date of the nuclear incident.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2535, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 43-6-510 as it existed prior to 1994.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic
Article 20 - Transportation of Hazardous and Nuclear Materials
Part 5 - Nuclear Materials Permit System
§ 42-20-501. Nuclear Materials Transportation Permit Required - Application
§ 42-20-503. Carrying of Shipping Papers
§ 42-20-504. Rules and Regulations
§ 42-20-505. Penalties - Permit System
§ 42-20-506. Permit Suspension and Revocation
§ 42-20-507. Local Government Preemption
§ 42-20-508. Route Designation - Motor Vehicles
§ 42-20-509. Strict Liability for Nuclear Incidents