Colorado § 36-1-118.3 - Immunity from civil liability.
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§ 36-1-118.3. Immunity from civil liability.
A lessee of public trust lands and the lessee's agents and employees are immune from civil liability for or on account of damages or injuries to any person resulting from the board's allowing access to the leased trust land by the public for recreational or wildlife purposes without the lessee's approval so long as the damages or injuries are not the result of lessee's or lessee's agents or employees willful or wanton conduct or gross negligence. Assent by the lessee to any plan approved by the board that allows access over which the lessee has no control does not constitute approval by the lessee.
Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1153, § 2, effective May 28.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-1-118.3 ("Immunity from civil liability.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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