Colorado § 12-150-118 - Governmental immunity.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 12-150-118 — Governmental immunity., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-150-118. Governmental immunity.
(1) The board, any member of the board, any person on the staff of the board, any technical advisor appointed by the board, any member of an advisory committee appointed by the board, and any independent contractor hired to perform or acting as a state tramway inspector on behalf of the board with whom the board contracts for assistance shall be provided all protections of governmental immunity provided to public employees by article 10 of title 24, including but not limited to the payment of judgments and settlements, the provision of legal defense, and the payment of costs incurred in court actions. These protections shall be provided to the board, board members, staff, technical advisors, committee members, and independent contractors hired to perform or acting as a state tramway inspector on behalf of the board only with regard to actions brought because of acts or omissions committed by such persons in the course of official board duties.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be construed as a specific exception to the general exclusion of independent contractors hired to perform or acting as a state tramway inspector on behalf of the board from the protections of governmental immunity provided in article 10 of title 24.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 986, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: Subsection (1) is similar to former § 25-5-718; and subsection (2) is similar to former § 25-5-719, as those sections existed prior to 2019.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Ski Injury Liability", see 43 U. Colo. L. Rev. 307 (1972).
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