Colorado § 24-50.5-105 - Civil action.
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§ 24-50.5-105. Civil action.
Any employee not in the state personnel system, or any employee in the state personnel system who filed a complaint under section 24-50.5-104 (1) but the state personnel board determined after review or hearing that no violation of section 24-50.5-103 occurred, may bring a civil action in the district court alleging a violation of section 24-50.5-103. If the employee prevails, the employee may recover damages, together with court costs, and the court may order such other relief as it deems appropriate.
Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 967, § 1, effective June 15. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 100, § 2, effective August 7.
ANNOTATION
Compliance with the notice of claim provision of the Governmental Immunity Act, § 24-10-109, is necessary when an employee brings suit under the whistleblower statute seeking relief for injuries covered by § 24-10-103 (2). State Pers. Bd. v. Lloyd, 752 P.2d 559 (Colo. 1988).
Dismissal of a civil action filed under this section before trial is appropriate if the plaintiff did not make a disclosure of information as defined in § 24-50.5-102 (2) because the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act does not waive sovereign immunity in such a circumstance. Because the question of whether a claim falls within an exception to the CGIA's waiver of immunity is a question of subject matter jurisdiction, resolution of a factual dispute needed to determine the jurisdiction question is for the trial court rather than the jury. Ferrel v. Colo. Dept. of Corr., 179 P.3d 178 (Colo. App. 2007).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-50.5-105 ("Civil action.") 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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