Colorado § 29-5-108 - Liability of requesting jurisdiction.
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§ 29-5-108. Liability of requesting jurisdiction.
(1) During the time that a police officer or deputy sheriff, as applicable, of a town, city, city and county, county, or of a state institution of higher education employing a peace officer in accordance with article 7.5 of title 24 is assigned to temporary duty within the jurisdiction of another town, city, city and county, county, or of another state institution of higher education employing a peace officer in accordance with article 7.5 of title 24, as provided in sections 29-5-103, 29-5-104, and 29-5-106, any liability that accrues under the provisions of article 10 of title 24, on account of the negligent or otherwise tortious act of the police officer or deputy sheriff while performing the duty is imposed upon the requesting town, city, city and county, county, or state institution of higher education, and not upon the assigning jurisdiction.
(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2021.)
Source: L. 63: p. 731, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-9. L. 71: p. 1215, § 11. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1025, § 52, effective August 6. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 91, § 15, effective March 18. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-097), ch. 110, p. 458, § 8, effective August 5. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-063), ch. 51, p. 120, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-166), ch. 287, p. 1698, § 3, effective June 22.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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