Colorado § 29-5-109 - Workers' compensation coverage.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 29-5-109 — Workers' compensation coverage., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-5-109. Workers' compensation coverage.
The coverage of any police officer, deputy sheriff, or firefighter of any town, city, city and county, county, or fire protection district or of any state institution of higher education employing peace officers in accordance with article 7.5 of title 24, C.R.S., under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of title 8, C.R.S., shall not be affected by reason of the performance of temporary duties in a requesting town, city, city and county, county, fire protection district, or state institution of higher education under the provisions of sections 29-5-103 to 29-5-107, and the police officers, deputy sheriffs, and firefighters shall remain covered by the workers' compensation insurance while performing the temporary duty as fully as if they were performing their regular duties within the assigning jurisdiction.
Source: L. 63: p. 731, § 7. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-10. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 571, § 61, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1026, § 53, effective August 6. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 91, § 16, effective March 18. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-097), ch. 110, p. 458, § 9, effective August 5.
ANNOTATION
When death of off-duty policeman within workmen's compensation coverage. The death of an off-duty city police officer killed outside the city limits while directing traffic in an emergency situation is compensable under the workmen's compensation act. Conley v. Indus. Comm'n, 43 Colo. App. 10, 601 P.2d 648 (1979).
And off-duty status prior to emergency not bar to claim. The fact that decedent police officer was off duty prior to the onset of the emergency does not bar a claim for compensation. Conley v. Indus. Comm'n, 43 Colo. App. 10, 601 P.2d 648 (1979).
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Section 29-5-109 ("Workers' compensation coverage.") 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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