Colorado § 9-1.5-101 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 9-1.5-101. Legislative declaration.
The purpose of this article is to prevent injury to persons and damage to property from accidents resulting from damage to underground facilities by excavation. This purpose shall be facilitated through the creation of a single statewide notification system to be administered by an association of the owners and operators of underground facilities. Through the association, excavators shall be able to obtain crucial information regarding the location of underground facilities prior to excavating and shall thereby be able to greatly reduce the likelihood of damage to any such underground facility or injury to any person working at an excavation site.
Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 520, § 1, effective October 1. L. 93: Entire article amended, p. 498, § 1, effective September 1.
ANNOTATION
This article does not create an implied waiver of sovereign immunity. This result is dictated by the lack of language in this article evincing an intent to waive the defense of sovereign immunity, combined with the clear intent of the Governmental Immunity Act to limit the circumstances in which the state or public entities will be liable for tort damages and the court's history of narrowly construing waivers of sovereign immunity. Dept. of Hwys. v. Mtn. States Tel., 869 P.2d 1289 (Colo. 1994) (decided under law in effect prior to repeal of § 9-1.5-104).
Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado § 9-1.5-101
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Section 9-1.5-101 ("Legislative declaration.") 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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