Colorado Statutes
§ 4-7-309 — Duty of care - contractual limitation of carrier's liability
Colorado § 4-7-309
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Bluebook
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 4-7-309 (2026).
Text
(a)A
carrier that issues a bill of lading, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, shall
exercise the degree of care in relation to the goods which a reasonably careful
person would exercise under similar circumstances. This subsection (a) does not
affect any statute, regulation, or rule of law that imposes liability upon a common
carrier for damages not caused by its negligence.
(b)Damages may be limited by a term in the bill of lading that the carrier's
liability may not exceed a value stated in the bill if the carrier's rates are dependent
upon value and the consignor is afforded an opportunity to declare a higher value
and the consignor is advised of the opportunity. However, such a limitation is not
effective with respect to the carrier's liability for conversion to its own u
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Legislative History
Source: L. 2006: Entire article R&RE, p. 482, � 2, effective September 1. L.
2007: (a) and (b) amended, p. 370, � 15, effective August 3.
Nearby Sections
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§ 4-1-101
Short titles§ 4-1-102
Scope of article§ 4-1-104
Construction against implied repeal§ 4-1-105
Severability§ 4-1-106
Use of singular and plural - gender§ 4-1-107
Captions§ 4-1-201
General definitions§ 4-1-202
Notice - knowledge§ 4-1-204
Value§ 4-1-205
Reasonable time - seasonableness§ 4-1-302
Variation by agreement§ 4-1-304
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