Colorado § 13-21-103 Damages for selling liquor to an intoxicated person

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-21-103 — Damages for selling liquor to an intoxicated person

Colorado § 13-21-103

Title 13Courts

Art.Damages

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-103 (2026).

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Every
husband, wife, child, parent, guardian, employer, or other person who is injured in
person, or property, or means of support by any intoxicated person, or in
consequence of the intoxication of any person, has a right of action, in his or her
name, against any person who, by selling or giving away intoxicating liquors to any
habitually intoxicated person or person with an alcohol use disorder, causes the
intoxication, in whole or in part, of such habitually intoxicated person or person with
an alcohol use disorder; and all damages recovered by a minor pursuant to this
section must be paid either to the minor or to his or her parent, guardian, or next
friend, as the court directs. The unlawful sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors
works a forfeiture of all rights of the

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Every
husband, wife, child, parent, guardian, employer, or other person who is injured in
person, or property, or means of support by any intoxicated person, or in
consequence of the intoxication of any person, has a right of action, in his or her
name, against any person who, by selling or giving away intoxicating liquors to any
habitually intoxicated person or person with an alcohol use disorder, causes the
intoxication, in whole or in part, of such habitually intoxicated person or person with
an alcohol use disorder; and all damages recovered by a minor pursuant to this
section must be paid either to the minor or to his or her parent, guardian, or next
friend, as the court directs. The unlawful sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors
works a forfeiture of all rights of the lessee or tenant under any lease or contract of
rent upon the premises. Liability must not accrue against any such person as
provided unless the husband, wife, child, parent, guardian, or employer first, by
written or printed notice, has notified such person, or his or her agents or
employees, not to sell or give away any intoxicating liquors to any habitually
intoxicated person or person with an alcohol use disorder.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1879: p. 92, � 1. G.S. � 1034. R.S. 08: � 2068. C.L. � 6308. CSA: C. 50, � 7. CRS 53: � 41-2-3. C.R.S. 1963: � 41-2-3. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-091), ch. 35, p. 384, � 12, effective August 8.