Colorado § 13-80-103 General limitation of actions - one year

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§ 13-80-103 — General limitation of actions - one year

Colorado § 13-80-103

Title 13Courts

Art.Limitations - Personal Actions

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-103 (2026).

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(1)The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter:

(a)The following tort actions: Assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, libel, and slander;

(b)All actions for escape of prisoners;

(c)All actions against sheriffs, coroners, police officers, firefighters, national guardsmen, or any other law enforcement authority;

(d)All actions for any penalty or forfeiture of any penal statutes;

(e)All actions under the Motor Vehicle Repair Act of 1977, article 9 of title 42, C.R.S.;

(f)and (g) Repealed.

(h)All actions against a person alleging liability for a penalty for commission of a class A or a class B traffic

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(1) The following civil
actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is
brought, shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues, and
not thereafter:

(a) The following tort actions: Assault, battery, false imprisonment, false
arrest, libel, and slander;

(b) All actions for escape of prisoners;

(c) All actions against sheriffs, coroners, police officers, firefighters, national
guardsmen, or any other law enforcement authority;

(d) All actions for any penalty or forfeiture of any penal statutes;

(e) All actions under the Motor Vehicle Repair Act of 1977, article 9 of title
42, C.R.S.;

(f) and (g) Repealed.

(h) All actions against a person alleging liability for a penalty for commission
of a class A or a class B traffic infraction, as defined in section 42-4-1701; and

(i) All actions against a person alleging liability for a penalty for commission
of a civil infraction, as described in section 16-2.3-101.

Legislative History

Source: L. 86: Entire article R&RE, p. 696, � 1, effective July 1; (1)(f) added, p. 707, � 3, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(f) amended and (1)(g) added, p. 538, � 11, effective July 1; (1)(f) amended and (1)(g) added, p. 567, � 3, effective July 1; (1)(h) added, p. 1495, � 2, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(e) and (1)(h) amended, p. 2550, � 34, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: (1)(f) repealed, p. 3, � 5, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2017: (1)(g) repealed, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1391, � 28, effective May 25. L. 2022: (1)(i) added, (HB 22-1229), ch. 68, p. 340, � 7, effective March 1.