Colorado § 13-81-101 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-81-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 13-81-101

Title 13Courts

Art.Limitations - Persons Under Disability

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-81-101 (2026).

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Applicable statute of limitations means any statute of limitations which would apply in a similar case to a person not a person under disability.

(2)Legal representative means a guardian, conservator, personal representative, executor, or administrator duly appointed by a court having jurisdiction of any person under disability or his estate.

(3)Person under disability means any person who is a minor under eighteen years of age, a mental incompetent, or a person under other legal disability and who does not have a legal guardian.

(4)Take action means the bringing, commencement, maintenance, or prosecution of any action, suit, or proceeding to enforce any right, or the assertion of any such right in any other

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Applicable statute of limitations means any statute of limitations which
would apply in a similar case to a person not a person under disability.

(2) Legal representative means a guardian, conservator, personal
representative, executor, or administrator duly appointed by a court having
jurisdiction of any person under disability or his estate.

(3) Person under disability means any person who is a minor under
eighteen years of age, a mental incompetent, or a person under other legal
disability and who does not have a legal guardian.

(4) Take action means the bringing, commencement, maintenance, or
prosecution of any action, suit, or proceeding to enforce any right, or the assertion
of any such right in any other manner, affirmatively or by way of defense. Take
action shall also include exercising the right to elect to receive a lump-sum
payment on behalf of the plaintiff in a civil action for purposes of section 13-64-205
(1)(f) when the legal representative determines that the election is in the best
interest of the plaintiff.

Legislative History

Source: L. 39: p. 449, � 1. CSA: C. 102, � 28. CRS 53: � 87-3-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 87-2-1. L. 76: (3) amended, p. 528, � 3, effective May 27. L. 77: (3) amended, p. 818, � 3, effective July 1. L. 86: (2) and (3) amended, p. 701, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2007: (4) amended, p. 172, � 3, effective August 3.