§ 24-33.5-702 — Purposes and limitations

Colorado § 24-33.5-702

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Public Safety

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(1) The purposes of this part 7 are
to:

(a) Reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage,
injury, and loss of life and property resulting from all-hazards, including natural
catastrophes or catastrophes of human origin, civil disturbance, or hostile military
or paramilitary action;

(b) Prepare for prompt and efficient search, rescue, recovery, care, and
treatment of persons lost, entrapped, victimized, or threatened by disasters or
emergencies;

(c) Provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly recovery, restoration,
and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters;

(d) Clarify and strengthen the roles of the governor, state agencies, and local
governments in prevention of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from
disasters;

(e) Authorize and provide for cooperation in disaster prevention,
preparedness, response, and recovery;

(f) Authorize and provide for coordination of activities relating to disaster
prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery by agencies and officers of this
state and similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, and foreign activities in
which the state and its political subdivisions may participate;

(g) Provide a disaster and emergency management system embodying all
aspects of pre-disaster and pre-emergency preparedness, prevention, mitigation,
and post-disaster and post-emergency response and recovery; and

(h) Assist in prevention of disasters caused or aggravated by inadequate
planning for regulation of public and private facilities and land use.

(2) Nothing in this part 7 shall be construed to:

(a) Interfere with the course or conduct of a labor dispute; except that
actions otherwise authorized by this part 7 or other laws may be taken when
necessary to forestall or mitigate imminent or existing danger to public health or
safety;

(b) Interfere with dissemination of news or comment on public affairs; except
that any communications facility or organization, including but not limited to radio
and television stations, wire services, and newspapers, may be required to transmit
or print public service messages furnishing information or instructions in
connection with a disaster emergency;

(c) Affect the jurisdiction or responsibilities of police forces, fire-fighting
forces, or units of the armed forces of the United States, or of any personnel
thereof, when on active duty; except that state, local, and interjurisdictional
disaster emergency plans shall place reliance upon the forces available for
performance of functions related to disaster emergencies; or

(d) Limit, modify, or abridge the authority of the governor to proclaim martial
law or exercise any other powers vested in the governor under the constitution,
statutes, or common law of this state independent of, or in conjunction with, any
provision of this part 7.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1070, � 10, effective July 1. L. 2018: (1)(a), (1)(c), and (1)(g) amended, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1458, � 2, effective August 8.