§ 24-33.5-805 — Compensation for death or injury

Colorado § 24-33.5-805

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

Text

(1) Compensation shall be
furnished to a civil defense worker either within or without the state for any injury
arising out of and occurring in the course of such civil defense worker's activities as
a civil defense worker and for the death of any such worker if the injury proximately
causes death in those cases where the following conditions occur:

(a) Where, at the time of the injury, the civil defense worker is performing
services as a civil defense worker and is acting within the course of such civil
defense worker's duties as a civil defense worker;

(b) Where, at the time of the injury, the local organization for civil defense
with which the civil defense worker is registered is an accredited local organization
for civil defense. If the civil defense worker is registered with the office of
emergency management and is at the time of the injury performing services for said
office and is acting within the course of such civil defense worker's duties as a civil
defense worker for said office, registration with an accredited local organization for
civil defense is not required.

(c) Where the injury is proximately caused by such civil defense worker's
service as a civil defense worker, either with or without negligence;

(d) Where the injury is not caused by the intoxication of the injured civil
defense worker;

(e) Where the injury is not intentionally self-inflicted.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1091, � 10, effective July 1.