Colorado § 24-50.5-103 Retaliation prohibited - repeal

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-50.5-103 — Retaliation prohibited - repeal

Colorado § 24-50.5-103

Title 24Government

Art.State Employee Protection

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50.5-103 (2026).

Text

(1)Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an appointing authority or supervisor shall not initiate or administer any disciplinary action against an employee on account of the employee's disclosure of information. This subsection (1) does not apply to an employee who discloses:

(a)Information that he or she knows to be false or who discloses information with disregard for the truth or falsity of the information;

(b)Information from public records that are closed to public inspection pursuant to section 24-72-204; or

(c)Without lawful authority, information that is confidential under any other provision of law or closed to public inspection under section 24-72-204 (2)(a)(I) and

(2)(a)(VIII).

(2)An employee who wishes to disclose information under the protectio

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(1) Except as provided in
subsection (2) of this section, an appointing authority or supervisor shall not initiate
or administer any disciplinary action against an employee on account of the
employee's disclosure of information. This subsection (1) does not apply to an
employee who discloses:

(a) Information that he or she knows to be false or who discloses information
with disregard for the truth or falsity of the information;

(b) Information from public records that are closed to public inspection
pursuant to section 24-72-204; or

(c) Without lawful authority, information that is confidential under any other
provision of law or closed to public inspection under section 24-72-204 (2)(a)(I) and
(2)(a)(VIII).

(2) An employee who wishes to disclose information under the protection of
this article is obligated to make a good-faith effort to provide to his or her
supervisor or appointing authority or member of the general assembly the
information to be disclosed prior to the time of its disclosure.

(2.5) An appointing authority or supervisor shall not initiate or administer any
disciplinary action against an employee on account of the employee's disclosure of
information to the fraud hotline administered by the state auditor in accordance
with section 2-3-110.5; except that this subsection (2.5) does not apply to an
employee who discloses information with disregard for the truth or falsity of the
information.

(3) to (11) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 966, � 1, effective June 15. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-056), ch. 294, p. 1195, � 3, effective June 10. L. 2017: (2.5) added, (HB 17-1223), ch. 243, p. 1004, � 3, effective August 9.