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CO HB1280

Bill

Status

Passed

6/6/2014

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Dore

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Limits civil liability for activity instructors, equipment providers, and facility operators in agritourism activities to injuries or deaths resulting from inherent risks, with participants expressly assuming the risk.

  • Excludes agritourism activities related to medical marijuana or retail marijuana from the liability protections of this statute.

  • Preserves liability in cases of gross negligence, willful or wanton disregard for safety, intentional injury, faulty equipment known to the provider, or under product liability laws.

  • Allows participants to sue other participants for injuries resulting from another participant's acts or omissions, with such risks not considered inherent risks.

  • Requires facility operators to provide warning notice either through a signed statement from participants or prominently displayed signs with specific text in black letters at least one inch in height, effective July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Agritourism Limited Civil Liablity

Last Action

Governor Signed

6/6/2014

Committee Referrals

Committee of the Whole4/16/2014
Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy4/4/2014
Committee of the Whole3/6/2014
Judiciary2/14/2014

Full Bill Text

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