CO HB1261

Establishes the "Colorado BRAVE Act of 2024" enabling qualified nonprofit organizations to initiate civil litigation against human traffickers if they have direct involvement investigating the trafficker or providing aftercare services to survivors.

Requires nonprofits to notify survivors directly impacted by alleged trafficking and give them reasonable opportunity to join the civil action before proceeding independently.

Grants the Attorney General oversight authority to review nonprofit cases for procedural and policy compliance; the Attorney General may file civil actions but cannot prohibit nonprofit filings unless it files its own action.

Sets a 6-year statute of limitations for civil actions (or 3 years from discovery if trafficking was not immediately apparent), with tolling available if the trafficker actively concealed actions or legal complexities prevented timely filing.

Requires nonprofits to complete state-approved victim-centered and trauma-informed training before filing suit; creates the Human Trafficking Prevention and Aftercare Services Fund to receive state-allocated damages for survivor support programs.