C.R.S. § 13-80-103

General limitation of actions - one year.

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13-80-103. General limitation of actions - one year. (1) The following civil
actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is
brought, shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues, and
not thereafter:

 (a) The following tort actions: Assault, battery, false imprisonment, false
arrest, libel, and slander;

 (b) All actions for escape of prisoners;

 (c) All actions against sheriffs, coroners, police officers, firefighters, national
guardsmen, or any other law enforcement authority;

 (d) All actions for any penalty or forfeiture of any penal statutes;

 (e) All actions under the Motor Vehicle Repair Act of 1977, article 9 of title
42, C.R.S.;

 (f) and (g) Repealed.

 (h) All actions against a person alleging liability for a penalty for commission
of a class A or a class B traffic infraction, as defined in section 42-4-1701; and

 (i) All actions against a person alleging liability for a penalty for commission
of a civil infraction, as described in section 16-2.3-101.

 Source: L. 86: Entire article R&RE, p. 696, § 1, effective July 1; (1)(f) added, p.
707, § 3, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(f) amended and (1)(g) added, p. 538, § 11, effective
July 1; (1)(f) amended and (1)(g) added, p. 567, § 3, effective July 1; (1)(h) added, p.
1495, § 2, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(e) and (1)(h) amended, p. 2550, § 34, effective
January 1, 1995. L. 2000: (1)(f) repealed, p. 3, § 5, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2017: (1)(g)
repealed, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1391, § 28, effective May 25. L. 2022: (1)(i) added,
(HB 22-1229), ch. 68, p. 340, § 7, effective March 1.

 Editor's note: (1) The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of
several former sections as they existed prior to 1986. For a detailed comparison,
see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.

 (2) Section 47 of chapter 68 (HB 22-1229), Session Laws of Colorado 2022,
provides that the act adding subsection (1)(i) is effective March 1, 2022, but the
governor did not approve the act until April 7, 2022.

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