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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 11 - MIDDLE-INCOME HOUSING AUTHORITY (§§ 29-4-1101 — 29-4-1115) › Section 29-4-1115 - Construction of this part 11

The grant of authority pursuant to this part 11 is in addition to all other authority provided by law. Nothing in this part 11 limits the authority of the state, a local government, or a political subdivision of the state, including the Colorado housing and finance authority created in section
29-4-704
, to utilize other policies and procedures for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, ownership, operation, or financing of any type of housing.
Added by 2022 Ch. 354,§2, eff. 6/3/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 12 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OR FIRST OFFER TO PURCHASE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING (§§ 29-4-1201 — 29-4-1208) › Section 29-4-1204 - [Effective 8/7/2024] General provisions applicable to a local government's right of first refusal and right of first offer

(1)
Nothing in this part 12 requires a local government to exercise its right of first refusal set forth in section 29-4-1202 or its right of first offer set forth in section 29-4-1203 and a local government must promptly notify a residential seller of its intent not to exercise its right of first offer as set forth in sections 29-4-1203 (4)(b)(II) and (6)(a)(II).
(2)
Any action by the local government required or permitted pursuant to this part 12 may be performed, as is applicable and to the extent permitted by law, by the county manager of a county, the mayor or city manager of a city or town, or another officer designated by the governing body of the local government.
(3)
Any actions of an agent working on behalf of a residential seller for purposes of this part 12 are attributable to the residential seller. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 12 to the contrary, a political subdivision or a housing authority in the state that engages in activities to create or preserve affordable housing for an applicable qualifying property is not considered an agent working on behalf of a residential seller for purposes of this part 12.
(4)
Nothing within this part 12 limits the local government's ability to condemn an applicable qualifying property acquired pursuant to this part 12 to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(5)
If a local government has adopted long-term affordability requirements that are greater than the requirements set forth in this part 12, the local government's requirements apply to this part 12. Nothing in this part 12 overrides any local affordable housing laws.
Added by 2024 Ch. 286,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to all qualifying properties for the right of first refusal that are listed for sale on or after the effective date but for which a residential seller has not accepted an offer to purchase the qualifying property and executed the necessary agreements in connection with accepting the offer and to all qualifying properties for the right of first offer on or after the effective date that do not have active listings as of the effective date.
2024 Ch. 286, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 12 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OR FIRST OFFER TO PURCHASE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING (§§ 29-4-1201 — 29-4-1208) › Section 29-4-1206 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Remedies for noncompliance

(1)
(a)
Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b) of this section and subject to the availability of resources, it is the responsibility of the attorney general's office to enforce the provisions of this part 12, and the attorney general may intervene in any action brought pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section.
(b)
The attorney general's office, the local government, or the local government's assignee may bring a civil action against a residential seller for any violation of this part 12.
(c)
The remedies for any action brought pursuant to this subsection (1) are limited to monetary damages and statutory penalties against the Residential seller. Any person claiming an interest in an applicable qualifying property through a residential seller shall take title to the applicable qualifying property free of any rights or claims set forth in This part 12.
(2)
If a court finds that a residential seller is in material violation of this part 12, the court shall award a statutory penalty that is not less than ten thousand dollars for a first offense and not less than thirty thousand dollars for any subsequent offenses; except that the court shall not award a statutory penalty that is more than one hundred thousand dollars.
(3)
A court may also award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party.
(4)
The remedies provided in this section are the sole and exclusive remedies pursuant to a civil action brought pursuant to this section for a violation of this part 12 by a residential seller.
Added by 2024 Ch. 286,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to all qualifying properties for the right of first refusal that are listed for sale on or after the effective date but for which a residential seller has not accepted an offer to purchase the qualifying property and executed the necessary agreements in connection with accepting the offer and to all qualifying properties for the right of first offer on or after the effective date that do not have active listings as of the effective date.
2024 Ch. 286, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 12 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OR FIRST OFFER TO PURCHASE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING (§§ 29-4-1201 — 29-4-1208) › Section 29-4-1207 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Termination of right of first refusal and right of first offer

The rights of first refusal and first offer established in this part 12 terminate on December 31, 2029. A residential seller is not required to provide notices required pursuant to this part 12 after December 31, 2029, and a local government shall not exercise the right of first refusal or the right of first offer pursuant to this part 12 after December 31, 2029; except that, if the local government or its assignee, has exercised the right of first refusal or the right of first offer pursuant to this part 12 before December 31, 2029, and the process has not concluded, then the process shall continue until it concludes in accordance with this part 12 notwithstanding the termination date set forth in this section.
Added by 2024 Ch. 286,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to all qualifying properties for the right of first refusal that are listed for sale on or after the effective date but for which a residential seller has not accepted an offer to purchase the qualifying property and executed the necessary agreements in connection with accepting the offer and to all qualifying properties for the right of first offer on or after the effective date that do not have active listings as of the effective date.
2024 Ch. 286, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 12 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OR FIRST OFFER TO PURCHASE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING (§§ 29-4-1201 — 29-4-1208) › Section 29-4-1208 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Repeal of part

This part 12 is repealed effective July 1, 2031.
Added by 2024 Ch. 286,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to all qualifying properties for the right of first refusal that are listed for sale on or after the effective date but for which a residential seller has not accepted an offer to purchase the qualifying property and executed the necessary agreements in connection with accepting the offer and to all qualifying properties for the right of first offer on or after the effective date that do not have active listings as of the effective date.
2024 Ch. 286, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-101 - Peace officers appointment

A person shall not assume or exercise the functions, powers, duties, or privileges incident and belonging to a marshal, police officer, or other peace officer without having first received an appointment in writing from the lawfully constituted authorities of the state.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 250,§1, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 1891: p. 20, § 1. R.S. 08: § 4675. C.L. § 7954. CSA: C. 116, § 1. CRS 53: § 99-2-1. L. 64: p. 296, § 243. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 245, § 2, effective March 31.
2022 Ch. 250, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the description of peace officer in the criminal code, see §16-2.5-101.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-102 - [Repealed]

L. 1891: p. 21, § 3. R.S. 08: § 4677. C.L. § 7956. L. 29: p. 306, § 1. CSA: C. 116, § 3. CRS 53: § 99-2-3. L. 63: p. 339, § 55. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-3. L. 64: p. 297, § 245. L. 2004: Entire section repealed, p. 1081, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-103 - Assignment of police officers or deputy sheriffs for temporary duty

The chief of police or person performing the functions thereof of any town, city, or city and county or of any state institution of higher education employing peace officers in accordance with article
7.5
of title
24
, C.R.S., or the sheriff of any county may in his or her discretion, upon request of the chief of police or person exercising the functions thereof in any other town, city, or city and county or any other state institution of higher education employing a peace officer in accordance with article
7.5
of title
24
, C.R.S., or the sheriff of any other county, assign police officers or deputies under his or her control, together with any equipment he or she deems proper, to perform temporary duty within the jurisdiction of the requesting chief of police or sheriff and under the direction and command of the requesting chief of police or sheriff; but the chief of police or sheriff assigning the officers or deputies may provide that the officers or deputies shall be under the immediate command of a superior officer designated by the assigning chief of police or sheriff, which superior officer shall be under the direct supervision and command of the requesting chief of police or sheriff. Nothing contained in this section or sections
29-5-104
to
29-5-110
shall be construed to limit the power of any town, city, city and county, or state institution of higher education employing peace officers in accordance with article
7.5
of title
24
, C.R.S., to prohibit or limit by ordinance the exercise by a chief of police or sheriff of the discretion granted in sections
29-5-103
to
29-5-110
.
L. 63: p. 729, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-4. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 89, § 13, effective March 18. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 - 09 7), ch. 110, p. 457, § 6, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-105 - Assignment of emergency response personnel for temporary duty - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Emergency responder" means a county improvement district providing fire protection services or any other county department or agency that provides fire or emergency medical services, municipal fire departments, fire protection districts, metropolitan districts providing fire protection services, fire authorities, hazardous materials authorities, volunteer fire departments recognized under the "Volunteer Fire Department Organization Act", section
24-33.5-1208.5
, and any ambulance service operated by a subdivision of state government.
(b)
"Emergency responder personnel" means paid or volunteer personnel of an emergency responder.
(2)
The chief or executive officer of an emergency responder may, in his or her discretion and upon a request made by the chief or executive officer of any other emergency responder, assign such personnel and equipment as he or she determines to be proper, to perform temporary emergency services duties under the direction and control of the requesting emergency responder; except that the assigning fire chief or executive officer may require that such emergency responder personnel and equipment shall be under the immediate direction and control of a superior officer of the assigning emergency responder, which superior officer shall be, during such temporary assignment, under the direction and control of the requesting fire chief or executive officer. Nothing contained in this section and sections
29-5-107
to
29-5-110
limits the power of the governing body of any emergency responder to prohibit or limit by ordinance or regulation the exercise by a fire chief or executive officer of the discretion granted in this section and sections
29-5-107
to
29-5-110
.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 287,§1, eff. 6/22/2021.
L. 63: p. 730, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-6. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1025, § 50, effective August 6. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-166), ch. 1696, p. 1696, § 1, effective June 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-106 - Temporary assignment to labor dispute area

Police or sheriffs' officers may be assigned to any duties provided for in sections
29-5-103
and
29-5-104
in an area where there is a labor dispute so long as the situation or incident for which such temporary assignment has been requested is not directly the result of a labor dispute and does not involve those individuals participating in the labor dispute. In a case where the temporary assignment of police or sheriffs' officers is deemed necessary as the direct result of a labor dispute, such temporary assignment may be made only after authorization by the governor or his designee.
L. 63: p. 730, § 4. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-7. L. 89: Entire section R&RE, p. 1267, § 1, effective April 23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-107 - Request for temporary assignment of emergency response personnel - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Emergency incident" means a natural or manmade emergency incident that overwhelms or has the potential to overwhelm local resources, which incidents include, without limitation, wildland fires, fires occurring in wildland-urban interface areas, structural fires, tornadoes, floods, explosions, weapons of mass destruction, mass casualty, hazardous materials incidents, technical rescue and extrication, emergency medical transport, and emergency medical services.
(b)
"Emergency responder" has the same meaning as specified in section
29-5-105(1)
.
(c)
"Emergency responder personnel" has the same meaning as specified in section
29-5-105(1)
.
(2)
The chief or executive officer of an emergency responder may, when in his or her opinion the same is required by an emergency incident, request the chief or executive officer of another emergency responder to assign to him or her emergency responder personnel and equipment to perform temporary duty within the boundaries of such requesting emergency responder under the direction and control of such requesting fire chief or executive officer and under such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon between the requesting and assigning fire chiefs or executive officers. Such emergency responder personnel shall, while so assigned and performing duties subject to the direction and control of the requesting fire chief or executive officer, have the same power as the emergency responder personnel of the requesting emergency responder.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 287,§2, eff. 6/22/2021.
L. 63: p. 730, § 5. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-8. L: 97: Entire section amended, p. 1025, § 51, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-108 - Liability of requesting jurisdiction

(1)
During the time that a police officer or deputy sheriff, as applicable, of a town, city, city and county, county, or of a state institution of higher education employing a peace officer in accordance with article
7.5
of title
24
is assigned to temporary duty within the jurisdiction of another town, city, city and county, county, or of another state institution of higher education employing a peace officer in accordance with article
7.5
of title
24
, as provided in sections
29-5-103
,
29-5-104
, and
29-5-106
, any liability that accrues under the provisions of article
10
of title
24
, on account of the negligent or otherwise tortious act of the police officer or deputy sheriff while performing the duty is imposed upon the requesting town, city, city and county, county, or state institution of higher education, and not upon the assigning jurisdiction.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2021.)
Amended by 2021 Ch. 287,§3, eff. 6/22/2021.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 51,§2, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 63: p. 731, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-9. L. 71: p. 1215, § 11. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1025, § 52, effective August 6. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 91, § 15, effective March 18. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-097), ch. 458, p. 458, § 8, effective August 5. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-063), ch. 120, p. 120, §2, effective August 10. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-166), ch. 1698, p. 1698, § 3, effective June 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-109 - Workers' compensation coverage

The coverage of any police officer, deputy sheriff, or firefighter of any town, city, city and county, county, or fire protection district or of any state institution of higher education employing peace officers in accordance with article
7.5
of title
24
, C.R.S., under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles
40
to
47
of title
8
, C.R.S., shall not be affected by reason of the performance of temporary duties in a requesting town, city, city and county, county, fire protection district, or state institution of higher education under the provisions of sections
29-5-103
to
29-5-107
, and the police officers, deputy sheriffs, and firefighters shall remain covered by the workers' compensation insurance while performing the temporary duty as fully as if they were performing their regular duties within the assigning jurisdiction.
L. 63: p. 731, § 7. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-10. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 571, § 61, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1026, § 53, effective August 6. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 91, § 16, effective March 18. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-097), ch. 110, p. 458, §9, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-110 - Pension fund payments

If any police officer, deputy sheriff, or firefighter of any town, city, city and county, county, or fire protection district or of any state institution of higher education employing peace officers in accordance with article
7.5
of title
24
, C.R.S., should become disabled or be killed by reason of the performance of temporary duty within the jurisdiction of another town, city, city and county, county, fire protection district, or state institution of higher education, as provided in sections
29-5-103
to
29-5-107
, and the disability would entitle him or her or his or her death would entitle his or her survivor to payment from any police or firefighters' or employee pension fund of the town, city, city and county, county, fire protection district, or state institution of higher education assigning him or her to temporary duty in another jurisdiction, had the injury occurred during the performance of his or her duties within the assigning town, city, city and county, county, fire protection district, or state institution of higher education, the police officer, deputy sheriff, or firefighter, or his or her survivor, shall be entitled to the same payment from the pension fund of the assigning town, city, city and county, county, fire protection district, or state institution of higher education, as he or she would have been entitled to receive if the injury or death had occurred within the assigning town, city, city and county, county, fire protection district, or state institution of higher education, and he or she shall not be entitled to receive a payment from any police or firefighters' or employee pension fund of the jurisdiction in which he or she performed the temporary duties.
L. 63: p. 731, § 8. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-11. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1026, § 54, effective August 6. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 91, § 17, effective March 18. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-097), ch. 110, p. 459, §10, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-113 - [Repealed]

Added by 2014 Ch. 371,§1, eff. 6/6/2014.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1343), ch. 371, p. 1764, § 1, effective June 6.
Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective December 31, 2015. (See L. 2014, p. 1764.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-114) › Section 29-5-114 - Self-contained breathing apparatus - testing - certification - recertification

A town, city, city and county, county, fire protection district, or state institution of higher education that owns or leases any self-contained breathing apparatus, as defined in section
24-33.5-2301
, for use by police officers, deputy sheriffs, or firefighters shall ensure that the apparatus and all associated pressure vessels are regularly tested and certified in accordance with all applicable federal standards and with any standards for retesting and recertification that the director of the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety may promulgate by rule in accordance with section
24-33.5-2303
.
Added by 2019 Ch. 215,§ 3, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-061), ch. 2233, p. 2233, § 3, effective August 2.
For the legislative declaration in SB 19-061, see section 1 of chapter 215, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-201 - Short title

This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Firefighter Safety Act".
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2400, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-204 - Rights of firefighters

(1)
Firefighters have the right to:
(a)
Organize, form, join, or assist an employee organization or to refrain from doing so;
(b)
Negotiate collectively or address grievances through representatives of their own choosing;
(c)
Engage in other concerted activity for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, if and to the extent that the activity is not prohibited by this part 2 or any other law of Colorado;
(d)
Be represented by an exclusive representative without discrimination, intimidation, or retaliation; and
(e)
Fully participate in the political process of their public employers while off duty and not in uniform, including speaking with members of the public employer's governing body and engaging in other legitimate political activities in the same manner as other citizens of Colorado without discrimination, intimidation, or retaliation.
(2)
Nothing in this part 2 limits the right of a supervisor to be a member of an employee organization.
(3)
Nothing in this part 2 applies to volunteer firefighters.
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2404, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-205 - Obligation to meet and confer

(1)
Unless the public employer and its firefighters are already party to a collective bargaining agreement or the public employer has opted into the collective bargaining provisions of this part 2, if requested to do so by the firefighters or their employee organization, a public employer has the obligation to meet and confer with its firefighters or their employee organization to discuss policies and other matters relating to their employment, including safety and equipment, but not including compensation.
(2)
The obligation to meet and confer does not include the obligation to engage in collective bargaining unless approved by the voters pursuant to section
29-5-206
. The obligation to meet and confer includes the obligation to recognize the employee organization that requests the meet and confer process.
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2404, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-207 - Employee organization as exclusive representative

(1)
The employee organization recognized or named in the petition pursuant to section
29-5-206
for the purpose of collective bargaining becomes the exclusive representative of all firefighters in the bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining. The exclusive representative shall represent all firefighters in the bargaining unit without discrimination. If an exclusive representative exists in a bargaining unit, a public employer shall not bargain in regard to matters covered by this part 2 with any firefighter, group of firefighters in the bargaining unit, or other employee organization of firefighters.
(2)
(a)
Nothing in this section prevents firefighters, individually or as a group, from presenting complaints to a public employer and from having complaints adjusted without the intervention of the exclusive representative for the bargaining unit of which they are a part if:
(I)
The exclusive representative is given an opportunity to be present at the adjustment and to express its views; and
(II)
The adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement then in effect between the public employer and the exclusive representative.
(b)
The ability to adjust complaints as described in this subsection (2) does not include the use of any process in a collective bargaining agreement to resolve grievances over the application and interpretation of the agreement.
(3)
An employee organization that is an exclusive representative has the right to have its dues, initiation fees, assessments, or other moneys deducted and collected by the public employer from the pay of those firefighters within the bargaining unit who authorize, in writing, the deduction of the moneys. The authorization is revocable at the firefighter's written request. The deductions commence upon the exclusive representative's written request to the public employer. The right to the deduction remains in force as long as the employee organization remains the exclusive representative for the employees in the bargaining unit.
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2405, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-208 - Obligation to negotiate in good faith

The public employer and the exclusive representative, through appropriate officials or their representatives, have the authority and the duty to bargain collectively in good faith. The obligation to bargain in good faith does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or make a concession. The obligation to bargain in good faith requires, upon request, the exchange of information possibly relevant to the terms and conditions of employment of the firefighters or the interpretation or application of the terms of any collective bargaining agreement.
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2406, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-209 - Collective bargaining agreement

(1)
A collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to this part 2 is for a term of at least one year and no more than three years, beginning January 1 and ending December 31, unless a different beginning date is agreed to by the parties, recommended by the advisory fact-finder and accepted by the parties, or set as a result of a special election.
(2)
If a party requests collective bargaining by sending notice to the other party, collective bargaining is required to take place no later than July 15 of the last year of the existing collective bargaining agreement or, in the case of a newly certified or recognized exclusive representative, by July 15 of the year in which bargaining will take place. If no party requests bargaining under this section by July 15 of the last year of an existing collective bargaining agreement, the agreement will continue for the next calendar year unless the parties agree to negotiate and reach a voluntary agreement on all terms of a new contract.
(3)
The public employer and the exclusive representative shall begin collective bargaining for the purpose of creating a new collective bargaining agreement no later than August 25 after notice to begin collective bargaining is given pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
(4)
A collective bargaining agreement may contain provisions requiring all members of the bargaining unit, as a condition of employment, to pay necessary fees and expenses germane to collective bargaining and enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement that are incurred by the exclusive representative.
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2406, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-211 - Strikes prohibited

A firefighter or employee organization shall not strike. Nothing in this section limits or impairs the right of any firefighter to lawfully express or communicate a complaint or opinion on any matter related to compensation, hours, or terms and conditions of employment.
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2410, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-212 - Existing bargaining relationships

(1)
The collective bargaining provisions of this part 2 do not apply to any home rule city that has language in its charter on June 5, 2013, that provides for a collective bargaining process for firefighters employed by the home rule city. This part 2 applies to all other public employers, including home rule cities without language in their charters that address a collective bargaining process for firefighters.
(2)
A bargaining unit in existence on June 5, 2013, remains the bargaining unit unless the bargaining unit is modified by voluntary agreement between the exclusive representative and the public employer or as otherwise provided by this part 2.
(3)
An employee organization recognized by a public employer as the exclusive representative for a bargaining unit as of June 5, 2013, remains the exclusive representative for the bargaining unit until the employee organization is decertified as the exclusive representative by vote of a majority of the firefighters in the bargaining unit in accordance with a process established by the public employer.
(4)
(a)
All existing bargaining relationships of firefighters, whether created by ordinance, resolution, or voluntary recognition, remain in effect under the terms, conditions, and procedures in effect unless the public employer and exclusive representative agree to apply the collective bargaining provisions of this part 2 or until an election is held by petition pursuant to section
29-5-206
. If the registered electors approve coverage of the collective bargaining provisions of this part 2 to the public employer, those provisions will apply to the bargaining unit regardless of any charter, ordinance, resolution, or voluntary recognition. An election may not be held under section
29-5-206
during the term of a collective bargaining agreement that is in existence on June 5, 2013.
(b)
If a vote is held pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4), the terms, conditions, and procedures in the prior bargaining relationship remain in effect until the election is completed. If the registered electors reject coverage of the collective bargaining provisions of this part 2, all terms, conditions, and procedures in the prior process remain in effect.
(5)
Nothing in this section changes or abrogates a collective bargaining agreement that is in existence on June 5, 2013.
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2410, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-213 - Right to sue

A firefighter or employee organization may enforce any provision of this part 2 by filing suit in a district court in whichever venue is proper.
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2411, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-214 - Severability

If any provision or clause of this part 2 or the application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this part 2 that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Added by 2013 Ch. 408,§ 1, eff. 6/5/2013.
L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2411, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MEET AND CONFER (§§ 29-5-201 — 29-5-215) › Section 29-5-215 - Protect public workers

On and after the effective date of article
33
of this title 29, firefighters shall have all the rights and protections enumerated under article
33
of this title 29.
Added by 2023 Ch. 393,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 393, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 3 - FIREFIGHTER HEART AND CIRCULATORY MALFUNCTION BENEFITS (§§ 29-5-301 — 29-5-302) › Section 29-5-301 - Definitions

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Covered individual" means a firefighter, part-time firefighter, or volunteer firefighter who meets the coverage requirements in section 29-5-302 (9).
(2)
"Employer" means a municipality, special district, fire authority, or county improvement district that employs one or more covered individuals. Beginning July 1, 2020, "employer" also means the division of fire prevention and control created in section
24-33.5-1201
. "Employer" does not include a power authority created pursuant to section
29-1-204
or a municipally owned utility.
(3)
"Firefighter" means a full-time, active employee of an employer who regularly works at least one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year and whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services.
(4)
"Heart and circulatory malfunction" means a sudden and serious malfunction of the heart and circulatory system as occurs in a diagnosis of coronary thrombosis, cerebral vascular accident, myocardial infarction, or cardiac arrest and that meets the requirements of section
29-5-302 (6)
. "Heart and circulatory malfunction" does not include hypertension or angina.
(5)
"Part-time firefighter" means an active employee of an employer who regularly works less than one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year, whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services, and who is not a volunteer firefighter.
(6)
"Volunteer firefighter" means either a volunteer firefighter as defined in section
31-30-1102
or an individual who provides volunteer services to a fire authority that is created by an intergovernmental agreement that provides fire protection.
(7)
"Work event" means stressful or strenuous activity related to fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical services, disaster relief, or other emergency response activity. "Work event" includes a training activity that a covered individual engages in while on duty and that involves stressful or strenuous activity.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 282,§ 1, eff. 5/29/2024.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 143, § 1, eff. 6/29/2020.
Added by 2014 Ch. 325, § 1, eff. 1/1/2015.
L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-172), ch. 325, p. 1424, § 1, effective 1/1/2015.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 4 - VOLUNTARY FIREFIGHTER CANCER BENEFITS PROGRAM (§§ 29-5-401 — 29-5-405) › Section 29-5-401 - Legislative declaration

(1)
House Bill 07-1008, enacted in 2007, established a rebuttable presumption in the state workers' compensation system that certain types of cancer, when contracted by firefighters, are occupational diseases caused by employment as a firefighter.
(2)
Nine years of experience has shown that the rebuttable presumption established by House Bill 07-1008 has produced no demonstrable benefit to firefighters but has led to significantly greater costs to employers of firefighters.
(3)
The purpose of this part 4 is to provide supplemental income and reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs not otherwise paid for by insurance coverage to firefighters who contract covered cancers and to reduce the cost of workers' compensation insurance for employers of firefighters. This part 4 is not a replacement for workers' compensation coverage or any other kind of medical insurance.
(4)
This part 4 does not eliminate or curtail the obligation of an employer of firefighters to participate in the state workers' compensation system, nor does it eliminate or curtail the right of a firefighter to pursue benefits under the state workers' compensation system. Rather, it provides a practical alternative for firefighters to pursue in dealing with the costs and burdens of covered cancers without being forced to rely on recovering compensation under the rebuttable presumption created by House Bill 07-1008.
Added by 2017 Ch. 187,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-214), ch. 187, p. 679, § 1, effective May 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 4 - VOLUNTARY FIREFIGHTER CANCER BENEFITS PROGRAM (§§ 29-5-401 — 29-5-405) › Section 29-5-402 - Definitions

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Cancer" means cancer that originates as a cancer of the brain, skin, digestive system, hematological system, or genitourinary system or as defined by the trust.
(2)
"Covered individual" means a firefighter, hazardous materials trooper, part-time firefighter, or volunteer firefighter who meets the coverage requirements in section
29-5-403 (12)
.
(3)
"Employer" means a municipality, special district, fire authority, or county improvement district that employs one or more firefighters, part-time firefighters, or volunteer firefighters. Beginning July 1, 2020, "employer" also means the division of fire prevention and control created in section
24-33.5-1201
and the department of public safety created in section
24-33.5-103
. "Employer" does not include a power authority created pursuant to section
29-1-204
or a municipally owned utility.
(4)
"Firefighter" means a full-time, active employee of an employer who regularly works at least one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year and whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services, and who is not a volunteer firefighter.
(4.5)
"Hazardous materials trooper" means a person employed by the Colorado state patrol to support the regulation of hazardous materials on highways in the state.
(5)
"Part-time firefighter" means an active employee of an employer who regularly works less than one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year, whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services, and who is not a volunteer firefighter.
(6)
"Trust" means a multiple employer health trust described in section
10-3-903.5 (7)(b)(I)
, established for the purposes of this part 4.
(7)
"Volunteer firefighter" means a volunteer firefighter as defined in section
31-30-1102
, including a person meeting this definition who provides volunteer services to a fire authority created by an intergovernmental agreement providing fire protection.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 404,§ 6, eff. 8/7/2023.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 143, § 2, eff. 6/29/2020.
Added by 2017 Ch. 187, § 1, eff. 5/3/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-214), ch. 187, p. 680, § 1, effective May 3.
2023 Ch. 404, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 4 - VOLUNTARY FIREFIGHTER CANCER BENEFITS PROGRAM (§§ 29-5-401 — 29-5-405) › Section 29-5-404 - Authority of the trust - rules

(1)
In addition to any authority given to the trust, the trust has the authority to:
(a)
Create a program description to further define or modify, but not decrease, the benefits of this part 4;
(b)
Modify the contribution rates, benefit levels, including the maximum amount, consistent with subsection (1)(a) of this section, and structure of the benefits based on actuarial recommendations and with input from a committee of the trust consisting of representatives from labor, management, volunteer, and trust administration; and
(c)
Adopt rules and procedures for the administration of the trust.
Added by 2017 Ch. 187,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-214), ch. 187, p. 683, § 1, effective May 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-11.9-104) › Article 5 - PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-605) › Part 4 - VOLUNTARY FIREFIGHTER CANCER BENEFITS PROGRAM (§§ 29-5-401 — 29-5-405) › Section 29-5-405 - Exclusion from coverage

Regardless of the funding provided, an employer who participates in the firefighter cancer benefits program created in this part 4 is not subject to section
8-41-209 (1) and (2)
unless the employer ends participation in the program.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 282,§ 4, eff. 5/29/2024.
Added by 2017 Ch. 187, § 1, eff. 5/3/2017.
L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-214), ch. 187, p. 683, § 1, effective May 3.