2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › LIMITATION OF ACTIONS (§§ 13-80-101 — 13-82-107) › Article 80 - LIMITATIONS - PERSONAL ACTIONS (§§ 13-80-101 — 13-80-119) › Section 13-80-102 - General limitation of actions - two years

(1)
The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, must be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter:
(a)
Tort actions, including but not limited to actions for negligence, trespass, malicious abuse of process, malicious prosecution, outrageous conduct, interference with relationships, and tortious breach of contract; except that this paragraph (a) does not apply to any tort action arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle as set forth in section
13-80-101 (1)(n)
;
(b)
All actions for strict liability, absolute liability, or failure to instruct or warn;
(c)
All actions, regardless of the theory asserted, against any veterinarian;
(d)
All actions for wrongful death, except as described in subsection (2) of this section;
(e)
Repealed.
(f)
All actions against any public or governmental entity or any employee of a public or governmental entity for which insurance coverage is provided pursuant to article
14
of title
24
, C.R.S.;
(g)
All actions upon liability created by a federal statute where no period of limitation is provided in said federal statute;
(h)
All actions against any public or governmental entity or any employee of a public or governmental entity, except as otherwise provided in this section or section
13-80-103
;
(i)
All other actions of every kind for which no other period of limitation is provided;
(j)
All actions brought under section
42-6-204
, C.R.S.;
(k)
All actions brought under section
13-21-109 (2)
.
(2)
A civil action for a wrongful death against a defendant who committed vehicular homicide, as described in section
18-3-106
, C.R.S., and, as part of the same criminal episode, committed the offense of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of a person, as described in section
42-4-1601 (2)(c)
, C.R.S., regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, must be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 344, §3, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 86: Entire article R&RE, p. 696, § 1, effective July 1; (1)(j) added, p. 707, § 2, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(b) amended and (1)(e) repealed, pp. 567, 569, §§ 2, 8, effective July 1. L. 88: (1)(c) amended, p. 627, § 2, effective July 1. L. 89: (1)(k) added, p. 757, § 4, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(a) amended, p. 2824, § 2, effective July 1; (1)(j) amended, p. 2549, § 33, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2014: IP(1) and (1)(d) amended and (2) added, (SB 14-213), ch. 344, p. 1536, § 3, effective July 1.
The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1986.
For the legislative declaration stating the purpose of and the provision directing legislative staff agencies to conduct a post-enactment review pursuant to §2-2-1201 scheduled in 2019, see sections 1 and 6 of chapter 344, Session Laws of Colorado 2014. To obtain a copy of the review, once completed, go to "Legislative Reports and Requirements" on the Colorado General Assembly's website.