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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 85 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-85-109) › Section 8-85-101 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly recognizes omissions in the delivery of independent living services to individuals with disabilities and desires to remedy such inadequacies in the delivery system through services at the community level. The general assembly finds that independent living centers pave the pathways to full participation in professional and community life for all individuals with disabilities. To advance and support the independence of individuals with disabilities and to assist those individuals to live outside of institutions, the general assembly hereby enacts this article.
L. 2016: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 126, § 1, effective March 23.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.1-101 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 85 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-85-109) › Section 8-85-102 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Base amount" means the equal amount of funding an independent living center would receive to provide the five independent living core services throughout its service catchment area, regardless of any other factors.
(2)
"Cross-disability" means, with respect to an independent living center, that the center provides independent living services to individuals representing a range of disabilities.
(3)
"Department" means the department of labor and employment created in section
24-21-121
, C.R.S.
(4)
"Executive director" means the executive director of the department of labor and employment.
(5)
"Independent living center" means a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential, private nonprofit agency that is designated as an eligible agency under Title VII, section 725 of the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", as amended, and that:
(a)
Is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities; and
(b)
Provides required independent living core services and programs and an array of expanded services.
(6)
"Independent living core services" means:
(a)
Information and referral services;
(b)
Independent living skills training;
(c)
Peer counseling, including cross-disability peer counseling;
(d)
Individual and systems advocacy; and
(e)
Transition services or diversion from nursing homes and institutions to home- and community-based living, or upon leaving secondary education.
(7)
"Independent living services" means:
(a)
Independent living core services; and
(b)
Other services and assistance as defined by federal regulations.
(8)
"Individual with a disability" means an individual:
(a)
With a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual;
(b)
With a record of such an impairment; or
(c)
Regarded as having such an impairment.
(9)
"Office" means the office of independent living services created pursuant to section
8-85-103
within the department.
L. 2016: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 126, § 1, effective March 23.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.1-102 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 85 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-85-109) › Section 8-85-103 - Functions of office - functions of department - appropriations - rules

(1)
There is hereby created within the department the office of independent living services. The purpose of the office is to oversee the contracts with independent living centers pursuant to this article.
(2)
(a)
Subject to available appropriations, the office may contract with independent living centers for independent living core services.
(b)
The executive director shall review expenditures in accordance with the standards for independent living services set by the office pursuant to section
8-85-105
and the evaluation standards prescribed in section
8-85-107
. The office may withhold state funds if the executive director determines that the programs of such independent living centers do not comply with said standards.
(3)
For purposes of allocating money under this article, each independent living center shall submit to the office a proposed budget, which must include proposed expenditures, including proposed expenditures for services that the center intends to provide.
(4)
On or before July 1, 2016, the department shall promulgate a rule for the block distribution of state money to independent living centers. The rule must include at least:
(a)
A base amount of not less than six hundred thousand dollars; and
(b)
Other factors agreed to by the independent living centers, which may include a per capita adjustment, a per county adjustment, or other adjustments.
L. 2016: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 128, § 1, effective March 23.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.1-103 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 85 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-85-109) › Section 8-85-104 - Written plan - consumer choice

Each independent living center shall maintain an individual consumer service record indicating the consumer's choice of services, including an individualized independent living plan regarding the consumer's choice of services or a written waiver of such plan.
L. 2016: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 128, § 1, effective March 23.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.1-104 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 85 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-85-109) › Section 8-85-105 - Rules

The department shall promulgate rules setting forth standards for levels and types of core services. The rules and standards must comply with federal rules as defined in Title VII, section 725 of the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", as amended. The department shall also adopt rules that set standards for certification of independent living centers and shall require that any center must be designated as an eligible agency under Title VII, section 725 of the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", as amended, and must meet all federal requirements for independent living centers.
L. 2016: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 129, § 1, effective March 23.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.1-105 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 85 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-85-109) › Section 8-85-106 - State plan

The statewide independent living council created pursuant to the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", as amended, shall develop and revise the state plan for independent living to reflect the provisions of this article.
L. 2016: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 129, § 1, effective March 23.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.1-106 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 85 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-85-109) › Section 8-85-108 - Acceptance of federal grants

The executive director is authorized to accept, on behalf of the state, any grants of federal funds made available for any purposes consistent with the provisions of this article. As indicated in the general appropriations act, the executive director, with the approval of the governor, has the power to direct the disposition of any such grants so accepted in conformity with the terms and conditions under which given.
L. 2016: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 130, § 1, effective March 23.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.1-108 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 86 - [Repealed] STUDY OF TRANSPORTATION ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (§ 8-86-101) › Section 8-86-101 - to 8-86-106 - [Repealed]

(1) This article 86 was added in 2017 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2018.
(2) Section 8-86-106 provided for the repeal of this article 86, effective July 1, 2018. (See L. 2017, p. 190 .)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 87 - INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES PATHWAY TO HEALTH-CARE WORKFORCE (§§ 8-87-101 — 8-87-105) › Section 8-87-101 - Definitions

As used in this article 87, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"ACGME" means the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, an organization that sets and monitors the professional educational standards for physicians, or any successor accrediting entity.
(2)
"Assistance program" means the IMG assistance program established in section
8-87-102
.
(3)
"Clinical program" means the clinical readiness program established in section
8-87-103
.
(4)
"Colorado medical board" means the Colorado medical board created in section
12-240-105
.
(5)
"Department" means the department of labor and employment.
(6)
"Executive director" means the executive director of the department or the executive director's designee.
(7)
"International medical graduate" or "IMG" means a physician who received a basic medical degree or qualifications from a medical school outside of the United States or Canada.
(8)
"Program participant" means an IMG participating in the assistance program or the clinical program.
(9)
"Third-party administrator" or "third party to administer" means the grantee selected by the executive director pursuant to section
8-87-102 (1)
to administer the assistance program, including receiving grant funds and taking on the obligations of the assistance program, which includes providing direct services to program participants and reporting to the executive director.
(10)
"USMLE" means the United States Medical Licensing Examination, a three-step examination for medical licensure in the United States.
Added by 2022 Ch. 379, § 2, eff. 6/7/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 87 - INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES PATHWAY TO HEALTH-CARE WORKFORCE (§§ 8-87-101 — 8-87-105) › Section 8-87-104 - Report to the general assembly

The executive director shall report on the assistance program and the clinical program as part of the department's annual reporting under the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article
7
of title
2
. The executive director shall include in the report pursuant to this section information included in the reports submitted to the executive director pursuant to sections
8-87-102 (4)
and
8-87-103 (7)
and information regarding any progress made pursuant to section
8-87-103 (3)(b)(III)
in addressing barriers international medical graduates face in securing positions in medical residency programs.
Added by 2022 Ch. 379, § 2, eff. 6/7/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 87 - INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES PATHWAY TO HEALTH-CARE WORKFORCE (§§ 8-87-101 — 8-87-105) › Section 8-87-105 - Funding for programs - gifts, grants, and donations - implementation contingent on receipt of funding

(1)
The general assembly may appropriate money from the general fund or any other source to the department for the purposes of implementing and administering the assistance program and the clinical program pursuant to this article 87.
(2)
The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of implementing and administering the assistance program and the clinical program pursuant to this article 87.
(3)
(a)
Unless the department receives an amount of appropriations, gifts, grants, and donations sufficient to cover the costs of the assistance program, the department shall not implement the assistance program.
(b)
Unless the department receives an amount of appropriations, gifts, grants, and donations sufficient to cover the costs of the clinical program, the department shall not implement the clinical program.
Added by 2022 Ch. 379,§2, eff. 6/7/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 88 - SUPPORT OF COLORADANS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 8-88-101 — 8-88-207) › Part 1 - COLORADO DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY OFFICE (§§ 8-88-101 — 8-88-103) › Section 8-88-101 - Definitions

As used in this article 88:
(1)
"CDOO" means the Colorado disability opportunity office created in section 8-88-102.
(2)
"Committee" means the Colorado disability funding committee created in section 8-88-202.
(3)
"Contract entity" means an entity the committee contracts with pursuant to section 8-88-206 (5) to implement section 8-88-206.
(4)
"Department" means the department of labor and employment created in section 24-1-121.
(5)
"Disability" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-34-301 (7).
(6)
"Disability benefits" means the following services provided to an individual with a disability:
(a)
Cash payments from social security disability insurance under Title II of the federal "Social Security Act",
42 U.S.C. sec. 401
et seq., as amended;
(b)
Cash payments made by the federal government to persons who are aged, blind, or disabled under Title XVI of the federal "Social Security Act",
42 U.S.C. sec. 401
et seq., as amended;
(c)
Aid to the needy disabled pursuant to section 26-2-119;
(d)
Medical care, including long-term care under the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles
4
to
6
of title
25.5
, and the home care allowance program administered pursuant to section 26-2-122.3;
(e)
Tax filing assistance;
(f)
Rebates for property tax, rent, and heat;
(g)
Earned income tax credits and state tax credits applicable to individuals with disabilities; and
(h)
Any other federal, state, or local benefits that improve the quality of life and independence of individuals with disabilities as determined by the committee.
(7)
"Full societal integration" means inclusive living in the community of an individual's choosing, with options to work, live, recreate, learn, travel, and receive services.
(8)
"Fund" means the disability support fund created in section 8-88-205.
(9)
"Nonprofit entity" means an entity incorporated under the "Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act", articles
121
to
137
of title
7
, or a tax-exempt entity under
26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)(3)
of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986".
(10)
"Recipient" means a person who receives disability benefits.
(11)
"Registration number" means the unique combination of letters and numbers assigned to a vehicle by the department of revenue under section
42-3-201
and required to be displayed on a license plate by section
42-3-202
.
(12)
"Vehicle" means a vehicle required to be registered pursuant to part 1 of article
3
of title
42
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
24-30-2202
and amended by 2024 Ch. 324,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 319, § 1, eff. 8/10/2016.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 256, § 6, eff. 5/23/2013.
L. 2016: Entire part amended with relocations, (HB 16-1362), ch. 319, p. 1286, § 1, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 88 - SUPPORT OF COLORADANS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 8-88-101 — 8-88-207) › Part 1 - COLORADO DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY OFFICE (§§ 8-88-101 — 8-88-103) › Section 8-88-103 - Appropriation - gifts, grants, and donations

The general assembly shall appropriate money from the fund or from any other available source to the department for use by the CDOO for the purposes specified in this article 88. The CDOO may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this article 88.
Added by 2024 Ch. 324,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 88 - SUPPORT OF COLORADANS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 8-88-101 — 8-88-207) › Part 2 - DISABILITY SUPPORT (§§ 8-88-201 — 8-88-207) › Section 8-88-201 - Short title

The short title of this part 2 is the "Laura Hershey Disability Support Act".
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
24-30-2201
and amended by 2024 Ch. 324,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 319, § 1, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part amended with relocations, (HB 16-1362), ch. 319, p. 1286, § 1, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 88 - SUPPORT OF COLORADANS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 8-88-101 — 8-88-207) › Part 2 - DISABILITY SUPPORT (§§ 8-88-201 — 8-88-207) › Section 8-88-204 - Program to investigate, fund, and pilot projects or programs to benefit individuals with disabilities

(1)
When adequate funding is available, the committee shall accept and review proposals to fund projects or programs, or both, that study or pilot new and innovative ideas that will lead to an improved quality of life or increased independence for individuals with disabilities. Proposals may be accepted throughout the year, and grants may be made by the committee at its regular meetings. The fund is the sole source of money for any grants made pursuant to this section.
(2)
To be eligible for funding pursuant to this section, a project or program must:
(a)
Demonstrate a capability to be self-sustaining or otherwise be able to develop long-term independent funding; and
(b)
(I)
Have a governing body, a board, or ownership that is composed of individuals with a demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities, the majority of whom are individuals with disabilities, individuals with immediate family members who are individuals with disabilities, or individuals who are caregivers to a family member who is an individual with a disability;
(II)
For organizations that do not meet the governance requirements of subsection (2)(b)(II) of this section, have a grant oversight committee approved by the committee, that is responsible for all oversight of the grant and is comprised of individuals with a demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities, the majority of whom are individuals with disabilities, individuals with immediate family members who are individuals with disabilities, or individuals who are caregivers to a family member who is an individual with a disability; or
(III)
In the case of a sole proprietorship, have an owner who:
(A)
Is an individual with a disability, an individual with an immediate family member who is an individual with a disability, or an individual who is a caregiver to a family member who is an individual with a disability; and
(B)
Has demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
24-30-2204.5
and amended by 2024 Ch. 324,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 378, § 3, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 319, § 1, eff. 8/10/2016.
Added by 2013 Ch. 256, § 5, eff. 5/23/2013.
L. 2016: Entire part amended with relocations, (HB 16-1362), ch. 319, p. 1290, § 1, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 88 - SUPPORT OF COLORADANS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 8-88-101 — 8-88-207) › Part 2 - DISABILITY SUPPORT (§§ 8-88-201 — 8-88-207) › Section 8-88-205 - Disability support fund

(1)
There is created in the state treasury the disability support fund, which consists of money transferred to the fund in accordance with section
25.5-5-308 (8)
; money from the sale of registration numbers under this part 2; any money that may be appropriated or transferred to the fund by the general assembly; and any gifts, grants, or donations received by the department for the purpose of implementing this part 2.
(2)
The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this part 2. Any money in the fund not expended for the purpose of this section may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund must be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year must remain in the fund for use as provided in this part 2 and must not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund. If this section is repealed, prior to its repeal, all unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund must be transferred to the general fund.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
24-30-2205.5
and amended by 2024 Ch. 324,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 413,§ 3, eff. 6/5/2024.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 378, § 4, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 319, § 1, eff. 8/10/2016.
Added by 2013 Ch. 256, § 3, eff. 5/23/2013.
L. 2016: Entire part amended with relocations, (HB 16-1362), ch. 319, p. 1291, § 1, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (§§ 8-85-101 — 8-88-207) › Article 88 - SUPPORT OF COLORADANS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 8-88-101 — 8-88-207) › Part 2 - DISABILITY SUPPORT (§§ 8-88-201 — 8-88-207) › Section 8-88-207 - Sunset review - repeal of part

This part 2 is repealed, effective September 1, 2029. Before the repeal, this part 2 is scheduled for review in accordance with section
24-34-104
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
24-30-2212
and amended by 2024 Ch. 324,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 100, § 1, eff. 9/1/2021.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 24-30-2207 and amended by 2016 Ch. 319, § 1, eff. 8/10/2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1 - CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-1-106) › Section 9-1-101 - Doors - passages

Every room or building intended to be used as a theater, opera house, music hall, concert hall, church, or other like place of public assemblage shall be provided with at least one doorway of not less than five feet in width for each two hundred fifty persons who may be seated within such building in the part thereof intended for public assemblage and with proper and sufficient ways and passages leading to and from every such doorway, so that in case of fire or other sudden alarm those who may be within such building may speedily and safely escape therefrom.
G.L. § 111. G.S. § 132. R.S. 08: § 427. C.L. § 5466. CSA: C. 26, § 1. CRS 53: § 17-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 17-1-1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1095, § 6, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1 - CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-1-106) › Section 9-1-102 - Penalty

Every proprietor who builds or procures to be built or leases, procures, or permits to be used as a theater, opera house, concert hall, music hall, public school, church, or for any other like public assemblage any building not in conformity to this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
G.L. § 113. G.S. § 134. R.S. 08: § 429. C.L. § 5468. CSA: C. 26, § 3. CRS 53: § 17-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 17-1-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1 - CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-1-106) › Section 9-1-103 - No action for rent

No action shall lie to recover the rent on any lease or contract for the use or occupation of any room or building used as a theater, opera house, concert hall, music hall, public school, church, or other like place of public assemblage unless such room or building at the time of such renting, use, or occupation has doorways, passages, and means of safe escape therefrom in case of fire, in conformity with this article.
G.L. § 114. G.S. § 135. R.S. 08: § 430. C.L. § 5469. CSA: C. 26, § 4. CRS 53: § 17-1-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 17-1-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1 - CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-1-106) › Section 9-1-104 - Doors open outward

All doors provided for the doorways of every such room or building shall open outwards, and every person using or occupying any such room or building as a theater, opera house, concert hall, music hall, public school, church, or for other like public assemblage during the whole of every exhibition, performance, or assemblage therein shall cause all the doors thereof to be left unfastened or latched or barred upon the inner side only so that any person may readily and speedily open the same from the inner side of such room or building and shall cause all the stairways and other ways and passages leading to every such door to be kept open and free from persons seated or standing therein or other obstructions. Any person failing to observe this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.
G.L. § 115. G.S. § 136. R.S. 08: § 431. C.L. § 5470. CSA: C. 26, § 5. CRS 53: § 17-1-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 17-1-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1 - CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-1-106) › Section 9-1-105 - Fireproof stairways

Whenever any building is erected for the purpose of accommodating public assemblages and the rooms intended for such purpose are not on the first floor of such building, it is the duty of the persons erecting the same to provide and erect at least two fireproof stairways of ample dimensions sufficient for the sudden egress of such assemblages.
G.L. § 116. G.S. § 137. R.S. 08: § 432. C.L. § 5471. CSA: C. 26, § 6. CRS 53: § 17-1-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 17-1-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1 - CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-1-106) › Section 9-1-106 - Loss of life - penalty

If any lives are lost by reason of the willful negligence and failure to observe the provisions of this article, the person through whose default such loss of life was occasioned commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-401
, C.R.S.
G.L. § 117. G.S. § 138. R.S. 08: § 433. C.L. § 5472. CSA: C. 26, § 7. CRS 53: § 17-1-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 17-1-6. L. 72: p. 556, § 8. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 869, § 20, effective 7/1/1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 821, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1467, § 22, effective October 1.
The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 21, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452 , 611 P.2d 574 (1980).
(1) For the penalty for manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, see §§18-3-104 and 18-3-105 . (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.3 - [Repealed] LOW-FLOW PLUMBING FIXTURES (§ 9-1.3-101) › Section 9-1.3-101 - to 9-1.3-106 - [Repealed]

(1) This article was added in 1989.
(2) Section 9-1.3-106 provided for the repeal of this article, effective September 1, 2016. (See L. 2014, pp. 1878, 1880.)
For current provisions regarding low-efficiency plumbing fixtures, see article 7.5 of title 6 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.5 - EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1.5-101 — 9-1.5-108) › Section 9-1.5-101 - Legislative declaration

The purpose of this article is to prevent injury to persons and damage to property from accidents resulting from damage to underground facilities by excavation. This purpose shall be facilitated through the creation of a single statewide notification system to be administered by an association of the owners and operators of underground facilities. Through the association, excavators shall be able to obtain crucial information regarding the location of underground facilities prior to excavating and shall thereby be able to greatly reduce the likelihood of damage to any such underground facility or injury to any person working at an excavation site.
L. 81: Entire article added, p. 520, § 1, effective October 1. L. 93: Entire article amended, p. 498, § 1, effective September 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.5 - EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1.5-101 — 9-1.5-108) › Section 9-1.5-104 - Injunctive relief. (Deleted by amendment)

L. 81: Entire article added, p. 522, § 1, effective October 1. L. 93: Entire article amended, p. 502, § 1, effective September 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.5 - EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1.5-101 — 9-1.5-108) › Section 9-1.5-104.3 - Alternative dispute resolution

The notification association shall create a voluntary alternative dispute resolution program in consultation with its members and all affected parties. The alternative dispute resolution program must be available to all owners or operators, excavators, and other interested parties regarding disputes arising from damage to underground facilities, including any cost or damage incurred by the owner or operator or the excavator as a result of any delay in the excavation project while the underground facility is restored, repaired, or replaced, exclusive of civil penalties set forth in and fines assessed pursuant to section
9-1.5-104.4
or
9-1.5-104.5
, that cannot be resolved through consultation and negotiation. The alternative dispute resolution program must include mediation, arbitration, or other appropriate processes of dispute resolution. The issue of liability and amount of damages under Colorado law may be decided by an appointed arbitrator or by the parties in mediation. Nothing in this section changes the basis for civil liability for damages.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 256,§ 4, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 687, § 3, effective May 23. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-167), ch. 256, p. 1574, § 4, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.5 - EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1.5-101 — 9-1.5-108) › Section 9-1.5-104.4 - Penalties - guidance

(1)
A person who violates this article 1.5 is subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for an initial violation and not more than seventy-five thousand dollars for each subsequent violation within a twelve-month period.
(2)
In the performance of its duties regarding any complaint, the safety commission is encouraged to consider training, support services, or other remediation measures that will improve the behavior of the party and further the goals of this article 1.5 to ensure the safety of all participants and Coloradans. The safety commission shall develop guidance for the recommendation of remedial actions that are consistent with the following principles:
(a)
Guidance shall be developed to help the review committee in determining whether an alleged violation should be classified as a minor, moderate, or major violation;
(b)
Alternatives to fines may be considered, especially for a party that the safety commission has not found to be responsible for a violation in the previous twelve months; and
(c)
In considering the appropriate remedial action, the safety commission may consider the number of violations relative to the number of notifications received.
(3)
The maximum fines for the three different classifications of violations are as follows:
Number of violations within the previous twelve months
One
Two
Three
Four
Minor
$250
$500
$1,000
$5,000
Moderate
$1,000
$2,500
$5,000
$25,000
Major
$5,000
$25,000
$50,000
$75,000
(4)
The following are not subject to a fine otherwise authorized pursuant to this section:
(a)
With regard to an excavation occurring on a ranch or farm, a rancher or a farmer, as defined in section
42-20-108.5
, unless the excavation is for a nonagricultural purpose; and
(b)
With regard to a failure to notify the notification association or the affected owner or operator and to damage to an underground facility during excavation, a homeowner, rancher, or farmer, as defined in section
42-20-108.5
, working on the homeowner's, rancher's, or farmer's property.
Added by 2018 Ch. 256,§ 3, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (SB 18-167), ch. 256, p. 1568, § 3, effective August 8.
This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2028, pursuant to §
9-1.5-108
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.5 - EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1.5-101 — 9-1.5-108) › Section 9-1.5-104.7 - Damage prevention fund

(1)
The damage prevention fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of:
(a)
All receipts from money directed by law to be deposited to the fund;
(b)
All fines collected pursuant to section
9-1.5-104.4
; and
(c)
Any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.
(2)
The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.
(3)
Only the safety commission may authorize expenditures from the fund. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the safety commission may use money deposited in the fund only to:
(a)
Develop and disseminate educational programming designed to improve worker and public safety relating to excavation and underground facilities; and
(b)
Provide grants to persons who have developed educational programming that the notification association and the safety commission deem appropriate for improving worker and public safety relating to excavation and underground facilities.
Added by 2018 Ch. 256,§ 3, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (SB 18-167), ch. 256, p. 1568, § 3, effective August 8.
This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2028, pursuant to §
9-1.5-108
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.5 - EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1.5-101 — 9-1.5-108) › Section 9-1.5-104.8 - Safety commission fund

(1)
The safety commission fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of:
(a)
All receipts from money directed by law to be deposited to the fund, including costs and fees awarded by a court pursuant to section
9-1.5-104.2(9)(b)
; and
(b)
Any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.
(2)
The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.
(3)
Only the safety commission may authorize expenditures from the fund. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the safety commission may use money deposited in the fund only to pay for its expenses in administering this article 1.5.
Added by 2018 Ch. 256,§ 3, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (SB 18-167), ch. 256, p. 1568, § 3, effective August 8.
This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2028, pursuant to §
9-1.5-108
.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.5 - EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1.5-101 — 9-1.5-108) › Section 9-1.5-106 - Notice requirements

(1)
The notification association created in section
9-1.5-105
shall:
(a)
Receive and record notifications from excavators concerning intended excavation activities including sites, dates, and the nature of any intended excavation;
(b)
Maintain a record of each notice of intent to excavate for a minimum of three years; and
(c)
File the notification received regarding any proposed excavation site and the notification provided regarding such excavation site, including the date and time of each such notification, by reference number.
(2)
The notification association shall establish and maintain a damage prevention safety program and shall conduct periodic public awareness campaigns.
(3)
(a)
Repealed.
(b)
Effective January 1, 2021, the notification association shall provide prompt notice of any proposed excavation to each affected member that has any underground facilities in the area of the proposed excavation site.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 256,§ 7, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 93: Entire article amended, p. 505, § 1, effective September 1. L. 2018: (3) amended, (SB 18-167), ch. 256, p. 1577, § 7, effective August 8.
Subsection (3)(a)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (3)(a), effective January 1, 2021. (See L. 2018, p. 1577.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.5 - EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1.5-101 — 9-1.5-108) › Section 9-1.5-107 - Notice of removal of underground facilities

At least ten days before beginning an excavation to remove an underground facility that is a gas transmission pipeline that has been abandoned or is unused and is not located in a public road, street, alley, or right-of-way dedicated to public use, the excavator shall notify each owner of record and occupant of the real property where such underground facility is located. The notice shall state the commencement, extent, and duration of the excavation in addition to the information required by section
9-1.5-103(3)(c)
and shall be served in the same manner as personal service under the Colorado rules of civil procedure; except that, if such personal service cannot be made through the use of due diligence, notice may be served by mail to the owner's or occupant's last-known address. If a valid mailing address is not available through the use of due diligence, notice may be made by publication in a newspaper published in the county in which the property is located. For purposes of this section, an underground facility is not considered abandoned or unused if it is in operation for its intended purpose or is being actively maintained with reasonable anticipation of a future use.
L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 162, § 1, effective August 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 1.5 - EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-1.5-101 — 9-1.5-108) › Section 9-1.5-108 - Repeal - sunset review

(1)
This section and sections
9-1.5-104.2
,
9-1.5-104.4
,
9-1.5-104.7
, and
9-1.5-104.8
are repealed, effective September 1, 2028.
(2)
Before the repeal, the functions of the underground damage prevention safety commission related to underground facilities specified in sections
9-1.5-104.2
,
9-1.5-104.4
,
9-1.5-104.7
, and
9-1.5-104.8
are scheduled for review in accordance with section
24-34-104
.
Added by 2018 Ch. 256,§ 8, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (SB 18-167), ch. 256, p. 1577, § 8, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 2 - [Repealed] SAFETY GLAZING MATERIALS (§ 9-2-101) › Section 9-2-101 - to 9-2-106 - [Repealed]

L. 86: Entire article repealed, p. 502, § 125, effective July 1.
This article was numbered as article 2 of chapter 80, C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 2.5 - HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-2.5-101 — 9-2.5-106) › Section 9-2.5-101 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authorized person" means:
(a)
An employee of a public utility which produces, transmits, or delivers electricity;
(b)
An employee of a public utility which provides and the work of which relates to communication services or an employee of a state, county, or municipal agency which has authorized circuit construction on or near the poles or structures of a public utility;
(c)
An employee of an industrial plant whose work relates to the electrical system of the industrial plant;
(d)
An employee of a cable television or communication services company or an employee of a contractor of a cable television or communication services company if specifically authorized by the owner of any necessary poles to make cable television or communication services attachments;
(e)
An employee or agent of a state, county, or municipal agency which has or the work of which relates to overhead electrical lines or circuit construction or conductors on poles or structures of any type.
(2)
"High voltage" means voltage in excess of six hundred volts measured between conductors or between a conductor and the ground.
(3)
"Overhead line" means all bare or insulated electrical conductors installed above the ground.
(4)
"Person or business entity" means a party contracting to perform any function or activity upon any land, building, highway, or other premises.
(5)
"Public utility" includes public service corporations, municipally owned electric systems, and districts subject to article XXV of the Colorado constitution.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 441, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 2.5 - HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-2.5-101 — 9-2.5-106) › Section 9-2.5-102 - Activity near overhead line - safety restrictions

(1)
Unless danger against contact with high voltage overhead lines has been effectively guarded against as provided by section
9-2.5-103
, a person or business entity shall not, individually or through an agent or employee, perform or require any other person to perform any function or activity upon any land, building, highway, or other premises if at any time during the performance of any function or activity it could reasonably be expected that the person performing the function or activity could move or be placed within ten feet of any high voltage overhead line or that any equipment, part of any tool, or material used by the person could be brought within ten feet of any high voltage overhead line during the performance of any function or activity.
(2)
No person shall operate an aircraft within ten feet of any high voltage overhead line.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 442, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 398, § 1, effective April 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 2.5 - HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-2.5-101 — 9-2.5-106) › Section 9-2.5-104 - Violation

(1)
(a)
A person who violates this article may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars, to be imposed by any court of competent jurisdiction and credited to the general fund.
(b)
A person who violates this article more than once may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation, to be imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction and credited to the general fund. A person who violates this article more than once may be liable for reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in the prosecution of the violations as determined by the court.
(2)
If a violation of this article results in physical or electrical contact with any high voltage overhead line, the person or business entity violating this article shall be liable to the owner or operator of the high voltage overhead line for damages to the facilities caused by the contact and for the liability incurred by the owner or operator due to the contact.
(3)
Provisions of subsection (2) of this section notwithstanding, any person or business entity who has made arrangements for safety clearances and who commences any prohibited activity, work, or operation prior to such safety clearances having been made shall be liable for any damages incurred as a result of physical or electrical contact with the high voltage overhead line.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 443, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1413, § 2, effective April 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 9 - SAFETY - INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-10-101) › BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-5.7-104) › Article 2.5 - HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (§§ 9-2.5-101 — 9-2.5-106) › Section 9-2.5-105 - Exemptions

(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this article does not apply to construction, reconstruction, operation, or maintenance by an authorized person of overhead electrical or communication circuits or conductors and their supporting structures, or to electrical generating, transmission, or distribution systems, or to communication systems, or to the collection of trash and refuse using equipment designed for that purpose, or to highway vehicles or agricultural equipment, including aerial applicators licensed pursuant to section
35-10-106
, C.R.S., which in normal use may incidentally pass within the ten-foot clearance limitation, or to governmental entities responding to any emergency situation.
(2)
(a)
Highway vehicles shall not be operated within four and one-half feet of a high voltage overhead line unless the person or business entity operating the highway vehicle has complied with sections
9-2.5-102
and
9-2.5-103
.
(b)
This subsection (2) shall not apply to highway vehicles operated by the Colorado department of transportation responding to emergency situations.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 443, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 398, § 2, effective April 6. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1413, § 3, effective April 29.