2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
State Funds
Article 75 - State Funds
Part 6 - Funds - Legal Investments
§ 24-75-601.5. Liability for sale of unlawful investments to public entities
(1) Any person who sells or causes to be sold to a public entity any investment which is not a lawful investment for such public entity pursuant to section 24-75-601.1 or other authority, and who knew or should have known that said investment was not a lawful investment, shall be liable to such public entity for any loss of investment principal resulting from such investment and, in addition, shall be liable for any reasonably foreseeable costs resulting from such loss, including but not limited to:
(a) Attorney fees; and
(b) Interest on the principal which would have resulted from the investment of said principal on the day the unlawful investment was made in one-year United States treasury bills at the market yield on such bills on such day.
