2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
Article 10. Governmental Immunity

Editor's note: The doctrine of sovereign immunity of the state, school districts, and counties was prospectively overruled in three Colorado supreme court decisions announced contemporaneously prior to July 1, 1972, the effective date of this article. In these decisions, the court held that the legislature had full authority to restore the doctrine, in whole or in part. The decisions are: Evans v. Board of County Comm'rs of County of El Paso, 174 Colo. 97, 482 P.2d 968 (1971); Flournoy v. School Dist. No. 1 in City and County of Denver, 174 Colo. 110, 482 P.2d 966 (1971); and Proffitt v. State, 174 Colo. 113, 482 P.2d 965 (1971).

Cross references: For applicability of the risk management fund to claims under this article, see § 24-30-1510.

Law reviews: For note, "The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act: A Judicial Challenge and the Legislative Response", see 43 U. Colo. L. Rev. 58 (1972); for comment, "The Colorado Governmental Immunity Act: A Prescription for Retrogression", see 49 Den. L. J. 567 (1973); for article, "Federal Practice and Procedure", which discusses a Tenth Circuit decision dealing with governmental immunity, see 62 Den. U. L. Rev. 227 (1985); for article, "Governmental Immunity: The Effect of Theories of Liability after Initial Notice", see 15 Colo. Law. 232 (1986); for article, "Amendments to the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act", see 15 Colo. Law. 1193 (1986); for article, "1986 Colorado Tort Reform Legislation", see 15 Colo. Law. 1363 (1986); for article, "New Role for Nonparties in Tort Actions -- The Empty Chair", see 15 Colo. Law. 1650 (1986); for article, "Colorado Municipal Liability after Annexing Potential Superfund Site", see 16 Colo. Law. 258 (1987); for comment, "Leake v. Cain: Abolition of the Public Duty Rule and the status of Governmental Immunity in Colorado", see 64 Den. U. L. Rev. 733 (1988); for comment, "Leake v. Cain: Abrogation of the Public Duty Doctrine in Colorado?", see 59 U. Colo. L. Rev. 383 (1988); for article, "Governmental Immunity Act Developments", see 17 Colo. Law. 1525 (1988); for article, "Section 1983 Litigation in State Courts: A Review", see 18 Colo. Law. 27 (1989); for article, "Asserting Governmental Immunity by Attacking Subject Matter Jurisdiction", see 22 Colo. 2551 (1993); for article, "The Changing Concept of Governmental Immunity", see 23 Colo. Law. 603 (1994); for article, "Recent Developments in Governmental Immunity: Post-Trinity Broadcasting", see 25 Colo. Law. 43 (June 1996); for article, "Interpreting the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act", see 26 Colo. Law. 77 (Feb. 1997); for article, "Bailment Claims Under the Colorado Government Immunity Act and the Economic Loss Doctrine", see 44 Colo. Law. 37 (Sept. 2015); for article, "Overview of General Liability, Workers' Compensation, and Employment Law Issues in K-12 Educational Institutions", see 44 Colo. Law. 25 (Oct. 2015); for article, "Sovereign Immunity in Colorado: A Look at the CGIA", see 46 Colo. Law. 49 (Apr. 2017).