Colorado Code § 13-21-108.3

Architects, building code officials, professional engineers, and professional land surveyors rendering assistance during emergency or disaster - qualified immunity from civil liability
Open in Lexace · Ask the AI about this section
(1) An architect licensed pursuant to part 4 of article 120 of title
12, a building code official, a professional engineer licensed pursuant to part 2 of article 120 of
title 12, or a professional land surveyor licensed pursuant to part 3 of article 120 of title 12 who
voluntarily and without compensation provides architectural, damage assessment, engineering,
or surveying services, respectively, at the scene of an emergency shall not be liable for any
personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, or other loss caused by an act or omission of
the architect, building code official, engineer, or surveyor in performing such services.
(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Building code official" means an individual maintaining a building inspector,
building code official, or certified building official certification in good standing by the
international code council or similar association of building code officials.
(b) "Emergency" means a disaster emergency declared by executive order or
proclamation of the governor pursuant to section 24-33.5-704 (4), C.R.S.
(3) The immunity provided in subsection (1) of this section applies only to an
architectural, damage assessment, or engineering service that:
(a) Concerns an identified building, structure, or other architectural or engineering
system, whether publicly or privately owned;
(b) Relates to the structural integrity of the building, structure, or system or to a
nonstructural element thereof affecting life safety; and
(c) Is rendered during the time in which a state of disaster emergency exists, as provided
in section 24-33.5-704 (4), C.R.S.
(4) Nothing in this section shall provide immunity for gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate any provision of the "Colorado
Governmental Immunity Act", provided in article 10 of title 24, C.R.S.

‹ Prev All Colorado sections Next ›


Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.