Colorado Code § 18-9-209

Immunity for reporting cruelty to animals - false report - penalty
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(1) 
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who, in good faith,
reports a suspected incident of cruelty to animals, service animals, or certified police working
dogs or police working horses, as described in section 18-9-202, to a local law enforcement
agency or to the state bureau of animal protection is immune from civil liability for reporting the
incident.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a person who
knowingly makes a false report of animal cruelty.
(3) A person who knowingly makes a false report of animal cruelty to a local law
enforcement agency or to the state bureau of animal protection commits a civil infraction.

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