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C.R.S. § 18-1-706.5 — Justification and exemption from liability when rendering emergency assistance to an at-risk person or animal in a locked vehicle.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 7: JUSTIFICATION AND EXEMPTIONS FROM CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY, Colorado Revised Statutes.

Full text of C.R.S. § 18-1-706.5

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C.R.S. § 18-1-706.5Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session

A person is justified and exempt from criminal liability for criminal mischief, criminal trespass, or criminal tampering involving property if such action occurred when he or she rendered emergency assistance to an at-risk person or animal in a locked vehicle, provided the person rendering assistance acted in accordance with the provisions of section 13-21-108.4.

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