Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-9-209 — Immunity for reporting cruelty to animals - false report - penalty.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 2: CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-9-209
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(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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Is immunity for reporting cruelty to animals a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Immunity for reporting cruelty to animals is a civil infraction in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-9-209.
Which Colorado statute covers immunity for reporting cruelty to animals?
Immunity for reporting cruelty to animals is governed by C.R.S. § 18-9-209 (Immunity for reporting cruelty to animals - false report - penalty).
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