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HB 21-1098 CO
Introduced

Civil Liability For Extreme Risk Protection Orders

CO · session 2021A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 16, 2021

Latest action (Mar 16, 2021) Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Summary

The bill creates a civil cause of action for a person who suffers injury or damages as a result of not being able to use a firearm to defend himself, herself, or his or her family as a result of a temporary extreme risk protection order or an ongoing extreme risk protection order. The civil action may be brought against any person who drafted, proposed, promoted, or provided support, financial or otherwise, to pass, implement, or enforce House Bill 19-1177, extreme risk protection orders. A successful plaintiff is entitled to attorney fees and compensatory damages or liquidated damages.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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Action history (2)
  1. Mar 16, 2021 House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely · lower
  2. Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced (02/16/2021) · PDF

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