CO Bar Law Specifics 3

Question 1

Under Colorado's dog bite statute, a person seriously injured by a dog bite while lawfully on property may recover economic damages:

Accepted Answer

Regardless of the dog's prior viciousness or the owner's knowledge of it

Answer

C.R.S. § 13-21-124 imposes strict liability for economic damages from serious bodily injury caused by a dog bite, without requiring proof of the dog's known viciousness.

Question 2

In Colorado, a landlord's implied warranty of habitability is breached when a residential premises is:

Accepted Answer

Uninhabitable or otherwise unfit for human habitation and the landlord has received notice and failed to cure

Answer

Colorado's statutory warranty of habitability requires the condition to render the premises uninhabitable or unfit, plus landlord notice and failure to remedy.

Question 3

Colorado's homestead exemption protects a portion of a debtor's equity in a home. Which statement is accurate?

Accepted Answer

The exemption applies automatically to occupied homesteads without requiring a recorded declaration

Answer

In Colorado the homestead exemption arises automatically for owner-occupied property, with no recorded declaration required.

Question 4

Under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, a plaintiff suing a public entity in tort must file a written notice of claim within:

Accepted Answer

182 days after discovery of the injury

Answer

The CGIA requires written notice within 182 days of discovering the injury, and compliance is a jurisdictional prerequisite to suit.

Question 5

In Colorado criminal law, the deadly force 'make-my-day' statute protects an occupant who uses force against an intruder who:

Accepted Answer

Has made an unlawful entry into a dwelling and the occupant reasonably believes the intruder has or intends to commit a crime and might use physical force

Answer

C.R.S. § 18-1-704.5 grants immunity for force used against a person who unlawfully enters a dwelling when the occupant reasonably believes a crime plus a risk of physical force is present.

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CO Bar Law Specifics 3