Colorado · Colorado Revised Statutes — Title 18, Criminal Code
C.R.S. Title 18 § 18-1-706.5: Justification and exemption from liability when rendering emergency assistance to an at-risk person or animal in a locked vehicle
What this law says, in plain English
This statute provides a legal justification and exemption from criminal liability for property damage or trespass committed while rendering emergency assistance to a person or animal trapped in a locked vehicle.
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