{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-19-105","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 15-19-105","heading":"Reliance - declarations.","body":"(1) (a) A third party who provides for the lawful disposition of a declarant's remains in reliance on a declaration that appears to be legally executed shall not be subject to civil liability or administrative discipline for such reliance.\n\n(b) (I) A third party, when presented with a declaration, may presume in the absence of actual knowledge to the contrary:\n\n(A) That the declaration was validly executed;\n\n(B) That the declarant was competent when the instrument was executed; and\n\n(C) That the declaration has not been revoked.\n\n(II) A third party who provides for the lawful disposition of a declarant's remains in reliance on a declaration shall not be civilly or criminally liable for the proper application of property delivered or surrendered to comply with the declarant's instructions in the declaration.\n\n(2) A declaration shall be binding on all persons with an interest in the disposition of the declarant's remains. Section 15-19-106 (1) shall not vest a right to control disposition or ceremonial arrangements that conflict with those made by a declaration. If the declaration conflicts with the directions of any other person, the declaration shall control, and a third party shall provide for the lawful disposition according to the declaration so long as:\n\n(a) No challenge to the validity of the declaration exists under subsection (3) of this section; and\n\n(b) The deceased provided the resources necessary to carry out the disposition.\n\n(3) A challenge to the validity of the declaration or the competency of the declarant when the declaration was executed shall be resolved by the probate court. A third party who knows a declaration has been challenged shall not be liable for refusing to accept, inter, cremate, or otherwise dispose of a declarant's remains until the third party receives a court order or other reasonable confirmation that the challenge has been resolved or settled.","path":["Title 15 - PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Article 19 - Treatment of Human Bodies After Death","Part 1 - DISPOSITION OF LAST REMAINS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-15.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"e50a08cf8a5f94750954f4efed38a60f60f606277a5b51e7e4b7b3a4fe2094bd","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-19-104","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-19-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}