{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-9-209","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-9-209","heading":"Immunity for reporting cruelty to animals - false report - penalty.","body":"(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.\n\n(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a person who knowingly makes a false report of animal cruelty.\n\n(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.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 9 - Offenses Against Public Peace, Order, and Decency","Part 2 - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"0539ded9c6841135edf522dc1a21b7bfd93f1c4cef2d03edafa64b379a72b1d0","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-9-208","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-9-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}