- Except as provided in section 13-14.5-111, this article 14.5 does not impose criminal or civil liability on any person or entity for acts or omissions made in good faith related to obtaining an extreme risk protection order or a temporary extreme risk protection order, including but not limited to reporting, declining to report, investigating, declining to investigate, filing, or declining to file a petition pursuant to this article 14.5.
- A person who files a malicious or false petition for a temporary extreme risk protection order or an extreme risk protection order may be subject to criminal prosecution for those acts.
- A federally licensed firearms dealer or law enforcement agency that stores a firearm as permitted by this article 14.5 is not civilly liable for any resulting damages to the firearm, as long as such damage did not result from the willful and wrongful act or gross negligence of the person or law enforcement agency storing the firearm.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1177), ch. 108, p. 398, § 1, effective April 12. L. 2021: (3) added, (HB 21-1255), ch. 293, p. 1753, § 6, effective June 22.