§ 25-20-101. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Duties to Disabled Persons Act”. Source: L. 73: p. 753, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-39-1.
§ 25-20-102. Definitions
As used in this article 20, unless the context otherwise requires: “Disabled condition” means the condition of being unconscious, semiconscious, incoherent, or otherwise incapacitated to communicate. “Disabled person” means a person in a disabled condition. “Emergency symbol” means the caduceus inscribed within a six-barred cross used by the American medical association to denote emergency information. […]
§ 25-20-103. Identifying Devices for Persons Having Certain Conditions
A person who suffers from epilepsy, diabetes, a cardiac condition, or any other type of illness that causes temporary blackouts, semiconscious periods, or complete unconsciousness, or who suffers from a condition requiring specific medication or medical treatment, is allergic to certain medications or items used in medical treatment, wears contact lenses, has religious objections to […]
§ 25-20-104. Duty of Peace Officer
A peace officer shall make a diligent effort to determine whether any disabled person he finds is an epileptic or a diabetic, or suffers from some other type of illness that would cause the condition. Whenever feasible, this effort shall be made before the person is charged with a crime or taken to a place […]
§ 25-20-105. Duty of Medical Practitioners
A medical practitioner, in discharging his duty to a disabled person whom he has undertaken to examine or treat, shall make a reasonable search for an identifying device or identification card of the type described in section 25-20-103 (2) and examine them for emergency information. A claim for relief against a medical practitioner does not […]
§ 25-20-106. Duty of Others
A person, other than a peace officer or medical practitioner, who finds a disabled person shall make a reasonable effort to notify a peace officer. If a peace officer or medical practitioner is not present, a person who finds a disabled person may make a reasonable search for an identifying device, and, if the identifying […]
§ 25-20-107. Falsifying Identification or Misrepresenting Condition
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any person who, with intent to deceive, provides, wears, uses, or possesses a false identifying device or identification card of the type described in section 25-20-103 (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by […]
§ 25-20-108. Uniformity of Application and Construction
This article shall be so applied and construed as to make uniform the law with respect to the subject matter among those states which enact it. Source: L. 73: p. 755, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-39-8.