§ 13-50.5-101. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act”. Source: L. 77: Entire article added, p. 808, § 1, effective July 1.
§ 13-50.5-102. Right to Contribution – Contract or Agreement Provision to Indemnify or Hold Harmless Void Against Public Policy
Except as otherwise provided in this article, where two or more persons become jointly or severally liable in tort for the same injury to person or property or for the same wrongful death, there is a right of contribution among them even though judgment has not been recovered against all or any of them. The […]
§ 13-50.5-103. Pro Rata Shares
The relative degrees of fault of the joint tortfeasors shall be used in determining their pro rata shares. Source: L. 77: Entire article added, p. 809, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 681, § 2, effective July 1.
§ 13-50.5-104. Enforcement
Whether or not judgment has been entered in an action against two or more tortfeasors for the same injury or wrongful death, contribution may be enforced by separate action. Where a judgment has been entered in an action against two or more tortfeasors for the same injury or wrongful death, contribution may be enforced in […]
§ 13-50.5-105. Release or Covenant Not to Sue
When a release or a covenant not to sue or not to enforce judgment is given in good faith to one of two or more persons liable in tort for the same injury or the same wrongful death: It does not discharge any of the other tortfeasors from liability for their several pro rata shares […]
§ 13-50.5-106. Uniformity of Interpretation
This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it. Source: L. 77: Entire article added, p. 810, § 1, effective July 1.