VIDEO : Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman backs expanded compensation for victims under the Government Immunity Act

February 27, 2013

Submitted by dennis on Wed, 2013-02-27 16:15
Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman presents Senate BIll 23 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill increases the damages limitation cap under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (CGIA) to $478,000 for the claim on an individual party and a total recovery of $990,000 for any single occurrence. Under the bill, these amounts are exclusive of interest, which may be awarded in addition to the amounts noted above. Current law caps damage recoveries at $150,000 for the claim on any individual party and a total recovery of $600,000 for any single occurrence, and does not allow for interest. The proposed caps represent an inflation adjustment from the last times that the amounts were adjusted in 1979 and 1992. Beginning January 1, 2018, and every four years thereafter, the attorney general (AG) is required to adjust the caps based on the Consumer Price Index for Denver-Boulder-Greeley. The adjusted amounts are to be published on the AG's web site.

For the full bill, paste this link into your browser. http://goo.gl/aOuYS



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