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<br />24-10-104
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<br />(5) '.Public entity" means the state. county. city and county. inco'porated
<br />city or town. school dist,ict. special imp,ovement dist,ict. and every othe,
<br />kind of districl. agency. inslrumentalily. 0' political subdivision of the state
<br />o'ganized pursuanlto law.
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<br />Source: L. 71. p. 1205. ~ I; CoR.S. 1963. ~ 130-11-3; L. 82. p. 604. ~ 6;
<br />L. 86. p 874. ~ 2; L. 87. p. 929. ~ I; L. 88. p. 893. ~ I.
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<br />Cross references: For the ~:<c1usion ofchildrc:n ordered \0 pilnlcipa\c in :J. work or community
<br />service program from thcddinilion of"public c:mployec": see ~ 19-2-706.
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<br />Law review!. For anicle. "Public liability
<br />(or Privately Employed Security Personnel",
<br />see 16 Colo. Law. 2175 (IQ87l.
<br />Improper placement or stop sign is '-danger-
<br />ous condition", Improper placement of:1 Stop
<br />sign is within the statutory detinilion of a
<br />"dangerous condition" (or whicn a city may
<br />be held liable. Stephen v. City & County of
<br />Denver, 659 P,ld 666 (Colo, 1983),
<br />Failure 10 modify or impro"~ traffic signals
<br />be('au~ of increased ped~trlan tratTIc does
<br />not create ;1 "dangerous condition". Kjrr v.
<br />City & County of Deliver. 677 P.~u 1384
<br />I Colo, App, 19841,
<br />Dangerous condition Rot (ound. Si~ra v,.
<br />Cit... and Count... of Denver. 730 P.:!.d 902
<br />,(COlo..~pp, 1986j,
<br />,olnjury" includes loss of eonsonium and
<br />gives rise to separate right of reco\'C'ry. L~e v.
<br />Culo. Dcpt. of Health. 718 P.2d ~21 IColo.
<br />1'1861.
<br />When commissiont'r or insurance immune
<br />from liability. Attempting to rehabilitate inter.
<br />insurance exchange and reiSSUing cenific3te of .
<br />authority to do business during the rehabilita-
<br />tion period were discretionary acts. clearly
<br />judgmental in nature. and the commissioner
<br />was immune from liability. -\Iias Smith and
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<br />Jones, Inc. \0', Barnes. 695 P.~d 301 (COIOt
<br />App, 1984),
<br />IndustJilll commission protet'ted by so"er~iJtn
<br />immunity for failure to inspect machin~r)'. The
<br />industrial commission is prOtccted by the doc-
<br />trine of so\o'ereign immunity from any liability
<br />for injuries of a laborer which suppo~dly
<br />result from the commis$ion's failure to in\J)Cct
<br />industrial machinery. Quintana \'. Industri;]l
<br />Comm'n. 178 Colo. 131. .J'H P.1d 1137
<br />t 197~1: (decided prior lO the \986 amendment
<br />:tbolishing the industrial COll1mISSlon).
<br />The uoh'ersio' of Colorado and ils go'erninj:l
<br />board are ....public ~ntities" under Ihis section.
<br />Uberoi v. Uni\o.ersity of Colorado. 71) P.~d
<br />894 I Colo. 1986),
<br />D~nver deparrm~nt of social se"ic~s is a
<br />public ~l1tity under this section. Corbin by
<br />Corbin v. Citv and COUnt\' or De-m.er. 735
<br />P.:d :1.HColo. ....pp. IQS-"
<br />Applied In Cil~ of Colorado Spnng,:> \..
<br />Gladin. 198 Colo. JJJ. ;99 P.~d 907 (1979):
<br />-\dams County School Disl. ;\10. 1 v. District
<br />Court. 199 Colo, l8';, 611 P,ld 963 11980),
<br />Jones v. Nonheast Durango Water Dist.. 61:!
<br />P.:!d 92 IColo. .-\1'1'. J980); Mucci .... Falcon
<br />School Dist. No. -49.655 P.2d 4:!.: IColo. A.pp.
<br />1982); Beacom.... Board of Count\-" Comm'rs.
<br />651 P,ld';40\Colo, 1983), .
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<br />24-10-104. Waiver of sovereign immunity. Notwithstanding any p'ovision
<br />of law to the contrary. the governing body of a public entity. by ,esolution.
<br />may waive the immunity granted in section 2~-10-106 fa, the types of inju-
<br />,ies desc,ieed in the resolution. ,Any such waive, may be withd,awn by the
<br />governing body by resolulion. A ,esolution adopted pu,suant to this section
<br />shall apply only to inju,ies occu"ing subsequent 10 the adoption of such
<br />,esolution,
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<br />Source:L. 71. p, 1205.~ I: C.R.S. 1963.~ 130-11-4: L. 86,p.875.~ 3,
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<br />Cro~~ rerer~nces: For .1uthonzation 10 procurc ,"sur:Jnc!: .1gainsl liabilily. SI.'C ~ ~ ~-4.IO~1 t 5
<br />Jnd :!.-4-1 ~.I O!.
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<br />.\m. Jur.ld. See 57 Am, Jur.2d. Municipal.
<br />School. and State Ton Liability, ~ 57.
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<br />~o wainr of ete"~nch amendment immunity.
<br />..... scatC"s wai\'cr ofilS ImmuRlly :JgalOst suit In
<br />its own coun'i does not con!'itit:Jh':J W:lI\r.'r IlJ"
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