C.R.S. Section 24-34-802
Violations

  • penalties
  • immunity

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for any person, as defined in section 24-34-301, to discriminate against an individual or group of individuals because the person has opposed any practice, made a discriminatory practice based on disability pursuant to part 5, 6, or 8 of this article 34, or because the person has made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing conducted pursuant to part 5, 6, or 8 of this article 34.

(b)

An individual with a disability, as defined in section 24-34-301, must not, by reason of the individual’s disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of services, programs, or activities provided by a place of public accommodation, as defined in section 24-34-601 (1), a public entity, as defined in section 24-34-301, or a state agency, as defined in section 24-37.5-102, or be subjected to discrimination by any such place of public accommodation, public entity, or state agency.

(c)

Discrimination pursuant to this section includes the failure of a public entity or state agency, as those terms are defined in section 24-34-301, to fully comply, on or before July 1, 2024, with the accessibility standards for individuals with a disability established by the office of information technology pursuant to section 24-85-103. Liability for noncompliance as to content lies with the public entity or state agency that manages the content. Liability for noncompliance of the platform hosting the content lies with the public entity or state agency that manages the platform.

(2)

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(a)

An individual with a disability, as defined in section 24-34-301, who is subject to a violation of subsection (1) of this section or of section 24-34-502, 24-34-502.2, 24-34-601, or 24-34-803 based on the individual’s disability may bring a civil suit in a court of competent jurisdiction and is entitled to a court order requiring compliance with the provisions of the applicable section and either of the following remedies:

(I)

Repealed.

(II)

The recovery of actual monetary damages; or

(III)

A statutory fine of three thousand five hundred dollars, payable to each plaintiff for each violation.

(b)

For a claim brought pursuant to section 24-85-103 for a violation of accessibility standards, the violation must be considered a single incident and not as separate violations if the violation occurred on a single digital product, including a website or an application.

(c)

For a claim brought pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section for a construction-related accessibility violation, the violation must be considered a single incident and not as separate violations for each day the construction-related accessibility violation exists.

(d)

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(I)

A small business defendant is entitled to a fifty percent reduction in a statutory fine assessed pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(III) of this section if it corrects the accessibility violation within thirty days after the filing of the complaint. The fifty percent reduction in a statutory fine does not apply, however, if the defendant knowingly or intentionally made or caused to have made the access barrier that caused the accessibility violation.

(II)

For purposes of this subsection (2)(d), “small business” means an employer with twenty-five or fewer employees and no more than three million five hundred thousand dollars in annual gross income.

(III)

Nothing in this subsection (2)(d) may be interpreted to result in a reduction in actual monetary damages awarded pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(II) of this section.

(3)

An award of attorney fees and costs pursuant to section 24-34-505.6 (6)(b) applies to claims brought pursuant to this section.

(4)

A court that hears civil suits pursuant to this section shall apply the same standards and defenses that are available under the federal “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and its related amendments and implementing regulations.

(5)

An agency in the state with the authority to promulgate rules related to protections for persons with disabilities shall not promulgate a rule that provides less protection than that provided by the federal “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., as amended.

Source: Section 24-34-802 — Violations - penalties - immunity, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-24.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

24‑34‑101
Department created - executive director
24‑34‑104
General assembly review of regulatory agencies and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative declaration - repeal
24‑34‑104.1
General assembly sunrise review of new regulation of occupations and professions - definition - repeal
24‑34‑104.5
Cost of reports - charges
24‑34‑106
Professions and occupations - alternative to existing disciplinary actions
24‑34‑107
Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules
24‑34‑108
Consumer outreach and education program - creation - cash fund - fine surcharge
24‑34‑111
Posting summary transparency reports required by federal law
24‑34‑301
Definitions
24‑34‑302
Civil rights division - director - powers and duties
24‑34‑303
Civil rights commission - membership
24‑34‑304
Division and commission subject to termination - repeal of part
24‑34‑305
Powers and duties of commission
24‑34‑306
Charge - complaint - hearing - procedure - exhaustion of administrative remedies
24‑34‑307
Judicial review and enforcement
24‑34‑308
Enforcement of federal law prohibited
24‑34‑309
Public education - service and assistance animals - form used in housing
24‑34‑400.2
Legislative declaration
24‑34‑401
Definitions
24‑34‑402
Discriminatory or unfair employment practices - affirmative defense - definition
24‑34‑402.3
Prohibition of discrimination - pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions - reasonable accommodations required - notice of rights - definitions
24‑34‑402.5
Unlawful prohibition of legal activities as a condition of employment
24‑34‑402.7
Unlawful action against employees seeking protection
24‑34‑403
Time limits on filing of charges
24‑34‑404
Charges by employers and others
24‑34‑405
Relief authorized - short title
24‑34‑406
Ruling on unemployment benefits not a bar
24‑34‑407
Nondisclosure agreements - requirements for enforcement - penalties for noncompliance
24‑34‑408
Employer record keeping - repository of discrimination complaints - definition
24‑34‑501
Definitions
24‑34‑502
Unfair housing practices prohibited - definition
24‑34‑502.2
Unfair or discriminatory housing practices against individuals with disabilities prohibited
24‑34‑503
Refusal to show housing
24‑34‑504
Time limits on filing of charges
24‑34‑505
Charges by other persons
24‑34‑505.5
Enforcement by the attorney general
24‑34‑505.6
Enforcement by private persons
24‑34‑506
Probable cause
24‑34‑506.5
Conciliation agreements
24‑34‑507
Injunctive relief
24‑34‑508
Relief authorized
24‑34‑509
Enforcement sought by commission
24‑34‑601
Discrimination in places of public accommodation - definition
24‑34‑602
Penalty and civil liability
24‑34‑603
Jurisdiction of county court - trial
24‑34‑604
Time limits on filing of charges
24‑34‑605
Relief authorized
24‑34‑701
Publishing of discriminative matter forbidden
24‑34‑702
Presumptive evidence
24‑34‑703
Places of public accommodation - definition
24‑34‑704
Exceptions
24‑34‑705
Penalty
24‑34‑706
Time limits on filing of charges
24‑34‑707
Relief authorized
24‑34‑801
Legislative declaration
24‑34‑802
Violations - penalties - immunity
24‑34‑803
Rights of individuals with service animals
24‑34‑804
Service animals - violations - penalties
24‑34‑805
Family preservation safeguards for families that include a parent with a disability - protections - legislative declaration - definitions
24‑34‑901
Proposed continuing education requirements for regulated occupations and professions - review by office of executive director
24‑34‑1001
Legislative declaration
24‑34‑1002
Definitions
24‑34‑1003
Task force on the rights of Coloradans with disabilities - creation - membership - report
24‑34‑1004
Subcommittee on the rewrite and modernization of the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning civil rights of persons with disabilities - membership - purpose - reporting
24‑34‑1005
Subcommittee on basic access to Colorado outdoors for persons with disabilities - membership - purpose - reporting
24‑34‑1006
Subcommittee on affordability, accessibility, and attainability of housing for persons with disabilities - membership - purpose - reporting
24‑34‑1007
Subcommittee on physical and programmatic basic access within state and local government for persons with disabilities - membership - purpose - reporting
24‑34‑1008
Repeal of part
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 24-34-802’s source at colorado​.gov