C.R.S. Section 33-32-105.5
Minimum qualifications of guides, trip leaders, and guide instructors

(1)

Individuals providing the services of guides, trip leaders, or guide instructors shall have the following minimum qualifications and such additional qualifications as the commission may establish by rule:

(a)

Guides shall be eighteen years of age or older, possess a valid standard first-aid card, be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and have fifty hours of training on the river as a guide from a qualified guide instructor.

(b)

Trip leaders shall be eighteen years of age or older, possess a valid standard first-aid card, be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and have logged at least five hundred river miles, of which at least two hundred fifty river miles shall have been logged while acting as a qualified guide and no more than two hundred fifty river miles shall have been logged while acting as a guide on nonregulated trips. Miles from nonregulated trips shall be documented and signed by the trip leader under penalty of perjury, and the licensee shall retain the documents during the term of the trip leader’s employment.

(c)

Guide instructors shall be eighteen years of age or older, possess a valid standard first-aid card, be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and have logged at least fifteen hundred river miles, of which at least seven hundred fifty river miles shall have been logged while acting as a qualified guide.

(2)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1221), ch. 353, p. 1642, § 7, effective August 11, 2010.)

Source: Section 33-32-105.5 — Minimum qualifications of guides, trip leaders, and guide instructors, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-33.pdf (accessed May 26, 2025).

33–32–101
Legislative declaration 33–32–102
Definitions 33–32–103
Powers and duties of the commission - rules 33–32–103.5
Variances 33–32–104
License required - fee 33–32–105
Minimum qualifications and conditions for a river outfitter’s license 33–32–105.5
Minimum qualifications of guides, trip leaders, and guide instructors 33–32–106
Equipment required - employees required to meet minimum qualifications 33–32–107
River outfitters - prohibited operations - penalties 33–32–108
Enforcement 33–32–109
Denial, suspension, or revocation of license - disciplinary actions 33–32–110
Advisory committee 33–32–111
Fees - river outfitters cash fund 33–32–112
Repeal of article

Current through Fall 2025

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Original Source: Section 33-32-105.5 — Minimum qualifications of guides, trip leaders, and guide instructors, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-33.pdf (last accessed May 10, 2025).

C.R.S. Section 33-32-105.5 Minimum qualifications of guides, trip leaders, and guide instructors

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(a)

(b)

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C.R.S. Section 33-32-105.5
Minimum qualifications of guides, trip leaders, and guide instructors