Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-18.6-104
Duty to comply with CPR directive - immunity - effect on criminal charges against another person
Colorado · Colorado Revised Statutes Title 15 — Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries · Status: effective
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- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-18.6-104, Duty to comply with CPR directive - immunity - effect on criminal charges against another person, Colorado, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2294557
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(1) Emergency medical service personnel, health-care providers, and health-care facilities shall comply with a person's CPR directive that is apparent and immediately available. Any emergency medical service personnel, health-care provider, health-care facility, or any other person who, in good faith, complies with a CPR directive shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or regulatory sanction for such compliance.
(2) Compliance by emergency medical service personnel, health-care providers, or health-care facilities with a CPR directive shall not affect the criminal prosecution of any person otherwise charged with the commission of a criminal act.
(3) In the absence of a CPR directive, a person's consent to CPR shall be presumed.