§ C.R.S. § 1-45-112.5Immunity from liability

(1) Any individual volunteering his or her time
on behalf of a candidate or candidate committee shall be immune from any liability for a fine or
penalty imposed pursuant to section 10 (1) of article XXVIII of the state constitution in any
proceeding that is based on an act or omission of such volunteer if:
(a) The volunteer was acting in good faith and within the scope of such volunteer's
official functions and duties for the candidate or candidate committee; and
(b) The violation was not caused by willful and intentional misconduct by such
volunteer.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be administered in a manner that is consistent
with section 1 of article XXVIII of the state constitution and with the legislative declaration set
forth in section 1-45-102.
(3) Any media outlet shall be immune from civil liability in any court where the media
outlet:
(a) Withdraws advertising time reserved by an independent expenditure committee that
fails to register in accordance with the requirements of section 1-45-107.5 (3)(a); or
(b) Elects to void an advertising contract and the advertisement:
(I) Is paid for by an independent expenditure committee that fails to register under
section 1-45-107.5 (3)(a);
(II) Is paid for by an independent expenditure committee that is registered under section
1-45-107.5 (3)(a) but the committee fails to file a disclosure report under section 1-45-108 (2)
through the date of the most recent required report; or
(III) Fails to satisfy the requirements of section 1-45-107.5 (5)(a).
(4) An affected media outlet may void a contract that implicates paragraph (b) of
subsection (3) of this section in the sole discretion of the media outlet.
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1-45-113. Sanctions. (Repealed)
December 6, 2002.
(b) This section was repealed by an initiated measure that was adopted by the people in
the general election held November 5, 2002. Section 12 of article XXVIII provides for the repeal
of this section. For the text of the initiative and the vote count, see Session Laws of Colorado
2003, p. 3609.