Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Termination (common law) in Colorado

How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for US-CO statute-of-limitations — wrongful-termination-common-law is C.R.S. § 13-80-102(1)(a).

C.R.S. § 13-80-102(1)(a). 13-80-102. General limitation of actions - two years. (1) The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, must be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter: (a) Tort actions, including but not limited to actions for negligence, trespass, malicious abuse of process, malicious prosecution, outrageous conduct, interference with relationships, and tortious breach of contract; except that this paragraph (a) does not apply to any tort action arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle as set forth in section 13-80-101 (1)(n);

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Sources

• C.R.S. § 13-80-102(1)(a) — 13-80-102. General limitation of actions - two years

All sources are official primary law published by leg.colorado.gov.

Corroboration method: live_primary_pdf_fetch_pdftotext_extract.