# Statutory penalty · Colorado — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Statutory penalty · Colorado, limitation period is one year; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues; section is 13-80-103; how the statute describes it is All actions for any penalty or forfeiture of any penal statutes, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Statutory penalty _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Colorado _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** one year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** All actions for any penalty or forfeiture of any penal statutes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause of action accrues _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 13-80-103 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 13-80-103. General limitation of actions - one year. (1) The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter: (a) The following tort actions: Assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, libel, and slander; (b) All actions for escape of prisoners; (c) All actions against sheriffs, coroners, police officers, firefighters, national guardsmen, or any other law enforcement authority; (d) All actions for any penalty or forfeiture of any penal statutes;

## Source

- https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-13.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).