# Comparative fault system · Colorado — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Comparative fault system · Colorado, state is Colorado; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (50% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is if such negligence was not as great as the negligence of the person against whom recovery is sought; fault threshold is 50%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Colorado _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Comparative fault system _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Fault system:** Modified comparative fault (50% bar) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery:** if such negligence was not as great as the negligence of the person against whom recovery is sought _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** 50% _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** 13-21-111 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Contributory negligence shall not bar recovery in any action by any person or his legal representative to recover damages for negligence resulting in death or in injury to person or property, if such negligence was not as great as the negligence of the person against whom recovery is sought

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statutory citation

> 13-21-111. Negligence cases - comparative negligence as measure of damages.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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