Section 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;(e) All actions under the "Motor Vehicle Repair Act of 1977", article 9 of title 42, C.R.S.;(h) All actions against a person alleging liability for a penalty for commission of a class A or a class B traffic infraction, as defined in section 42-4-1701; and(i) All actions against a person alleging liability for a penalty for commission of a civil infraction, as described in section 16-2.3-101.Amended by 2022 Ch. 68, §7, eff. 3/1/2022.Amended by 2017 Ch. 264, §28, eff. 5/25/2017.L. 86: Entire article R&RE, p. 696, § 1, effective July 1; (1)(f) added, p. 707, § 3, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(f) amended and (1)(g) added, p. 538, § 11, effective July 1; (1)(f) amended and (1)(g) added, p. 567, § 3, effective July 1; (1)(h) added, p. 1495, § 2, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(e) and (1)(h) amended, p. 2550, § 34, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: (1)(f) repealed, p. 3, § 5, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2017: (1)(g) repealed, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1391, § 28, effective May 25.The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1986.