Colorado Auto Insurance
With the repeal ("sunsetting") of Colorado's No-Fault legislation on July 1, 2003, Colorado reverted to the "tort" system.
Claims arising out of pre July 1, 2003 motor vehicle crashes must proceed under the "no-fault" system, while claims arising out of post July 1, 2003 motor vehicle crashes must proceed under the "tort" system.
Colorado has a three year statute of limitations for personal injury claims arising out of motor vehicle incidents, so most "no-fault" cases were gone by July 1, 2006 (But pre July 1, 2003 claims that were not filed prior to July 1, 2006 are not necessarily SOL; e.g., minor's claims).
Under the prior no-fault system, an injured person had to satisfy one of several "threshold" requirements in order to maintain an action against the negligent party. Under the current tort system, there is no "threshold" to satisfy prior to filing a suit against the negligent party.
Colorado's statutorily mandated minimum auto liability coverage is $25,000.
