Guide to Colorado’s Open Records and Open Meetings Laws
WEBThe open meetings law states: “No adoption of any proposed policy, position, resolution, rule, regulation, or formal action (except the approval of executive session minutes) shall occur at any executive session that is not open to the public.”. C.R.S. § 24-6-402 (3) (a) and C.R.S. § 24-6-402 (4).
A groundbreaking 2019 law opened records on police internal …
WEBJul 15, 2020 · By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director. Fourteen months before Colorado lawmakers passed the sweeping law enforcement accountability and transparency bill recently signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis, they approved a measure to shine a light on how police departments police themselves.. House Bill 19-1119 was groundbreaking, introducing a statewide standard for the disclosure of ...
When you’re told that ‘no such records exist’
WEBFeb 7, 2019 · CFOIC Executive Director. “No such records exist.”. A response like that from a court clerk, a prosecutor’s office or a criminal justice agency can be puzzling for journalists and members of the public who are certain that a case file in fact does exist on a person they’re asking about. Maybe the arrest made the news and charges were filed.
Eight things to know about Colorado’s new law requiring …
WEBApr 13, 2019 · Gov. Jared Polis’ signature on House Bill 19-1119 unclogged a major blockage in the flow of public information in Colorado by establishing a statewide presumption of openness for records about the job performance of law enforcement officers. Here are some things to know about the bill, which went into effect immediately.
During the pandemic, Colorado’s judicial branch offers (temporary ...
WEBJul 17, 2020 · With the Colorado Supreme Court library in downtown Denver “closed until further notice” because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s judicial branch is finally letting anyone pull up civil case filings on a personal computer at …
Colorado appellate court sets standard for libel plaintiffs to …
WEBOct 27, 2022 · The framework adopted by the Court of Appeals incorporates arguments presented in a friend-of-the-court brief filed in January by attorney Steve Zansberg on behalf of the Colorado Press Association and the Colorado Broadcasters Association.. To prevail on a libel claim addressing a matter of legitimate public interest, “the plaintiff must prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that ...
WEBC.R.S. § 24-72-204(3)(A)(III). Furthermore, if the record requested is a letter of reference concerning employment, licensing, or issuance of permits, the custodian is directed to deny access to the person in interest, a. to well as the general pu. lic. C.R.S. § 24-72-204(3)(a).The Colorado Supreme Court has held that the “letters of ...
Seven things to know about how Colorado’s open records law is …
WEBJun 1, 2017 · By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director. When Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 17-040 on Thursday, he ratified a long-overdue update to the Colorado Open Records Act, which hadn’t been modernized in more than 20 years.
Public Data Online - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
WEBPublic Safety Research & Statistics: Charts and tabular data on crime, arrest and incarceration rates, downloadable in PDF and Excel formats. Criminal History Checks: Search the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s arrest-record database. The fee for each name searched is $6.85. Sex Offender Registry: Searchable database maintained by the ...
Government employee records in Colorado: What's confidential, …
WEBJun 2, 2016 · By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director. Colorado’s open-records law is clear: A government employee’s personnel file is off limits to the public.
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