Title 24, Government - State
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-100.1 Short title. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 1903, � 92, effective August 5. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1968, � 78, effective August 5.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-101 Records destroyed - certified copies rerecorded
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Whenever it appears that the records, or any material part thereof, of any county in this state have been destroyed by fire or otherwise, any map, plat, deed, conveyance, contract, mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument in writing of whatever nature or character affecting r…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-102 District court to restore destroyed records
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(1) Whenever the public records of any plat or map or any tax list, assessment roll, or any public record or writing connected with the assessment and collection of the revenues of such county and of the state which is required to be kept by the county clerk and recorder of such …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-103 Costs and expenses of proceeding
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All costs and expenses incurred in the proceeding under section 24-72-102, including those for copies of maps, plats, and other records and recording the same, shall be taxed as costs against the county in which such proceedings are had. Source: L. 1889: p. 304, � 3. R.S. 08: � 5…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-104 Purchase abstracts
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(1) It is the duty of the judge of such court to examine into the state of such records in such county, and, in case he finds any abstracts, copies, minutes, or extracts from said records existing after such loss or destruction and finds that said abstracts, copies, minutes, or e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-105 Abstract books part of records - evidence
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When any county is possessed of abstract books, copies, minutes, and extracts, they shall be placed in the office of the county clerk and recorder of said county as part of his records, and, if the abstract books are not alphabetically indexed showing grantors and grantees, he sh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-106 Abstract books - use - presumptions
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In all cases in which any abstract books, copies, minutes, and extracts, purchased and placed in the county clerk and recorder's office, are admissible and shall be received in evidence under the provisions of this part 1, all deeds or other instruments in writing appearing there…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-107 Abstract books, when notice
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The abstracts, books, copies, minutes, and extracts, when so placed in the county clerk and recorder's office, shall be deemed notice of all deeds, mortgages, agreements in writing, powers of attorney, and other written instruments affecting or pertaining to the title of real est…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-108 Jurisdiction of courts to make inquiry
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In case of such destruction of records as provided for in sections 24-72-101 to 24-72-107, the district court having jurisdiction has power to inquire into the condition of any title to or interest in any land in such county and to make all such orders, judgments, and decrees as …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-109 Special commissioners - fees
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The judges of courts having equity jurisdiction in such county has power to appoint special commissioners from time to time as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this part 1 to take evidence and report all such petitions as may be referred to them. The fees of such c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-110 Evidence admissible, when - charges
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(1) In all cases under the provisions of this part 1 and in all proceedings or actions instituted after April 19, 1889, as to any estate or any interest or right in or any lien or encumbrance upon any lots, pieces, or parcels of land, where the original evidence has been destroye…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-111 Originals destroyed, prior abstracts as evidence
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Whenever it appears in any court in which any suit or proceeding is pending that the originals of any deeds, or other instruments of writing, or records in courts relating to any lands or irrigation ditches, the title or interest therein being in controversy in such suit or proce…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-112 Public records free to servicemen
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Whenever a copy of any public record is required by the United States veterans administration or its successors or any other agency of the government of the United States to be used in determining the eligibility of any person who has served in the armed forces of the United Stat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-113 Limit on retention of passive surveillance records - definition
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(1) As used in this section, passive surveillance means the use by a government entity of a digital video camera, video tape camera, closed circuit television camera, film camera, photo radar recorder, or other image recording device positioned to capture moving or still pictures…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-200.1 Short title
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Part 2 of this article shall be known and may be cited as the Colorado Open Records Act or CORA. Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1969, � 79, effective August 5.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-201 Legislative declaration
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It is declared to be the public policy of this state that all public records shall be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, except as provided in this part 2 or as otherwise specifically provided by law. Source: L. 68: p. 201, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 113-2-1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-202 Definitions
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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Correspondence means a communication that is sent to or received by one or more specifically identified individuals and that is or can be produced in written form, including, without limitation: (a) Communications…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-203 Public records open to inspection
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(1) (a) All public records shall be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, except as provided in this part 2 or as otherwise provided by law, but the official custodian of any public records may make such rules with reference to the inspection of such records as a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-204 Allowance or denial of inspection - grounds - procedure - appeal - definitions - repeal
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(1) The custodian of any public records shall allow any person the right of inspection of such records or any portion thereof except on one or more of the following grounds or as provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section: (a) Such inspection would be contrary to any state…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-204.5 Adoption of electronic mail policy
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(1) On or before July 1, 1997, the state or any agency, institution, or political subdivision thereof that operates or maintains an electronic mail communications system shall adopt a written policy on any monitoring of electronic mail communications and the circumstances under w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-205 Copy, printout, or photograph of a public record - imposition of research and retrieval fee
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(1) (a) In all cases in which a person has the right to inspect a public record, the person may request a copy, printout, or photograph of the record. The custodian shall furnish a copy, printout, or photograph and may charge a fee determined in accordance with subsection (5) of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-205.5 Public inspection of ballots - stay period - recounts - rules governing public inspection of ballots - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) (a) By enacting this section, the general assembly intends to permit the inspection of ballots under the conditions specified in this section and to protect the integrity of the election process while protecting voter privacy and preserving secrecy in voting in accordance wit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-206 Violation - penalty. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 68: p. 204, � 6. C.R.S. 1963: � 113-2-6. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (SB 17-040), ch. 286, p. 1584, � 3, effective August 9.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-301 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the maintenance, access and dissemination, completeness, accuracy, and sealing of criminal justice records are matters of statewide concern and that, in defining and regulating those areas, only statewide standards in a stat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-302 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Arrest and criminal records information means information reporting the arrest, indictment, or other formal filing of criminal charges against a person; the identity of the criminal justice agency taking such offi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-303 Records of official actions required - open to inspection - applicability
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(1) Each official action as defined in this part 3 shall be recorded by the particular criminal justice agency taking the official action. Such records of official actions shall be maintained by the particular criminal justice agency which took the action and shall be open for in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-304 Inspection of criminal justice records
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(1) Except for records of official actions which must be maintained and released pursuant to this part 3, all criminal justice records, at the discretion of the official custodian, may be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, except as otherwise provided by law, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-305 Allowance or denial of inspection - grounds - procedure - appeal
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(1) The custodian of criminal justice records may allow any person to inspect such records or any portion thereof except on the basis of any one of the following grounds or as provided in subsection (5) of this section: (a) Such inspection would be contrary to any state statute; …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-305.3 Private access to criminal history records of volunteers and employees of charitable organizations
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(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2001, p. 1233, § 1, effective June 5, 2001.) (2) (a) As used in this subsection (2): (I) “Authorized agency” means a division or office of a state designated by a state to report, receive, or disseminate information under the “Volunteers for Children…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-305.4 Governmental access to criminal history records of applicants in regulated professions or occupations
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(1) Any division, board, commission, or person responsible for the licensing, certification, or registration functions for any governmental entity, in addition to any other authority conferred by law, may use fingerprints to access, for comparison purposes, arrest history records…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-305.5 Access to records - denial by custodian - use of records to obtain information for solicitation - definitions
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(1) Records of official actions and criminal justice records and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and other information in such records shall not be used by any person for the purpose of soliciting business for pecuniary gain. The official custodian shall deny any person …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-305.6 County clerk and recorder access to criminal history records of election judges and employees - rules
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(1) A county clerk and recorder shall request the criminal history records from the public website maintained by the Colorado bureau of investigation for all full-time, part-time, permanent, and contract employees of the county who staff a counting center and who have any access …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-306 Copies, printouts, or photographs of criminal justice records - fees authorized
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(1) Criminal justice agencies may assess reasonable fees, not to exceed actual costs, including but not limited to personnel and equipment, for the search, retrieval, and redaction of criminal justice records requested pursuant to this part 3 and may waive fees at their discretio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-307 Challenge to accuracy and completeness - appeals
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(1) Any person in interest who is provided access to any criminal justice records pursuant to this part 3 shall have the right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of records to which he has been given access, insofar as they pertain to him, and to request that said records…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-308 Sealing of arrest and criminal records other than convictions. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-72-308Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-308.5 Sealing of criminal conviction records information for offenses involving controlled substances for convictions entered on or after July 1, 2008, and prior to July 1, 2011. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-72-308.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Servic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-308.6 Sealing of criminal conviction records information for offenses involving controlled substances for convictions entered on or after July 1, 2011. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-72-308.6Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Servic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-308.7 Sealing of criminal conviction records information for offenses committed by victims of human trafficking. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-72-308.7Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Servic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-308.8 Sealing of criminal conviction records information for offenses involving theft of public transportation services. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-72-308.8Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Servic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-308.9 Sealing of criminal conviction records information for petty offenses and municipal offenses for convictions. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-72-308.9Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Servic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-309 Violation - penalty
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Any person who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this part 3 commits a petty offense. Source: L. 77: Entire part added, p. 1250, � 1, effective December 31. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3230, � 431, effective March 1, 2022.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-401 Commission on judicial discipline - confidentiality of records and procedures. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-72-401Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-402 Violation - penalty. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 83: Entire part added, p. 1003, � 1, July 1. L. 2023: Entire section repealed, (HB 23-1019), ch. 366, p. 2202, � 11, effective August 7.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-501 Definitions
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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Governmental entity means the state and any state department, agency, or institution of the state. (2) Personally identifiable information means information about an individual collected by a governmental entity t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-502 Creation of a privacy policy for governmental entities
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(1) Each governmental entity of the state shall create a privacy policy for the purpose of standardizing within such governmental entity the collection, storage, transfer, and use of personally identifiable information by such governmental entity. The policy of each governmental …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-601 Definitions
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As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Department means the department of revenue. (2) Medical information means any information contained in the medical record or any information pertaining to the medical, mental health, or health-care services perfor…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-602 Access to personal medical information prohibited - exceptions
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(1) The department shall neither access nor distribute an individual’s personal medical information or medical record without the individual’s consent concurrent with a request for access. (2) When the department requests access to the personal medical information or medical reco…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-603 Government access to personal medical information task force - creation - membership - duties - report - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-72-603Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-701 Definitions
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As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Arrest and criminal records information has the same meaning as in section 24-72-302. (2) Basic identification information has the same meaning as in section 24-72-302. (2.5) Conviction means a criminal judgment o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-702 Expungement of arrest records in case of mistaken identity - definitions
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(1) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a court shall expunge the arrest and criminal records information of a person who was arrested as a result of mistaken identity and who did not have charges filed against him or her. (b) No later than ninety days after an invest…