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).
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 ...
Requests for police internal affairs records do not have to identify …
WEBJun 28, 2021 · By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director. The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday removed a frustrating barrier for some requesters of police internal affairs records, deciding that criminal justice agencies may not withhold completed IA files from the public simply because the requester has not referenced a “specific, identifiable incident” of alleged misconduct by an officer.
Court of Appeals: Colorado ethics commission not subject to …
WEBOct 27, 2020 · Glendale Mayor Michael Dunafon sued the ethics commission in 2018 after it refused to disclose records of executive sessions in which complaints against him were discussed. He contended the materials were no longer confidential once the IEC deemed the complaints “nonfrivolous,” but a Denver District Court judge dismissed his lawsuit for lacking subject matter jurisdiction.
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 …
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 ...
Colorado is automatically sealing more than 100,000 criminal …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The Colorado Sun: Colorado is sealing more than 100,000 court records, the result of a new law that applies to nonviolent offenses and is intended to help people with criminal pasts pass background checks for jobs and housing. Most of the crimes are misdemeanors and petty offenses, and many involved drugs or theft. Colorado for years has allowed people to petition to seal their arrests and ...
A year after the legislature passed a law on police radio encryption ...
WEBAug 24, 2022 · But a year after House Bill 21-1250 was signed into law, reporters still can’t tune into Denver and Aurora police radio transmissions like they did before both agencies blocked public access — Denver in 2019 and Aurora three years earlier. Although each department has a written policy on radio access, neither has reached an agreement with any Denver metro news organizations.
CFOIC’s new online guide to Colorado’s sunshine laws
WEBNov 8, 2021 · The guide is free to use. If you find it valuable, please consider making a donation to the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition. CFOIC is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that relies on gifts, grants and membership dues. Your donations are tax-deductible. Paper copies of the 2019 edition of the guide are still available for $2 apiece.
Bill exempting state lawmakers from provisions of the Colorado …
WEBMar 11, 2024 · Update: Gov. Jared Polis signed SB 24-157 into law on Tuesday, March 12. The governor wrote in a signing statement: “As a coequal branch of government, the Executive should rarely intrude on the inner workings of the Legislature, and the Executive Branch warrants the same deference from the Legislature on its internal operations.”. By Jeffrey A. Roberts