Colorado Open Records 
Colorado laws and court cases
Colorado Open Records Statute 24-72-201 through 24-72-206
Colorado Open Records Act on Sunshine Review
Colorado Open Records Act: 19 Frequently Asked Questions from the Attorney General's office.
Letter Generator
Create an open records request that conforms to Colorado requirements
State Salary Database
The Denver Post has a searchable database of Colorado State Employees, along with employees of many of the State Universities.
Exemptions
Document types exempted from public access.
Contacts (where to file your request)
Colorado School Districts
Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week
Colorado is lucky enough to have Tod Tibbetts filing open records requests. Click here to see what other states have FOIA advocates causing trouble in their states!
Sunshine Activist Interview
Colorado citizen Peggy Tibbetts has been interviewed for her work with open records. Read her interview, and those from other Sunshine Activists, here.
Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
(add yours!)
Boulder Carbon Tax Tracker
Colorado Ethics Watch
Face the State
From the Styx
Press
Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Colorado.
2008
October 15, 2008: Access to Ritter's phone data denied
September 17, 2008: City/Times lawsuit ruling could take three months
September 16, 2008: Council testifies in city vs. Times lawsuit
September 10, 2008: Open records, privacy clash in county database
September 6, 2008: Colorado elections director resigns amid inquiry
September 3, 2008: Group plans to sue three lawmakers, including GJ's Penry
August 28, 2008: Ritter wants suit tossed
August 27, 2008: Ritter attorney seeks dismissal of suit over phone records
August 22, 2008: Petty cash payments and open records noncompliance raise questions
August 11, 2008: Post sues to see Ritter records
August 9, 2008: From the editorial advisory board: BVSD and open meetings
July 25, 2008: Denver should provide more details of security spending
July 18, 2008: Government is the people's business
July 11, 2008: Open-records lawsuit against Aurora councilman dismissed
June 23, 2008: District attorney's expenses questioned
June 22, 2008: Info sought on severance tax issue
June 2, 2008: Budget woes could cut into county's ability to comply with state law
May 28, 2008: ACLU files suit against Denver
May 28, 2008: ACLU sues Denver over convention security records
May 12, 2008: District 6 school-bus camera footage not released
April 29, 2008: Church asks for records
April 3, 2008: City may impose fees for public records
March 25, 2008: Open records challenge
March 7, 2008: School district’s closed-meeting records sought
March 5, 2008: Jettisoning a bad idea: Majority leader did the right thing
March 3, 2008: Two weeks, two assaults on transparent government
March 3, 2008: Bill would curb access to data
March 1, 2008: Judge: Memorial contracts public
February 26, 2008: Council meeting missing 113 minutes
February 23, 2008: The 'work product' excuse for secrecy
February 22, 2008: Want to see your public records? Be prepared to pay up
February 19, 2008: Colorado Education Board can live lavishly, report shows
February 17, 2008: Ranchers seek records on Piñon expansion plan
February 9, 2008: Don't seal those records
February 6, 2008: Council to post city lawsuit info on Web
January 21, 2008: When controversy hits close to home, it pays to be a lawmaker. (Scroll down)
January 21, 2008: Times counterclaims lawsuit by City
January 21, 2008: Legislator weighs public-records change
January 16, 2008: Gazette sues over hospital contracts
January 11, 2008: Why were documents not preserved as evidence?
January 8, 2008: City responds to Times records request
January 3, 2008: Council faces open records request
2007
December 13, 2007: Official asks if worker's city file leaked
December 7, 2007: The Open Records War from Town Councilman Lacey's Blog
December 7, 2007: Brown blasts release of worker's records
November 9, 2007: Arrogance and Secrecy Greatest Obstacles to Good Government
September 28, 2007: Ranchers want Army to show its cards on ‘willing sellers’
September 13, 2007: City retains attorney in newspaper lawsuit
September 10, 2007: Silt recall leaders say proof in records
September 5, 2007: Dems looking for union label, GOP decries 'strong-arm' tactics
August 28, 2007: Courts tighten access to records
August 22, 2007: Man who sought records of commissioners disowns Republican activist label
August 18, 2007: Counties bill thousands for copies of officials' e-mail
August 9, 2007: A Chill From the North
August 8, 2007: Clerk’s office should embrace records law
August 3, 2007: Keep public records public (Opinion column)
August 1, 2007: Heath Urie knows how to get official secrets on the record
July 27, 2007: Log Lane loan to town clerk questioned
July 16, 2007: Amendment makes court records open again
June 18, 2007: Republican Group Targets Goodtimes’s Email Going Back Five Years
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