Getting Public Records
C.R.S. 24-72-203 — open to any person, presumed within three working days, and copies at twenty-five cents a page
All public records in Colorado are open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, except as the open records part or other law provides. For records not readily available, a reasonable time is presumed to be three working days or less, and may be extended where extenuating circumstances exist.
Who handles this in Colorado: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Colorado directory.
A person may ask for a copy, which the custodian sends by mail, other delivery, fax or email without a transmission fee. A copy may cost no more than twenty-five cents per standard page, and a research and retrieval fee only where the custodian published a written policy on it before the request.
Sources for this section (2)
- C.R.S. 24-72-203 — Public records open to inspection
- C.R.S. 24-72-205 — Copy, printout, or photograph of a public record - imposition of research and retrieval fee
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Colorado attorney.