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Public Records Laws November 21, 2019

Zansberg: Rules of Professional Conduct ‘have nothing to say’ about disclosure of police body-cam footage

Footage from police body-worn cameras clearly fits the definition of criminal justice records in one of Colorado’s freedom-of-information laws: All materials, including recordings, “made, maintained, or kept” by criminal justice agencies. But some district attorneys are relying on more than the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act to determine whether and when body camera video should be disclosed to the public.

Public Records Laws April 22, 2019

Lawsuit: Autopsy report on decomposed body wrongfully withheld from requester

A Trinidad resident who runs a Facebook-based community news site is suing the Las Animas County coroner for wrongly denying his request for the autopsy report on a man whose decomposed body was found in an apartment in 2018.

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2019, Public Records Laws April 13, 2019

Eight things to know about Colorado’s new law requiring disclosure of police internal affairs records

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.

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2019, Public Records Laws March 20, 2019

Senate committee advances bill that opens files on police internal affairs investigations

A Colorado Senate committee advanced legislation that would open records on completed law enforcement internal affairs investigations.

Open Government Resources, Open Meetings Laws, Public Records Laws March 12, 2019

Video: CFOIC’s Zansberg talks about Sunshine Week and Colorado’s open government laws

Steve Zansberg, president of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, discussed Sunshine Week and CFOIC’s latest work Tuesday with Zack Newman, investigative data producer at 9NEWS.

Public Records Laws November 20, 2018

After son’s death, a mother pushes for a Colorado law on disclosure of police body camera footage

The mother of a 19-year-old man who was killed during a confrontation with police last year is on a mission to make law enforcement body camera footage more available to the public under Colorado law.

Public Records Laws August 29, 2018

Should you have to show an ID to request public records in Colorado?

Should you have to show identification to inspect or get copies of public records? Unlike a few states such as Virginia and Tennessee, Colorado has no requirement that freedom-of-information requests be made by people who actually live in the state. So what’s the point? Is it legal?

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2018, Public Records Laws May 2, 2018

Amended House bill doesn’t open police internal affairs records, but encourages their disclosure

An amended bill endorsed by the Colorado House no longer opens records on police internal affairs files, but essentially encourages their disclosure once an investigation is complete.

Public Records Laws April 25, 2018

Aurora agrees to change policies on police IA records, faces new suit on body cam footage

Aurora has agreed to revise its policies on the disclosure of police internal affairs records as part of a lawsuit settlement, but a new court case alleges the city wrongly withheld body-worn camera footage related to a traffic accident involving Denver Police Chief Robert White.

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2018, Public Records Laws February 6, 2018

DU study: Limited access to records leaves Coloradans ‘in the dark’ about police misconduct

New research makes a case for reforming Colorado’s criminal justice records statute to require the public release of files on completed internal affairs investigations concerning law enforcement officers accused of wrongdoing.

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