Senate passes CORA fees bill, adds amendment to charge all requesters equally
A bill that caps research-and-retrieval fees for public records at $30 per hour passed the Colorado Senate with an amendment requiring that costs be the same for everyone.
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Colorado Senate gives initial nod to bills regulating CORA fees and online mug shots
A revised version of the mug shot bill won initial approval in the Colorado Senate, while state senators also gave a preliminary nod to amended legislation on open-records fees.
CORA bill passes Senate committee with amendment to cap fees
An amendment to HB 14-1193 removes the minimum wage requirement and instead caps research and retrieval fees at $30 per hour with a requirement that the first hour be provided for free.
New amendment would cap CORA fees at $25 per hour, mandate that first two hours are free
An amendment to be proposed caps the hourly rate at $25 for researching and compiling public records, with the maximum rate adjusted for inflation every five years. More significantly, the first two hours would be free.
Amended CORA fees bill sets cap for filling requests at four times minimum wage
A bill to standardize fees for public records in Colorado was amended by lawmakers to cap charges for filling requests for information at four times the state minimum wage.
CORA fees proposal among legislation to watch in 2014
A plan to regulate fees for public records statewide is expected to be one of at least three bills introduced during the 2014 legislative session that would affect the flow or availability of information in Colorado.
What is a “reasonable” CORA fee?
A recent Court of Appeals decision upheld a 2003 ruling on how much governments in Colorado can charge to research and retrieve records.