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2001 Colorado Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2001)

handle is hein.sag/sagco0058 and id is 1 raw text is: KEN SALAZAR STATE OF COLORADO STATE SERVICEs BUILDING Attomv Geeral1525 Sherman Street - 5th Floor AttorneyDEPARTMENT OF LAW Denver. Colorado 8020 CHRISTINE M. ARGUELLO Phone (303) 866-4500 Chief Deputy Attorney General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FAX (303) 866-5691 ALAN J. GILBERT Solicitor General FORMAL ) No. 01-1 OPINION ) ) Colorado Open Records Act Of ) Nineteen Frequently Asked Questions ) Alpha No. LW AG AGBAM KEN SALAZAR ) Attorney General ) Issued July 5, 2001 The Colorado Open Records Act statute gives everyone broad access to government records throughout the state. This opinion is issued to provide the people of Colorado and Colorado's governments with answers to frequently asked questions about this law. QUESTIONS PRESENTED AND CONCLUSIONS This opinion is presented in a frequently asked questions format. The questions and answers begin on page four below. The questions addressed in this formal opinion are: 1. What governmental records are open to the public under the Colorado Open Records Act? 2. How do I ask for public records from the government, and how is the government supposed to respond? 3. What if I think I am entitled to see particular public records but the government refuses to give them to me? 4. Are public records of disciplinary actions and investigations open to the public? 5. What is the interaction between the Colorado Open Records Act and the rules of discovery in state or federal court? 6. What happens if a public record holds some information that is open to the public and some information that falls within an exception to the Open Records Act?

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