Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)
We accept Colorado Open Record requests via a variety of ways including email, mail, fax, courier or other means. We recommend submitting your request via email at: cdle_pr@state.co.us. You may submit your request to the following address or a specific Division:
Office of Government, Policy &, Public Relations
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
707 17th Street, Suite 2500
Denver, Colorado 80202
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We will make every effort to respond within three working days, but may add up to a seven-working-day extension if extenuating circumstances apply.
When records cannot be easily or cost effectively provided electronically to a requestor, we may schedule a time to inspect the records in person. Records will be open for inspection from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Format of Records Produced
The Colorado Open Records Act does not guarantee access to the documents in a specific format. CORA also does not require the Department to create new documents or analysis of data to suit a request.
Exclusions
Exclusions not subject to CORA include but may not be limited to: criminal justice records or documents prepared for a criminal investigation; work product; trade secrets and proprietary information; and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as place and date of birth, home address, social security number, physical description or IP address of any individual. Records that include information that is excluded from CORA may be withheld or redacted.
Fees for Document Retrieval and Review and Production of Copies
When a substantial request is made requiring the production of more than 25 pages of documents, or the use of more than one hour of staff time to locate or produce records, we may charge the requestor for all copying expenses and other costs associated with staff time beginning with the second hour and for all subsequent hours.
When the number of pages produced pursuant to CORA exceeds 25 pages, we may charge $0.25 per page for all documents copied. When producing records consumes more than one hour of staff time, we may charge up to a maximum of $41.37 per hour effective July 1, 2024, when specialized document production or skills are required to locate, compile or produce records pursuant to a records request, including the use of third-party contractors. Any costs charged to a requestor shall not exceed the actual cost of producing the records.
For requests that we anticipate will require a fee as outlined above, we will provide the requestor with advance notice and an estimate of costs. We may request that a partial payment be paid upfront before the production of records begins unless alternative arrangements have been made through the Office of Government, Policy &, Public Relations. If a document is scanned and provided electronically, no fee will be assessed unless producing the records consumes more than one hour of staff time and/or if a storage device is provided containing the files.