Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)

City and County of Denver Building

Open Records Requests

Making a Records Request

IMPORTANT: Before submitting a request, please check the City’s CORA Contacts Directory. This directory lists the types of documents that each City office can provide, which helps you connect with the right office and avoid delays or rerouting.

CORA Contacts Directory

Note: The City Attorney’s Office can only provide documents within our office’s custody. The City Attorney’s Office does not process open records requests for other agencies or offices in the City and County of Denver.

The City Attorney's Office accepts CORA requests for records by email at CAO.CORAREQUEST@denvergov.org or by filling out the form, below. This includes Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act (CCJRA) requests for its Prosecution and Code Enforcement (PACE) section.

City Attorney's Office CORA Request Webform

CORA Requests for criminal justice records will be treated as requests made under CCJRA. The legislative policy regarding access to criminal justice records under CCJRA is more limited than access to public records under CORA. Criminal justice records may be requested pursuant to CCJRA directly from the appropriate law enforcement agency. This includes the Denver Police Department, Denver Sheriff Department and the District Attorney’s Office.

To pay for the cost of processing a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request, the agency custodian may charge for the time spent to research and respond to records requests under CORA. Following the Colorado Revised Statutes C.R.S. §24-72-205(6), agency custodians may charge $41.37 per hour for researching, retrieving and reviewing records. There is no charge for the first hour of research, retrieval and review of records.

A CORA and/or CCJRA requests received after 3 p.m., or any day the agency is officially closed, will be considered received on the following working day.

For information regarding fees associated with CORA requests, visit the City’s Colorado Open Records Act webpage below.

Colorado Open Records Act - Fee Policy 

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