Colorado reduces records fees.

• Author: Swartz, Nikki
• Position: UP FRONT: News, Trends & Analysis - Brief article

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Colorado's copy fees for open records are no longer the highest in the country. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter recently signed a bill reducing the amount public entities can charge for copies of public records from $1.25 per page to 25 cents per page.

According to a report by The Coloradoan newspaper, the $1.25-per-page copy fee dated to 1968. before advances in copying made copies cheaper.

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