PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS:

COLORADO JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

Policy Adopted December 8, 2006

By the Public Access Committee

Attachment to CJD 05-01

PUBLIC

ACCESS TO

COURT

RECORDS

COLORADO JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS

Table of Contents

PURPOSE

Section 1.00 Purpose of the Policy 1

ACCESS BY WHOM

Section 2.00 Who has Access Under this Policy 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

Section 3.00 General Provisions 2

Section 3.10 Definition of Court Record 3

Section 3.20 Definition of Public Access

Section 3.30 Definition of Remote Access 4

Section 3.40 Definition of In Electronic Form 4

ACCESS TO WHAT

Section 4.00 Applicability of Rule 4

Section 4.10 General Access Rule 4

Section 4.20 Court Records Subject to Remote Access 5

Section 4.30 Requests for Bulk Distribution of Court Records 5

Section 4.40 Access to Aggregate and Compiled Data from Court Records 5

Section 4.50 Court Records only Publicly Accessible at a Court Facility 8

Section 4.60 Court Records Excluded from Public Access 9

WHEN ACCESSIBLE

Section 5.00 When Court Records May be Accessed 10

FEES

Section 6.00 Fees for Access 11

OBLIGATION OF VENDORS

Section 7.00 Obligations of Vendors Providing Information Technology

Support to Maintain Court Records 11

OBLIGATION OF THE COURT TO INFORM AND EDUCATE

Section 8.00 Dissemination of Information to Litigants about Access to

Court Records 12

Section 8.10 Dissemination of Information to the Public about Accessing

Court Records 12

Section 8.20 Education of Judges and Court Personnel about an Access Policy 12

Section 8.30 Education about Process to Change Inaccurate Information in

a Court Record

PROCEDURES TO CORRECT INACCURATE INFORMATION

Section 9.00 Procedures to Correct Inaccurate Court Records 13

WEB STANDARDS

Section 10.00 Web Standards 14

ADDENDUM A: COMPILED DATA REQUEST FORM 17

ADDENDUM B: DATA MATCHING REQUEST FORM 18

ADDENDUM C: COST RECOVERY FORMULA 19

ADDENDUM D: REQUEST TO ACCESS RESTRICTED FILES 20

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COLORADO JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS

PURPOSE

Section 1.00 – PURPOSE OF THE POLICY

(a) The purpose of this policy is to provide a comprehensive framework for public

access to court records. The policy provides for access in a manner that:

(1) maximizes accessibility to court records;

(2) supports the role of the judiciary;

(3) promotes governmental accountability;

(4) contributes to public safety;

(5) minimizes risk of injury to individuals;

(6) protects individual privacy rights and interests;

(7) protects proprietary business information;

(8) minimizes reluctance to use the court to resolve disputes;

(9) makes effective use of court and clerk of court staff;

(10) provides excellent customer service;

(11) does not unduly burden the ongoing business of the judiciary; and

(12) protects individuals from the use of outdated or inaccurate information.

(b) This policy is intended to provide guidance to 1) litigants, 2) those seeking

access to court records, and 3) judges and other judicial branch personnel

responding to requests for access.

State Court Administrator regarding the content of Judicial Branch web sites.

ACCESS BY WHOM

Section 2.00 – WHO HAS ACCESS UNDER THIS POLICY

Every m

ember of the public will have the same access to court records as provided in this

policy.

(a) “Public” includes:

1. any person and any business or non-profit entity, organization or

association;

2. any governmental agency for which there is no existing policy defining

the agency’s access to court records;

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3. media organizations; and

4. entities that gather and disseminate information for whatever reason,

regardless of whether it is done with the intent of making a profit, and

without distinction as to nature or extent of access.

(b) “Public” does not include:

1. Judicial Branch staff, including: court or clerk of court employees, state

court administrator’s office employees, probation employees and judicial

officers;

2. people or entities, private or governmental, who assist the court in providing

court services;

3. public agencies whose access to court records is defined by another statute,

rule, order or policy set by the State Court Administrator; and

4. the parties to a case, their lawyers or other authorized representative

regarding access to the court record in their specific case.

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

Section 3.00 – GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) A Public Access Committee was established by Chief Justice Directive 05-01 to

develop policy regarding the information to be released to the public from court

records, including court records maintained in the Integrated Colorado Online

Network (“ICON/Eclipse”) system.

(b) The State Court Administrator is the official custodian of ICON/Eclipse. The

State Court Administrator, as the official custodian of ICON/Eclipse, is charged

with completing requests for data from the ICON/Eclipse system consistent with

the policies and procedures developed by the Public Access Committee. Such

policies shall govern the completion of all requests for data from the

ICON/Eclipse database.

computer or other machine associated with the ICON/Eclipse system for access to

court records unless authorized by the State Court Administrator or his/her

delegate.

(d) Court personnel will make reasonable efforts to use the standardized coding and

input procedures for ICON/Eclipse established by the State Court Administrator’s

Office. Any court record released in error to the public shall not be authenticated

as an official court or probation record.

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(e) If a Judicial Branch employee believes that the ICON/Eclipse program is

producing incorrect or erroneous results, the State Court Administrator’s Office

shall immediately be informed.

Section 3.10 - DEFINITION OF COURT RECORD

For purposes of this policy

(a) “Court record” includes:

(1) any document, information, or other item that is collected, received, or

maintained by a court or clerk of court in connection with a judicial

proceeding;

(2) any index, calendar, docket, register of actions, official record of the

proceedings, order, decree, judgment, or minute order, that is related to a

judicial proceeding; and

(3) the electronic record (ICON/Eclipse) is an official court record,

including the probation ICON/Eclipse files.

(b) “Court record” does not include:

(1) other records maintained by the court or clerk of court pertaining to the

administration of the court or clerk of court’s office not associated with

any particular case (i.e., personnel information, travel vouchers, e-mail,

etc.);

(2) non ICON/Eclipse probation records;

(3) administrative and management reports;

(4) judges notes and judicial work product related to the deliberative

process; and

(5) information gathered, maintained or stored by a governmental agency or

other entity to which the court has access but which is not part of the

court record as defined in section 3.10(a).

(6) other records maintained by the Judicial Branch not expressly defined as

court records in 3.10(a).

Section 3.20 - DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ACCESS

“Public access” means that the public may inspect and obtain a copy of information in a court

record.

Section 3.30 - DEFINITION OF REMOTE ACCESS

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“Remote access” means the ability to electronically search, inspect, or copy information in a

court record without need to physically visit a Judicial Branch facility or location where the

court record is maintained.

Section 3.40 - DEFINITION OF IN ELECTRONIC FORM

Information in a court record “in electronic form” includes information that exists as:

(a) electronic representations of text or graphic documents;

(b) an electronic image, including a video image of a document, exhibit or other

item;

(d) an audio or video recording, analog or digital, of an event or notes in an

electronic file from which a transcript of an event can be prepared.

ACCESS TO WHAT

Section 4.00 - APPLICABILITY OF RULE

This policy applies to all court records, regardless of the physical form of the court record, the

method of recording or the method of storage. This policy also applies to Judicial Branch data

that is transferred electronically to other agencies (i.e., CICJIS, social services, DMV, or other

agencies). Court records, data and/or data fields that are protected by The Constitution, statute,

court rule or this policy in the Judicial Branch’s system are not to be released by any agency

sharing the court records, database or database information. Additionally, this policy applies to

e-filed (electronically filed) documents maintained by the vendor (C.R.C.P. Rule 121 Section 1

– 26); and to e-filed documents maintained at the respective courts.

Section 4.10 – GENERAL ACCESS RULE

(a)

Information in the court record is accessible to the public except as prohibited

by section 4.60.

(b) Information in court records sealed pursuant to §24-72-308 C.R.S., is not

accessible to the public. Further the response to any request for such record will

be that no record exists.

Section 4.20 – COURT RECORDS SUBJECT TO REMOTE ACCESS

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(a) The following information in court records is available by remote access, unless

public access is restricted pursuant to section 4.60:

(1) litigant/party indexes to cases filed with the court;

(2) listings of case filings, including the names of the primary parties;

(3) register of actions showing case number, judge assigned to the case,

county in which the case is assigned, scheduled date, time and location

of court proceedings, judgments, orders or decrees, charges, pleas,

findings and sentences in criminal types of cases, and a listing of

documents filed in a case.

(b) The following information in electronic court records is not accessible to the

public due to the inability to protect confidential information. It may be

available in paper form at local courthouses.

(1) Financial Files (everything except the financial summary screen)

(2) Free text fields

(3) Probate cases (except in compiled requests in aggregate form)

(4) Addresses, phone numbers and other contact information for parties in

cases

(5) Information related to victims of crime

(6) Information related to witnesses in cases

(7) Information related to impartial parties in cases

(8) Files/fields/codes related to running a computer program

Section 4.30 – REQUESTS FOR BULK DISTRIBUTION OF COURT RECORDS

Bulk data, for purposes of this statement of policy, is defined as the entire ICON/Eclipse

database. It is defined also to include that subset of the entire database that remains after the

extraction of all data that is confidential under law. It is the policy of the Judicial Branch that

bulk data not be released to individuals, government agencies or private entities.

Section 4.40 – ACCESS TO AGGREGATE AND COMPILED DATA FROM COURT

RECORDS

(a) Definitions

(1) “Compiled Data” means data that is derived from the selection or

reformulation of specific data elements within the ICON/Eclipse

database. It is a listing of individual court records that may contain the

following data elements: case number (which may include court type,

court location, case year, case class, case sequence); case filing date,

judge and division assigned to the case; events, scheduled events and

scheduled event status; case status; date of birth; sex; race; attorney

assigned to a case; judgment amount ordered; summary financial

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information; arrest or offense date and arresting agency; charge, plea,

and conviction information; and sentences. Compiled Data requests shall

not contain any names of parties associated with a case.

(2) “Aggregate Data” means summary information extracted from

Compiled Data that eliminates any case or party identifying information

such as case numbers, case sequence fields, names, or EID numbers.

(b) The Judicial Branch will supply Compiled Data and Aggregate Data to the

public from the ICON/Eclipse database as provided in this section.

(1) Compiled Data and Aggregate Data shall only be released by the State

Court Administrator’s Office or its designated agent. See Addendum A

for application. This type of request is distinguishable from the Data

Match requests mentioned in section 4.40(2) below.

(2) Compiled Data and Aggregate Data may be released as follows:

i. In case classes: CR & F (Felony); M (Misdemeanor); T & R

(Traffic); C, CV, CW, & S (Civil & Small Claims); and DR

(Domestic Relations), data may be released as Compiled Data or

Aggregate Data.

ii. In case classes JD (Juvenile Delinquency), JV (Juvenile – Non-

Delinquency) and PR (Probate) data shall only be released as

Aggregate Data.

iii. Probation data may only be released as Aggregate Data.

records that are publicly accessible and that are not already available pursuant

to section 4.20 or in an existing report. The State Court Administrator’s Office,

may compile and provide the data if it determines, in its discretion, that

providing the compiled data meets criteria established by the Public Access

Committee, that the resources are available to compile the data, and that it is an

appropriate use of public resources. The State Court Administrator may

delegate to his/her staff the authority to make the initial determination as to

whether to provide compiled data.

(d) The State Court Administrator’s Office will prioritize compiled data requests in

the following manner: requests from within the Judicial Branch; requests from

other agencies that are essential to complying with their statutory mandates;

and, other requests including those from the media, businesses and private

entities.

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(e) (1) Compiled data may be requested by any member of the public only for

scholarly, journalistic, political, governmental, research, evaluation, or

statistical purposes. Requests for on going reports via compiled data

requests will be provided no more frequently than on a quarterly basis.

(2) The request shall:

(i) identify what compiled data is sought;

(ii) describe the purpose for requesting the compiled data and

explain how the compiled data will benefit the public interest or

public education; and

(iii) explain provisions for the secure protection of any compiled data

requested to which public access is restricted or prohibited.

(3) The State Court Administrator or his/her designee may grant the request

and compile the data if he/she determines that doing so meets criteria

established by the Public Access Committee and is consistent with the

purposes of the access policy, the resources are available to compile the

data, and that it is an appropriate use of public resources.

(4) If the request is granted, the State Court Administrator or his/her

designee may require the requestor to sign a declaration that:

(i) the compiled data will not be sold or otherwise distributed,

directly or indirectly, to third parties;

(ii) the compiled data will not be used directly or indirectly to sell a

product or service to an individual or the general public;

(iii) there will be no copying or duplication of compiled data

provided other than for the stated scholarly, journalistic,

political, governmental, research, evaluation, or statistical

purpose;

(iv) the compiled data will not be made available on the Internet;

(v) compiled data may be used for research purposes only; and

(vi) recipients of compiled data are required to sign an agreement

that includes an acknowledgement of the recipient’s

responsibility for checking the accuracy of the compiled data and

complying with the requirements of §24-72-305.5 C.R.S., of the

Criminal Justice Records Act. This provision prohibits the use of

criminal justice records for the solicitation of business.

(f) Data Matches: The media or other organizations may submit an electronic list

of data that can be matched with the public criminal (felony, misdemeanor and

traffic) data contained in ICON/Eclipse. (See Addendum B for application.)

(1) Pursuant to §24-33.5-412(6) C.R.S., the Colorado Bureau of

Investigation is designated as the official repository for criminal history

information. Therefore, data match requests will not be processed for

specific individual background checks. Any attempt to compile a

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separate database (i.e., requesting a match of all criminal records) will

be denied.

(2) All requests are subject to approval by the State Court Administrator or

his/her designee. The State Court Administrator or his/her designee may

grant the request and compile the data if he/she determines that doing so

meets criteria established by the Public Access Committee and is

consistent with the purposes of the access policy, the resources are

available to compile the data, and that it is an appropriate use of public

resources.

(3) Match requests will be submitted to the Public Access Manager at the

Office of the State Court Administrator. Upon receipt, the request will

be logged and forwarded to appropriate personnel for processing. The

following information will be chronicled in a register: person and/or

organization submitting the request, contact person including name and

telephone number, what data was provided for matching, and for what

purpose the data was requested. The log should also be updated when

the request is completed with the name of the programmer that ran the

data, how long it took, and how much the requestor was charged.

(4) Requests will be processed matching the submitted data to data

contained in the libraries in ICON/Eclipse. Only records with positive

matches (name and DOB) will be returned and an electronic list of

matches will be provided to the requesting person or organization. Only

data available in the criminal (felony, misdemeanor and traffic) libraries

will be provided in the matched data.

(5) The requestor will sign an agreement regarding the limits for the use of

the matched data similar to the agreement referenced in 4.40(g)(4)

above.

Section 4.50 – COURT RECORDS THAT ARE ONLY PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AT A

COURT FACILITY

(a) Unless access is prohibited pursuant to section 4.60 court records as defined in

section 3.10(a)(1) and 3.10(a)(2) may be accessible at court facilities or may be

stored at a remote location. Files stored at remote locations will be retrieved in

order to provide accessibility, but retrieving these files will delay the retrieval in

some courts.

(b) Access to sealed criminal records is governed by §24-72-308 C.R.S.

facility in the jurisdiction may be made by any party to a case, an individual

identified in the court record, or on the court’s own motion. For good cause the

court will limit the manner of public access. In limiting the manner of access

the court will use the least restrictive means that achieves the purposes of the

access policy and the needs of the requestor.

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Section 4.60 – COURT RECORDS EXCLUDED FROM PUBLIC ACCESS

(a) Information in court records is not accessible to the public if protected by

federal law, state law, court rule, court order, case law or this policy.

(b) Court records in the following case types are not accessible to the public, unless

the court orders otherwise

(1) Relinquishment cases

(2) Juvenile Delinquency cases

(3) Mental Health cases

(4) Judicial Bypass cases

(5) Dependency & Neglect cases

(6) Adoption cases

(7) Paternity cases

(8) Truancy cases

court orders otherwise:

(1) Expunged cases

(2) Sealed cases

(3) Individual cases or documents within a case that have been sealed by

court order.

(d) The following documents or information are examples of commonly filed court

records that are not accessible to the public, unless the court orders otherwise:

(1) Deposited wills

(2) Genetic testing information

(3) Drug/Alcohol treatment information, evaluations and reports

(4) Paternity tests

(5) HIV/AIDS testing information

(6) Driver history reports

(7) Juror questionnaires

(8) Criminal history record checks

(9) Credit reports

(10) Medical and mental health information

(11) Psychological and intelligence test information

(12) Scholastic achievement data on individuals

(13) Probation ICON/Eclipse files

(14) Draft opinions, notes or internal memos

(15) Files/fields/codes concerning the deliberative process

(16) Materials or exhibits that are dangerous or contraband

(17) Drugs

(18) Items whose possession is illegal

(19) Pre-sentence reports

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(20) Separation Agreements

(21) Parenting Plans

(22) Sworn Financial Statements/Financial Affidavits

(23) Evaluations and reports filed by Child and Family Investigator (§14-10-

116.5 C.R.S.); Child’s Legal Representative (§14-10-116 C.R.S.);

Allocation of Parental Responsibilities (§14-10-127 C.R.S.)

(24) Child abuse investigation reports that the court finds are personal and

confidential to the parties and that do not fulfill any requirement of

necessity of public knowledge

(e) Requests for access to pleadings or documents that contain the following

information will be provided after the information is redacted. Such a request

will be handled administratively and shall not require a court order unless

otherwise required in Section 4.60(b), (c), or (d). Refer to the forms in

Addendum D.

(1) Pleadings or documents that contain victim identifying information in

sexual assault cases

(2) Data or information restricted by court order in specific cases

(3) Social Security numbers

(4) Driver license numbers

(5) Personal identification numbers (e.g., passport, student ID, state ID, etc.)

(6) Financial account numbers (This provision does not require redaction

when only the last few digits of an account number have been provided

to identify an account if it does not reveal the entire account number.)

WHEN ACCESSIBLE

Section 5.00 – WHEN COURT RECORDS MAY BE ACCESSED

(a) Court records in electronic form to which remote access is allowed shall be

available, subject to unexpected technical failures or normal system

maintenance announced in advance. Electronic court records may be available

during extended hours.

(b) Court records will be available for public access in the courthouse during hours

established by the court. Requests to access or copy publicly accessible

materials at the courthouse shall be made at the clerk’s office.

court records. If access to court records is delayed due to file availability or

resource limitations, the clerk should indicate the nature of the delay and

approximate the time necessary to provide the records. The clerk may require

the requesting person complete a written request for the court record (see

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addendum D). Such a request shall be handled administratively and shall not

require a court order, except as required by 4.60.

(d) The administrative authority shall make the necessary arrangements to provide

access to the court records. If the requested information cannot be provided

within three business days, the clerk will set a date for providing the

information within 30 days. A record shall be kept of delayed access to court

records that are provided in response to written requests (Addendum D).

FEES

Section 6.00 – FEES FOR ACCESS

Clerks of Court and the State Court Administrator’s Office may charge a fee for access to court

records pursuant to §24-72-205(2) and (3) C.R.S and Chief Justice Directive 06-01. The costs

shall include: administrative personnel costs associated with providing the court records; direct

personnel costs associated with programming or writing queries to supply data; the personnel

costs associated with testing the data for validity and accuracy; maintenance costs associated

with hardware and software that are necessary to provide data as expressed in Computer

Processing Units (CPU), network costs, and operating costs of any reproduction mediums (i.e.,

photocopies, zip disks, CD, etc.) To the extent that public access to electronic court records is

provided exclusively through a vendor, the State Court Administrator’s Office will ensure that

any fee imposed by the vendor for the cost of providing access is reasonable. The authorization

to charge fees does not imply the service is currently available. (See Addendum C for details

on hourly fees.)

OBLIGATION OF VENDORS

Section 7.00 – OBLIGATIONS OF VENDORS PROVIDING INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TO A COURT TO MAINTAIN COURT

RECORDS

(a) If the State Court Administrator’s Office contracts with a vendor to provide

information technology support to gather, store, or make accessible court

records, the contract will require the vendor to comply with the intent and

provisions of this access policy. For purposes of this section, “vendor” includes

a state, county or local governmental agency that provides information

technology services to a court or the State Court Administrator’s Office.

(b) By contract, the vendor and any successive contractors with the vendor will be

required to comply with the requirement of sections 8.00, 8.10, 8.20, and 8.30

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to educate litigants, the public, and its employees and subcontractors about the

provisions of this access policy.

compiled data or bulk distribution of data, including the vendor’s requests for

such data for its own use. Release of data in this manner is prohibited unless

each request is individually approved by the State Court Administrator or

his/her designee.

OBLIGATION OF THE COURT TO INFORM AND EDUCATE

Section 8.00 – DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO LITIGANTS ABOUT

ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS

The Judicial Branch will inform litigants and the public that information in the court record

about them is accessible to the public, including remotely, and how to request to restrict the

manner of access or to prohibit public access.

Section 8.10 – DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT

ACCESSING COURT RECORDS

The Judicial Branch will develop and make information available to the public about how to

obtain access to court records pursuant to this policy.

Section 8.20 – EDUCATION OF JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL ABOUT AN

ACCESS POLICY

The Courts, State Court Administrator, District Administrators, Chief Probation Officers and

Clerks of Court will ensure that all staff within their district are educated and trained to comply

with this access policy so that their respective offices respond to requests for access to

information in the court record in a manner consistent with this policy.

The Chief Judges in each district shall ensure that all judges and magistrates in their district are

informed about this access policy.

Section 8.30 – EDUCATION ABOUT PROCESS TO CHANGE INACCURATE

INFORMATION IN A COURT RECORD

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The State Court Administrator will have policies and will inform the public of the policies by

which the court will correct inaccurate information in a court record.

PROCESS TO CHANGE INACCURATE INFORMATION

Section 9.00 –PROCESS TO CHANGE INACCURATE INFORMATION IN A COURT

RECORD

(a) To request court records to be corrected in ICON/Eclipse the following steps

must be taken:

(1) An individual with a complaint or concern about the accuracy of a court

record shall lodge the complaint in writing with the Public Access

Manager at the State Court Administrator’s Office or the Clerk of Court

in the appropriate county.

(2) The Public Access Manager or the Clerk of Court will investigate the

issue, and ask the State Court Administrator for permission to change

the ICON/Eclipse database when appropriate.

(3) The State Court Administrator will determine if the change should be

made to ICON/Eclipse.

(4) The Public Access Manager will make the change and note it in a log of

changes kept at the State Court Administrator’s Office.

(5) The Public Access Manager will notify the individual of any actions that

are either taken to correct the situation or that the request was denied.

(6) There are no other administrative appeals in these situations.

(b) The procedures outlined in the False Name Data Entry Correction Policy are as

follows:

(1) If an individual’s name is misspelled in documentation provided to the

court, or if there is another known name of this individual, add the

corrected or additional information into ICON/Eclipse as an AKA (Also

Known As). If a person informs the court that their name has changed,

and provides documentation to the court indicating such, enter the new

name as an NKA (Now Known As).

(2) Under §16-5-103, C.R.S., a Petition/Motion may be filed with the Court

to determine factual innocence for a person whose identifying

information has been mistakenly associated with an arrest, summons,

summons and complaint, felony complaint, information, indictment, or

conviction. A Petition/Motion (JDF223) has been developed to assist

with the implementation of this procedure. The Court will provide the

District Attorney (DA) or the alleged victim a Civil (blue) fingerprint

card, unless the Court makes other arrangements with the local law

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enforcement agency. The fingerprint card must be marked as follows:

"Record Challenge-Identity Theft." The alleged victim must report to

the Colorado Bureau of Investigation or a local law enforcement agency

for fingerprint verification. A copy of the Petition/Motion must be

provided to the agency completing the fingerprint verification. The

alleged victim will receive a document regarding the results of the

fingerprint verification. This letter must be filed with the Court.

(3) If the misidentified person is not in jail and not in the metro area, CBI

can coordinate obtaining their fingerprints through a local agency.

Rather than directing the individual to CBI to be fingerprinted, the

individual would be directed to a local law enforcement agency. The

agency will forward the prints to the Identification Section at CBI for

comparison.

(4) If the misidentified person is incarcerated, CBI can run the prints against

their database and rapidly confirm that someone else is using his/her

name. A phone call to the CBI Identification Section (303-239-4208)

will get this process started. Once the misidentification is confirmed,

CBI will issue a letter to the person outlining the issue.

(5) After the court enters an order indicating the petitioner is the victim of

identity theft, the following procedure is to be used to correct the

ICON/Eclipse record.

(6) The clerk then changes the record in ICON/Eclipse to the correct name

and identifying information (i.e. Social Security number, date of birth,

etc.) To update ICON/Eclipse, type the correct name over the incorrect

name, if known. Add the victim’s name as a VIC/VID in ICON/Eclipse.

Do not delete or completely remove the victim from the ROA. If it is

completely removed from ICON/Eclipse, it will be difficult, if not

impossible, to access the record for a misidentified person to confirm

their lack of involvement in a matter. CBI follows this same procedure.

It is also recommended that a notation be entered in ICON/Eclipse in the

comments of the order event indicating that the Register of Actions

(ROA) was updated with the new information.

(7) If the correct defendant’s name is not known, the clerk must label the

victim’s name with the VID party role, do not change the party type of

DEF. Then do any other necessary updating to the ICON record (i.e.,

enter a minute order, dismiss charges, etc.) and seal (“RSLD”) the

ICON/Eclipse case.

error in the court record, the court may make appropriate corrections to the

court record. It is recommended that a minute order be entered in ICON/Eclipse

identifying the change to the court record.

WEB SITE STANDARDS

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Section 10.00–WEB SITE STANDARDS

The State Court Administrator shall administer and enforce the following:

(a) Information on Judicial Branch public web sites shall be related to the business

of the Judicial Branch. Information placed on web sites should facilitate use and

understanding of the court system and/or should be a reference point for

approved service agencies referred by judicial officers, court staff or probation

staff.

(b) Information placed on district Judicial Branch web sites is subject to

administrative review by the Chief Judge of the district or their designee.

Information on the State Court Administrator’s Office web site is subject to

administrative review by the State Court Administrator or his/her designee.

writing to the Chief Judge who shall respond within ten working days of

notification. Should any review not be fully resolved by the Chief Judge, a

further request for review shall be submitted in writing to the State Court

Administrator who shall respond within ten working days of notification.

Should controversy arise regarding information placed on Judicial Branch web

sites, it shall be removed until reviewed by the State Court Administrator to

assess the applicability and suitability of the information.

(d) The following criteria must be met before a link is to be placed on a Judicial

Branch web site. If the link does not meet these criteria it is not to be placed on

Judicial Branch web sites. All links are to be related to the business of the

Judicial Branch. Links should facilitate use and understanding of the court

system and/or links should be a reference point for approved service agencies

referred by judicial officers, court staff or probation staff.

(e) If a linked site becomes controversial, it shall be removed until reviewed by the

State Court Administrator. The State Court Administrator shall resolve issues

regarding controversial sites and determine the suitability of linking the site.

This review shall be accomplished in writing.

(f) Individuals who possess the special skills needed to adequately and efficiently

maintain state court web sites shall be designated. The State Court

Administrator shall designate applicable individuals for the Branch web site and

the Chief Judge in districts with web sites shall designate individuals for local

web sites.

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(g) Web site material shall be updated and maintained based upon an established

schedule for posting web site data. Time-sensitive material shall not be placed

on web sites if it cannot be properly maintained.

(h) Security procedures shall be established to prevent unauthorized individuals

from tampering with data or copyrighted material, and/or accessing restricted

web site areas.

(i) The intra-web site, developed for use by court and probation employees, shall

be accessible to Judicial Branch employees only.

(j) Unlicensed software shall not be used in the maintenance of web site material.

This policy replaces previous Public Access Policies and is effective July 1, 2007.

Pursuant to the authority granted by Chief Justice Directive 05-01, the Public Access Policy

approved and adopted by the Public Access Committee on December 8, 2006, is an order of

the Colorado Supreme Court on the 14

day of February, 2007

BY THE COURT:

______________________________

Alex J. Martinez

Justice

Colorado Supreme Court

Chair, Public Access Committee

Comments regarding this policy can be submitted in writing to the Public Access

Committee, State Court Administrator’s Office, 1726 Cole Blvd., #300, Golden, CO

80401 or by e-mail to [email protected].

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Addendum A

ICON/ECLIPSE COMPILED DATA REQUEST

CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF ELECTRONIC DATA

Pursuant to CJD 05-01 and Colorado Judicial Branch Public Access Policy

Requested By: ________________________________________Date:___________________

Agency/Organization: _________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: ___________________e-mail: __________________________________

Data Requested: ______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Intended use of data: ___________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

I have read the Colorado Judicial Branch’s Public Access Policy and understand the limitations of this

data and the uses of the data.

I understand and agree to the following. The data will not be republished in any format. The data will

not be re-sold. I will use the data for research purposes only. I will not solicit business using this data. I

will confirm the accuracy of the information in the record at the county of origin; verifying the record

with paper records maintained at the courts. I understand the limitations of this data as it relates to data

entry. Though every effort is made to enter data in an accurate and standard form, records may not

appear on this release due to clerical coding issues. I understand and agree it is my responsibility to

verify the data, especially as it relates to sealed records. I understand there is a cost recovery fee that

will be assessed for the compilation of data.

I hereby disclaim any liability to the Judicial Department and its employees and agents for any claimed

loss of privilege or other claimed injury due to disclosure of allegedly confidential or privileged

information.

_________________________ ________________________________________

Date: Signed by:

________________________________________

Print Name

________________________________________

Title

________________________________________

for Agency/Organization (if any)

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Addendum B

ICON/ECLIPSE DATA MATCH REQUEST