HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-125-12/05/2006-ESTABLISHING FEES CHARGED BY POLICE SERVICES FOR EVIDENCE VIEWING RESOLUTION 2006-125
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING FEES CHARGED BY FORT
COLLINS POLICE SERVICES FOR EVIDENCE VIEWING
WHEREAS, C.R.S. Section 24-72-306(1) authorizes Fort Collins Police Services to
assess reasonable fees for the actual costs it incurs, including its personnel and equipment costs,
to search, retrieve and copy criminal justice records for public inspection; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. Section 24-72-306(1) also requires that any such fees be established
by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. Section 24-72-302(4) defines "Criminal Justice Records" to include
photographs, tapes, papers and other documentary materials; and
WHEREAS, the criminal justice records fees previously established by Resolution 2005-
036, adopted by Council on April 19, 2005, did not address criminal justice records logged into
the Fort Collins Police Services Property and Evidence Unit; and
WHEREAS, there has been a significant increase in requests for property and evidence
viewing by non-law enforcement agency personnel
WHEREAS, the search, retrieval and viewing process for criminal justice records logged
into or held as evidence by the Property and Evidence Unit requires evidence technicians to log
out, copy, re-seal and log back in such materials, in order to minimize tampering or
contamination and chain of custody allegations; and
WHEREAS, for these reasons, the cost to provide these records is substantially greater
than the costs to retrieve and copy reports; and
WHEREAS, the costs of equipment and personnel to provide copies of digital recordings
and color photographs and other documentary materials held in evidence has not previously been
included in calculating fees, and such costs are also substantial;
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the FCPS' fee schedule will allow for the
collection of fees for the search, retrieval and viewing of criminal justice records retained in the
Property and Evidence Unit as a special search fee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS, as follows:
Section 1. That the following costs and fees are hereby established and shall be
applicable for all requests to Fort Collins Police Services for requests to inspect criminal justice
records:
Criminal Justice Records Fee Schedule:
• Copy of documents (1-10 pages) $7.50
• Additional Pages (over 10) $1.00 per page
• Records Check $7.50
• Mail-in Requests $7.50
• Certified Copies $5.00 (+copy of report)
• RMS Searches $7.50
• Special Searches - requiring the creation of a new record, $30.00 per hour
manipulation of data or expertise of computer systems
personnel
• Special Searches-retrieval and viewing of photographs, $30.00 per hour in addition
video and audio recordings and other documentary to the copy cost
materials that have been logged in, and held by, the
Property and Evidence Unit
• Dispatch Tape Recordings $23.00 minimum/up
(includes search fee, supervisory review of recording, to $30.00 per hour
and cost of cassette tape)
• General Directives Manual $55.00
Section 2. That the City Manager shall establish the fees to search, retrieve and view
physical evidence held by the Property and Evidence Unit that are not subject to the fees above.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Co f the City of Fort Collips this 5th
day of December, A.D. 2006.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk