HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-081-09/04/2007-ESTABLISHING FEES CHARGED BY FORT COLLINS MUNICIPAL COURT RELATING TO RELEASE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE RE RESOLUTION 2007-081
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING FEES CHARGED BY
FORT COLLINS MUNICIPAL COURT RELATING TO
RELEASE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS
WHEREAS, the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act, C.R.S. Section 24-72-306(1),
authorizes Fort Collins Municipal Court 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, the Municipal Court has previously provided such record inspections free of
charge; and
WHEREAS, in the last five years, requests for inspection of records and equipment costs,
supplies, overhead, and employee salaries have increased significantly, resulting in an increase in
the costs to the Municipal Court to process and respond to requests for public inspection of criminal
justice records; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fee schedule accurately reflects the current, actual cost to
Municipal Court for making criminal justice records available for public inspection.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, that the following fees are hereby established and shall be applicable for all requests,
unless otherwise waived or exempted by law or policy, to the Fort Collins Municipal Court for
public inspection of criminal justice records:
CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS RELEASE FEES, FORT COLLINS
MUNICIPAL COURT
Search and retrieval fee: $8.00 for first 15 minutes
$27.00 per hour after first 15 minutes
($27.00 minimum)
These search and retrieval fees includes the first 4 pages, .25 per page thereafter .
Standard copies of document(s): $0.25 per page over 4 pages, plus the
search and retrieval fee above.
Certified copy(ies) ofdocument(s): $5.00 per copy plus the search and
retrieval fee above.
Digital Recordings of Court Proceedings: $20.00 per CD, plus the search and
retrieval fee above.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Coun i of the City of Fort Collins this 4th
day of September, A.D. 2007.
May
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City Clerk