The City and County of Denver is committed to making city government open, accountable and accessible to the public. The City’s approach to the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) is an important part of its pledge to transparency to build trust with our residents. These guidelines help City agencies and departments provide the public with efficient access to documents and records pursuant to the Colorado Revised Statutes, C.R.S. §24-72-205(6).
Requesters must submit a request to the agency that is the custodian of the record itself. The City does not maintain a central repository for public records or a single office that fulfills requests.
Please visit the City Directory online for a list of department webpages for each City agency to request and obtain records. You will find information on how to make a CORA request on the agencies' Contact page. For further information, contact the agency directly to ask how to submit a CORA request.
PLEASE NOTE: A CORA request received after 3 p.m. or any day that the agency is officially closed will be considered received on the following working day.
To pay for the cost of processing a CORA request, the agency may charge for the time spent to research and respond to requests for records under CORA.
Time and Cost EstimatesAgencies may provide the requester with a time and cost estimate, which may require a pre-payment before processing the request. If you pay for more time than is spent processing your request, you will receive a refund.
Documents may be available in their native format if they do not need to be redacted or if they can be readily accessed.
Documents such as databases or spreadsheets that can be sorted or searched will be available in a similar format. The City will not provide documents in a format that requires providing software or that would violate the terms of any agreement or rights held by a third party, such as licensing agreements or copyrights.
Custodian of Records: Brian Kitts
Examples of frequently requested documents within the office’s custody:
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to Arts & Venues:
https://www.artsandvenuesdenver.com/contact-us
Custodian of Records: CAO.CORAREQUEST@denvergov.org
Examples of frequently requested documents within the department’s custody:
Submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the City Attorney’s Office
Examples of frequently requested documents within the Office of the Clerk and Recorder's custody:
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Clerk and Recorder's Office: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Clerk-and-Recorder/find-records/CORA
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Climate-Action-Sustainability-Resiliency/About
Custodian of records: multiple
Submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Dept. of Community Planning and Development
The Office of Denver City Council is the records custodian for all council district offices and the central council office.
Requests should be sent to CouncilCORA@denvergov.org.
City Council CORA Requests: https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Denver-City-Council/Contact-Information/City-Council-CORA-Requests
Custodian of Records: Department of Aviation
Examples of frequently requested documents within the airport’s custody:
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to Denver International Airport: DEN Open Records Request Portal
Custodian of Records: Susan Liehe
Submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to Denver Economic Development & Opportunity
The Office of Emergency Management is the custodian of records for both the Emergency Operations Center and Joint Information Center.
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Office of Emergency Management: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Office-of-Emergency-Management/Contact
Custodian of Records: EXLRecordsManagement@denvergov.org
Submit a CORA request to the Dept. of Excise and Licenses
Visit https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Business-Licensing/Contact-Us for more information
Custodian of Records: Josh Rosenblum
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Dept. of Finance: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Department-of-Finance/Contact
Custodian of Records: Charlotte Evans
Discipline records requests are handled by the Department of Public Safety. To request discipline records, please submit your CORA to them.
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Denver Fire Department: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Fire-Department/Contact
Custodian of Records: GeneralServices@denvergov.org
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Dept. of General Services: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/General-Services/Contact-General-Services
Custodian of Records: Derek Woodbury
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Dept. of Housing Stability: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Department-of-Housing-Stability
Custodian of Records: OHR.Communications@denvergov.org
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Office of Human Resources: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Office-of-Human-Resources/About-Us
Custodian of Records: Rowena Alegria
Examples of frequently requested documents within the agency’s custody:
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to Human Rights and Community Partnerships: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Human-Rights-Community-Partnerships
Custodian of Records: Tessa Clark
Submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Dept. of Human Services at the link below:
Submit a CORA request to DHS
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Mayor’s Office: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Mayors-Office/Contact
Submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Mayor’s Office of the National Western Center
Custodian of Records: Arthur Gilkison
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Dept. of Parks & Recreation: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Parks-Recreation/Contact
Custodian of Records: Doug Shepman
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Denver Police Department: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Police-Department/Records
Custodian of Records: Candy Romero
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Dept. of Public Health & Environment: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Public-Health-Environment/About-Us/Contact-Us
Custodian of Records: Andrea Webber
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Dept. of Safety: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Department-of-Public-Safety/Contact
Custodian of Records: Civil Liabilities Unit (CLU)
Discipline records requests are handled by the Department of Public Safety. Medical records are handled by Denver Health.
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request, fill out the form available on the Denver Sheriff Department website:
Request Denver Sheriff Department Public Records
Custodian of Records: Rose Watts
To submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Office of Special Events: https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Office-of-Special-Events/Contact-Us
Custodian of Records: Tyler Zimmerer
Submit a CORA request to Technology Services
Custodian of Records: Nancy Kuhn
Submit a Colorado Open Records (CORA) request to the Dept. of Transportation & Infrastructure