Open Records Request for Mesa County - CORA | Mesa County
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Mesa County has established guidelines for public access to government records under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), outlining procedures for requesting documents from various county departments including courts, sheriff's office, public health, human services, and finance. The county commits to transparency by making records available for inspection, email, or mail delivery, though requests must be specific and may incur fees for processing and copying, with deposits required for requests exceeding one hour of staff time. Commonly requested records include judicial documents (routed through the Justice Center), law enforcement reports, meeting minutes, property records, building permits, and financial reports.
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Open Records Request for Mesa County - CORA Mesa County is committed to making county government open, accountable and accessible to the public. The County’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 provide the public with efficient access to documents and records pursuant to C.R.S. §24-72-201, et seq. Common records requested Judicial and court records Mesa County Government is not the custodian of court records. Obtain court records through the Mesa County Justice Center - 21st Judicial District Sheriff’s Office records Law enforcement reports, arrest records, inmate bookings and intake documents Public Hearing records Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, Agendas and Supporting Agenda Materials, including but not limited to contracts, resolutions, ordinances Recorded documents Marriage Licenses, Civil Unions, Land Title Documents, Manufactured home transfers, loans on real estate, resolutions, ordinances or recorded transactions Building and planning records Building records and land use development records on parcels Assessor Parcel Lookup View property records, property tax assessment information and values Public Health records Email healthinfo@mesacounty.us. Contact the Public Health Department to obtain vaccination records, retail food safety or any health department record. Board of Public Health records Board of Public Health meeting agendas and minutes. Or contact Mesa County Public Health, email healthinfo@mesacounty.us Human Services records Records involving programs and assistance to the residents in areas of adult services, child welfare, assistance programs and workforce development Finance records Budgets, Financial Reports, Sales Tax Information, Financial Transparency Other Mesa County records For all other records maintained by Mesa County Government Mesa County Policy for Open Records Request Mesa County has adopted a Policy for Open Records Requests. Records can be made available for inspection at a designated office within Mesa County, sent via email or mailed to the requestor. Mesa County can only provide identifiable records. Please be as specific as possible so the records can be located. Open Records - Board of County Commissioners Resolution and Policy (Revised 2015) Fees and payments Upon review of your request for records, a deposit may be required to complete the request for records with no guarantee of record retrieval or availability, especially for historical records. If the request requires more than one hour to process, the requestor will be provided with an estimate to process the request. A fee will be associated for any request for paper copies of documents/records. Please see: Mesa County Policy. Note: Some Mesa County departments have adopted their own records policy and fee structure.
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