2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 2 - Legislative
Article 3. Legislative Services
Section 2-3-114. State records management - duties of state auditor - definitions.
(1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Agency" means every department, institution, and agency of state government, including educational institutions and the judicial and legislative branches.
"Records" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 24-80-101 (1), C.R.S.,and shall include a "record" as defined in section 24-71.3-102 (13), C.R.S.
The state auditor shall conduct records management audits of every agency on aperiodic basis as determined by the state auditor. Such records management audits shall be conducted separately or in connection with an agency audit conducted pursuant to section 2-3103.
The executive director of the department of personnel or the director's designee shall,in consultation with the state archivist, provide the state auditor with guidelines by September 1, 2001, for determining whether an agency is:
Managing its records in compliance with the administrative and technical proceduresfor records maintenance and management established pursuant to section 24-80-102 (3), C.R.S.; and
Improving the general accessibility of the records in the agency's custody.
Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 75, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2005: (1)(b) amended, p. 760, § 8, effective June 1.
