HB 22-1091

House Bill 22-1091 requires the Colorado judicial system to make opinions from the state’s supreme court and court of appeals available online for free by March 1, 2024. These opinions must be searchable and easily accessible on the official websites of both the judiciary and the general assembly. The bill also sets aside $100,000 to help with the technological upgrades needed to implement this change. Since it has been signed into law, these court opinions will soon be freely available online for anyone to access without charge.

Official Summary

The act requires the judicial department to publish opinions of the Colorado supreme court and the Colorado court of appeals online on or before March 1, 2024, but no earlier than July 1, 2023. The opinions must be published online in a searchable format and be available free of charge. Colorado supreme court and court of appeals opinions that are not published pursuant to state law or court rules are exempt from the online publishing requirement. The judicial department and the general assembly must each include a link to the opinions web page in a conspicuous place on their websites. The act appropriates $100,000 to the judicial department for information technology infrastructure. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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