SB 17-129

Senate Bill 17-129, which has been signed into law, allows county clerks and recorders in Colorado to store original plats (maps of land divisions) electronically instead of keeping physical copies. If a county decides to use an electronic filing system, the board of county commissioners can provide extra funding and space for storing the old physical plat documents like mylar or paper sheets. This change affects how local government offices manage property records and aims to make record-keeping more efficient. Since it has been signed, this bill is now law and counties can start implementing these changes as they see fit.

Official Summary

The bill permits a county clerk and recorder to preserve an original plat in an electronic format, with the plat scanned at a minimum resolution of 300 dots per inch. If an electronic filing system is established, then the board of county commissioners is authorized to provide additional funding and space suitable for a county surveyor or any other appropriate local government official to store original mylar, paper, or polyester sheets of subdivision plats and land survey plats. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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