Request a public record

How do I ask for Public Records?

All records under Colorado Open Records Act are available using these forms:

• Police Records
  • Police and Criminal Justice Records Request Form (including accident and police reports)
  • Police Digital Media Request Form (including photos/videos)

• General Public Records Request Form  
  • Planning and Building Safety Records
  • Building Permit Records (including certificates of occupancy, ILCs, hazardous material info, code violations, and site plans)
  • Planning & Zoning Records (including zoning verification letters)
  • All other

Please note:

• Requests for Criminal Justice Records must be made directly to the Louisville Police Department with the forms above.
• For all other Public Records, a person must complete a Public Records Request Form and submit it to the City Clerk.
• The City Clerk will then search for and gather the records from various City departments.
• Once the records are ready, the City Clerk will notify the requester, explain how the records can be delivered, and state any applicable costs, including copy fees.
•  Records subject to nondisclosure by law or under the Act will be withheld from inspection as provided in the Act.

How much do Public Records cost?

Fees will be charged for the cost of making copies, creating maps, and for any staff research time that takes more than two hours.

If your request asks for a very large number of records or for records that cover two or more years, and it will take more than two hours to find them, the City Clerk may ask you to pay a deposit. This deposit will be half of the estimated labor costs to search for the records and half of the estimated copying costs if you want copies.

Fees

The most common fees are below and are not inclusive of all fees that may be charged.  Please reach out to the City Clerk's Office for additional information regarding fees.

Copies 8 1/2 x 11 and 8 1/2 x 14
$ 0.10 / page - No charge for the first 25 pages

Copies 11 x 17
$ 0.25 / page

Copies 24 x 36
$4.00 / page

Certified Copies 
$2.00 / page

Research time in excess of two hours - charged in 15 minute increments
$10.25 - per 15 minute increment or $41.00 hour

If mailed, standard postal and shipping rates apply.