Colorado § 23-2-103.5 Deposit of records upon discontinuance

Colorado Statutes

§ 23-2-103.5 — Deposit of records upon discontinuance

Colorado § 23-2-103.5

Title 23Postsecondary Education

Art.Degrees - Honorary - Academic

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 23-2-103.5 (2026).

Text

(1)(a) If a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution ceases operating within this state, the owner of the institution or his or her designee shall deposit with the department the original or legible true copies of all educational records of the institution.

(b)If the commission determines that the records of a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution that ceases operating within the state are in danger of being destroyed, secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made unavailable to the department, the commission may seek a court order authorizing the department to seize and take possession of the records.

(c)The department or the attorney general may enforce the provisions of this subsection (1) by filing a request

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(1) (a) If a private
college or university or seminary or religious training institution ceases operating
within this state, the owner of the institution or his or her designee shall deposit
with the department the original or legible true copies of all educational records of
the institution.

(b) If the commission determines that the records of a private college or
university or seminary or religious training institution that ceases operating within
the state are in danger of being destroyed, secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made
unavailable to the department, the commission may seek a court order authorizing
the department to seize and take possession of the records.

(c) The department or the attorney general may enforce the provisions of
this subsection (1) by filing a request for an injunction with a court of competent
jurisdiction.

(d) The commission shall adopt policies for the implementation of this
subsection (1).

(2) A person may request, in accordance with the provisions of the Colorado
Open Records Act, part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S., a copy of a record held by
the department pursuant to this section.

(3) The department shall permanently retain any student transcripts
received pursuant to this section. The department shall retain any other records
received pursuant to this section for ten years following the date on which it
receives or obtains the records. After the required retention period, the department
shall dispose of the records in a manner that will adequately protect the privacy of
personal information included in the records.

Legislative History

Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 772, � 1, effective June 6. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1478, � 18, effective May 28; entire section amended, p. 1649, � 3, effective May 29. L. 2012: Entire section R&RE, (HB 12-1155), ch. 255, p. 1290, � 15, effective August 8.