Colorado § 24-33.5-106.5 Confidentiality of materials - definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-33.5-106.5 — Confidentiality of materials - definitions

Colorado § 24-33.5-106.5

Title 24Government

Art.Public Safety

This text of Colorado § 24-33.5-106.5 (Confidentiality of materials - definitions) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-106.5 (2026).

Text

(1)For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)In camera review means an inspection of materials by the court, in chambers, to determine what, if any, materials are discoverable. Any materials excised pursuant to a judicial order following the in camera review shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court, to be made available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal.

(b)Materials means any records, claims, writings, documents, or information.

(2)(a) Any materials received, made, or kept by a witness protection board, the department, or a prosecuting attorney concerning a witness protection matter shall be confidential. The materials shall not be discoverable unless the court conducts an in camera review of the materials sough

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) For purposes
of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) In camera review means an inspection of materials by the court, in
chambers, to determine what, if any, materials are discoverable. Any materials
excised pursuant to a judicial order following the in camera review shall be sealed
and preserved in the records of the court, to be made available to the appellate
court in the event of an appeal.

(b) Materials means any records, claims, writings, documents, or
information.

(2) (a) Any materials received, made, or kept by a witness protection board,
the department, or a prosecuting attorney concerning a witness protection matter
shall be confidential. The materials shall not be discoverable unless the court
conducts an in camera review of the materials sought to be discovered and
determines that the materials are necessary for the resolution of an issue then
pending before the court. The attorney general acting on behalf of the witness
protection board shall have standing in any action to oppose the disclosure of
materials in the custody of the witness protection board.

(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally discloses confidential materials
in violation of the provisions of this subsection (2) commits a class 1 misdemeanor
and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S. Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, a criminal prosecution brought pursuant to the
provisions of this subsection (2) shall be brought within five years after the date
upon which the violation occurred.