Access to personnel files and records
Colorado personnel file access
Employees
Colorado private-sector employees may inspect and copy their own personnel file at least once a year on request, and former employees may inspect once after separation. Employers may require supervision and charge reasonable copying costs.
- Where
- Colorado
- Citation
- C.R.S. 8-2-129
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2017-01-01
- Enforced by
- Not specified in the portion reviewed
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Not specified in the portion reviewed.
- Applies to
- Private employers (entities subject to the Colorado Open Records Act are excluded) (8-2-129(2))
Rights it gives people
- On request, at least annually let an employee inspect and copy their personnel file; allow one inspection after termination.C.R.S. 8-2-129(1)
Sources
- Official text
- Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 8 (Office of Legislative Legal Services, leg.colorado.gov)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Enforcement mechanism for 8-2-129 not identified in the text reviewed.
Research reference, not legal advice.