(1) Any records, reports, and information obtained from any person under the provisions of this article shall be available to the public; except that any records granted confidentiality by the director of the division of oil and public safety or a designee, or granted confidentiality under existing Colorado statutes or rules, shall remain confidential.
Any person making such confidential records available to any person or organizationwithout authorization from the affected operator or owner commits a class 3 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.
Confidential records may be disclosed to officers, employees, or authorized representatives of the state or of the United States who have been charged with administering this article or subtitle I of the federal "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976", as amended. Such disclosure shall not constitute a waiver of confidentiality.
Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 397, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1) amended,
p. 1126, § 45, effective June 5. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1467, § 19, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-18-106 as it existed prior to 1995.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
(2) For the "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976", as amended, see Pub.L. 94-580, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.