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1998 Colorado Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1998)

handle is hein.sag/sagco0052 and id is 1 raw text is: Gu.E A. NoaroN Attorney General 1NLRTHA PHILLIPs ALLBRIGHT Chief Deputy Attorney General RICHLRD A. WESTFALL Solicitor General 1876 STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE SERVICES BUILDING 1525 Sherman Street - 5th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone (303) 866-4500 FAX (303) 866-5691 FORJAL OPINION No. 98-1 of July 6, 1998 GALE A. NORTON Attorney General This Opinion responds to a request from the Board of Regents, University of Colorado, regarding whether written communications provided by a state institution, agency, or political subdivision in mediation or alternative dispute resolution proceedings are confidential or are subject to the Colorado Open Records Act. QUESTION PRESENTED AND CONCLUSION Are written communications provided by a state institution, agency, or political subdivision in alternative dispute resolution proceedings confidential, or are they subject to disclosure pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act? Although written communications prepared during alternative dispute resolution proceedings are confidential, a final written settlement agreement that is fully executed between a state