(1) Except as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, a publicly supported library shall not disclose any record or other information that identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific materials or service or as otherwise having used the library.(2) Records may be disclosed in the following instances:(a) When necessary for the reasonable operation of the library;(b) Upon written consent of the user;(c) Pursuant to subpoena, upon court order, or where otherwise required by law;(d) To a custodial parent or legal guardian who has access to a minor's library card or its authorization number for the purpose of accessing by electronic means library records of the minor.(3) Any library official, employee, or volunteer who discloses information in violation of this section commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars.(4) A written request for reconsideration of a library resource made at a public library pursuant to section 24-90-122 (3) is not a library user record as described in subsection (1) of this section.Amended by 2024 Ch. 307,§ 3, eff. 5/31/2024.Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 439, eff. library pursuant to section 24-90-122 (3) is not a library user record as described in subsection (1) of this section.Amended by 2024 Ch. 307,§ 3, eff. 5/31/2024.Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 439, eff. 3/1/2022.L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1023, § 1, effective March 22. L. 2003: (1) and (3) amended and (2)(d) added, p. 2463, §§ 17, 18, effective August 15. Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022. 2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). For the legislative declaration in SB 24-216, see section 1 of chapter 307, Session Laws of Colorado 2024.
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