Search Warrants Provided to Covered Platforms

The bill requires operators of certain websites, online services, online applications, or mobile applications (covered platforms) to ensure that each covered platform provides a streamlined process to allow Colorado law enforcement agencies to contact the covered platform at all times. The process must, at a minimum, make available a staffed hotline for Colorado law enforcement agencies for the purposes of:

• Receiving and responding to questions about search warrants;
• Acknowledging the receipt of a search warrant within 8 hours after receipt; and
• Providing status updates on search warrant compliance to a requesting Colorado law enforcement agency.

An operator must comply with a search warrant within 72 hours after receiving the search warrant if certain conditions apply. A court may reasonably extend this time if the court makes a written finding that the operator or covered platform has shown good cause for the extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result.

The attorney general or a district attorney with jurisdiction may enforce the bill.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)