If there are some public records you need copied, you might want to wait a few months. You could save $1 a copy.

Fees for copying public records will go down soon due to Colorado Senate Bill 45 which was signed by the governor this week. The law states that a custodian of public records may charge a fee “not to exceed twenty-five cents per standard page for a copy of a public record or a fee not to exceed the actual cost of providing a copy, printout, or photograph of a public record in a format other than a standard page.”

The old limit is one dollar and twenty-five cents per page. This is the highest copying costs in the country and will still be in effect until about August 2007. The new limit will apply to fees charged by all city, county and state governments in Colorado. There are a few exceptions to the copying fee limit, such as certified transcripts from colleges.