{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-18-307","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 24-18-307","heading":"Use of facial recognition service by law enforcement agencies - surveillance and tracking - prohibited uses - warrants.","body":"(1) A law enforcement agency shall not use a facial recognition service to engage in ongoing surveillance, conduct real-time or near real-time identification, or start persistent tracking unless:\n\n(a) The law enforcement agency obtains a warrant authorizing such use;\n\n(b) Such use is necessary to develop leads in an investigation;\n\n(c) The law enforcement agency has established probable cause for such use; or\n\n(d) The law enforcement agency obtains a court order authorizing the use of the service for the sole purpose of locating or identifying a missing person or identifying a deceased person. A court may issue an ex parte order under this subsection (1)(d) if a law enforcement officer certifies and the court finds that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to locating or identifying a missing person or identifying a deceased person.\n\n(2) A law enforcement agency shall not apply a facial recognition service to any individual based on the individual's religious, political, or social views or activities; participation in a particular noncriminal organization or lawful event; or actual or perceived race, ethnicity, citizenship, place of origin, immigration status, age, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other characteristic protected by law.\n\n(3) A law enforcement agency shall not use a facial recognition service to create a record depicting any individual's exercise of rights guaranteed by the first amendment of the United States constitution and by section 10 of article II of the state constitution.\n\n(4) A law enforcement agency shall not use the results of a facial recognition service as the sole basis to establish probable cause in a criminal investigation. The results of a facial recognition service may be used in conjunction with other information and evidence lawfully obtained by a law enforcement officer to establish probable cause in a criminal investigation.\n\n(5) A law enforcement agency shall not substantively manipulate an image for use in a facial recognition service in a manner not consistent with the facial recognition service provider's intended use and training.","path":["Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE","Article 18 - Standards of Conduct","Part 3 - USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION SERVICES BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-24.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"51db3dec60cdd338e1d0f5c1a25088d545e9a788d1eb15747ef65afee4fb4df3","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-18-306","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-18-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}