{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-72.5-104","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 24-72.5-104","heading":"Limit of nondisclosure privilege for newsperson.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding the privilege of nondisclosure established in section 24-72.5-103, a governmental entity otherwise authorized by law to issue or obtain subpoenas may subpoena a newsperson in order to obtain news information by establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence:\n\n(a) That the news information is directly relevant to a substantial issue involved in the proceeding;\n\n(b) That the news information cannot be obtained by any other reasonable means; and\n\n(c) That a strong interest of the party seeking to subpoena the newsperson outweighs the interests under the first amendment to the United States constitution of such newsperson in not responding to a subpoena and of the general public in receiving news information.","path":["Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE","Article 72.5 - Governmental Access to News Information"],"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":"b775b64acaa1d3f8ce417c24a55d9d06e4def380c57964c01222af0a9ca2183b","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-72.5-103","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-72.5-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}