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Montezuma County declines state PII certification, authorizes written response
Summary
Montezuma County commissioners reaffirmed their decision not to sign a state recertification for access to personal identifying information (PII), discussed legal and funding risks, and authorized the county attorney and public health director to send a written explanation to the state.
Montezuma County commissioners on Jan. 14 reiterated their refusal to sign a Colorado state certification that would permit continued access to certain non‑public databases containing personal identifying information (PII), and authorized the county attorney and the county public health director to draft and send an explanatory response to the state.
The discussion centered on a state law requiring a yearly certification that third parties will not use PII obtained from state databases to assist federal immigration enforcement except as required by court order, subpoena or warrant. County Attorney Steven (first name used in the record) explained that…
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