Colorado’s 1969 Open Records Act ensures its locals the ability to search for, view, and take records held by municipalities around the state, including documents, car offenses, marriage and divorce certificates, property and lien records, and much more. This legislation, itself in line with the Freedom of Information Act at the national level, supplies Berthoud citizens with specifics relating to instances of governmental intervention, such as the addresses and names of those involved, the activities leading up an event, results and sentences handed down, and more. Owing to these laws, inhabitants of Berthoud can take advantage of transparency of their governing administration, which in turn promotes a free and open society in which the populace may hold both criminals and authorities alike accountable for their actions.