Does Colorado ADMT Act (SB 26-189) require Record-Keeping & Documentation?

Colorado • enacted

Yes — 2 provisions

Requirements at a glance

This regulation imposes 9 specific requirements for Record-Keeping & Documentation across 2 provisions:

Developer Documentation #

Obligation:
Transparency
enacted
Effective:
Jan 1, 2027
Risk tier:
high-risk
Scope:
developers

Requirements

RequirementDetails
Use statementDevelopers must provide deployers a general statement of intended uses and known harmful or inappropriate uses of the covered ADMT (§ 6-1-1702(1)(a))
Training data categoriesDescribe categories of data, including personal data, used to train the covered ADMT, to the extent known (§ 6-1-1702(1)(b))
Known limitationsDisclose known limitations, risks, and circumstances in which the ADMT should not be used (§ 6-1-1702(1)(c))
Human-review instructionsProvide instructions for the deployer's appropriate use, monitoring, and meaningful human review where applicable (§ 6-1-1702(1)(d))
Deployer-compliance infoProvide information reasonably necessary for the deployer to comply with § 6-1-1704; notify the deployer if information is withheld (§ 6-1-1702(1)(e))
Update noticesProvide notice of material updates, substantial modifications, and changes to intended use/limitations/risk mitigation within a reasonable time; public release notes permitted with direct notice (§ 6-1-1702(2))
RecordkeepingRetain records (version identifiers, changelogs, update notices) for not less than 3 years to demonstrate compliance (§ 6-1-1702(4))

Penalties

ViolationFine
Non-complianceDeceptive trade practice under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act; AG enforcement only, 60-day right to cure; no private right of action

Deployer Record-Keeping #

Obligation:
Record Keeping
enacted
Effective:
Jan 1, 2027
Risk tier:
high-risk
Scope:
deployers

Requirements

RequirementDetails
Retention periodRetain records for not less than 3 years after the date of a consequential decision (or longer if required by other law) reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with part 17 (§ 6-1-1703)
Record contentsRecords may include covered ADMT version identifiers, changelogs, and documentation of material mitigation changes (§ 6-1-1703)

Penalties

ViolationFine
Non-complianceDeceptive trade practice under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act; AG enforcement only, 60-day right to cure; no private right of action
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