Records relating to municipal violations or petty offenses may be sealed by the court ten years after the date of the final disposition of all criminal proceedings against the petitioner for the subsequent criminal case or ten years after the date of the petitioner’s release from supervision for the subsequent criminal case, whichever is later. C.R.S. § 24-72-708(3)(b); C.R.S. § 24-72-708(2).
Ineligible Category or Citation
The petitioner is ineligible for sealing if: (a) The petitioner has been charged with or convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or misdemeanor traffic offense since the date of the final disposition of all criminal proceedings against the petitioner or the date of the petitioner’s release from supervision, whichever is later; and (b) The conviction records sought to be sealed are for a misdemeanor traffic offense committed either by a holder of a commercial learner’s permit or a commercial driver’s license, as defined in section 42-2-402, or by the operator of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 42-2-402.C.R.S. C.R.S. § 24-72-708(2).
Procedure General
The petition must be filed in the criminal case in which any conviction records pertaining to the petitioner for a municipal violation or petty offense are located. For the specific procedure, see C.R.S. § 24-72-708(2).
Fees
Effect
Sealing does not deny access to any court, law enforcement agency, prosecuting attorney, or person or entity required by law to conduct a criminal history check. The person and all criminal justice agencies can reply to inquiries that public criminal records do not exist. Employers, educational institutions, and state and local government agencies, officials, and employees are prohibited from inquiring into sealed records on applications or in interviews, with exceptions. C.R.S. § 24-72-703.
Forms
Sealing petition forms can be found here.
