This model form, a Petition to Seal Arrest and Criminal Records, is intended for use to initiate a request to the court to take the stated action. The form can be easily completed by filling in the blanks and/or adapted to fit your specific facts and circumstances. Available in for download now, in standard format(s). USLF control number CO-JDF-417
Colorado Springs Colorado Petition to Seal Arrest and Criminal Records
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Colorado law allows a person to hide many criminal records from the public under state law through expungement or sealing, if certain requirements are met. Expunging or sealing records can be a very detailed process and may or may not be effective to meet a person's goals.
Eventually most convictions (not including violent crimes) get automatically sealed in Colorado after a certain amount of years have passed: Civil infractions get automatically sealed four years after the case closes. Petty offense convictions get automatically sealed seven years after the case closes.
The only felony convictions that can be sealed in Colorado are class 4, class 5, and class 6 felonies as well as level 2, level 3, and level 4 drug felonies. The waiting period to petition for a felony record seal is three years after the case ends, except for level 2 drug felonies which have a five-year wait.
There is no way to seal or expunge DWAI (or DUI) convictions of people prosecuted in Colorado criminal court. The only exceptions involve convictions of the Colorado crime of underage drinking and driving (UDD) and juvenile court cases.
Colorado State Statues and Links. A person may petition the court to seal his/her own records by filing a petition with the District/County/Muni Court where the arrest and/or criminal records are filed.
You can ask the court to seal your criminal record informally once your case is acquitted or dismissed. You can also file a JDF 417, which is a Petition to Seal Arrest and Criminal Records Other Than Convictions. However, the forms require a processing fee of $65 to petition for a record seal.
For (most) eligible convictions, the following wait periods apply before a person can get a single record sealed: Civil infraction, petty offense, or drug petty offense: 1 year. Class 2 or 3 misdemeanor or a drug misdemeanor: 2 years. Class 1 misdemeanors, Class 4, 5, and 6 felonies, Level 3 and 4 drug felonies: 3
Most Colorado convictions for class 5 felonies can be sealed three (3) years after the case ends. And if the charge gets dismissed, then the defendant can pursue a record seal immediately. Note that any felony convictions for sex offenses, DUIs, or domestic violence can never be sealed.
For (most) eligible convictions, the following wait periods apply before a person can get a single record sealed: Civil infraction, petty offense, or drug petty offense: 1 year. Class 2 or 3 misdemeanor or a drug misdemeanor: 2 years. Class 1 misdemeanors, Class 4, 5, and 6 felonies, Level 3 and 4 drug felonies: 3
A person may petition the court to seal his/her own records by filing a petition with the District/County/Muni Court where the arrest and/or criminal records are filed. Please review the Colorado State Statute (C.R.S.) 24-72-703 to see the qualification for sealing a record.
