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Record Sealing Clarifications

It became law on Jun 5, 2017.

CO HB 17-1208 · House Bill · 2017A

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Became law
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Latest action
Jun 5, 2017

What it does

During the 2016 session, the general assembly adopted an expedited process for sealing the criminal records of a person who is acquitted, whose case is completely dismissed, who completed a diversion agreement, or who completed a deferred judgment and sentence. The bill clarifies that many of the general provisions related to criminal record sealing also apply to this expedited process. The bill clarifies that if the case involved a crime that requires a victim to be notified of a motion for record sealing, the court shall allow up to 42 days to provide that notification before ruling on the motion on record sealing. The bill clarifies that the filing fee for state court cases goes to the…

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This bill passed and is now law.

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    Jun 5, 2017

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