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This page was designed to help our clients better understand our Colorado Record Sealing service. You will find answers to the questions we are most frequently asked. If your question is related to eligibility requirements please take the free online eligibility test.
In Colorado, the court seals adult records and expunges juvenile records. The effect of both is the same in practice because no sealed or expunged record can be accessed without a court order. The biggest differences are that sealed records must be disclosed by applicants who wish to become licensed attorneys and that sealed records can be unsealed in certain circumstances.
No, not necessarily. We will have a Colorado attorney file your petition to seal the records for you. Once the petition is filed, the court will set a date for a hearing on the petition. If there is no objection filed by the prosecutor’s office, or various law enforcement agencies, then most courts will vacate a hearing and grant the petition. If you live out of state and a hearing is required, we will appear for you and request that your presence be waived.
The process generally takes between 3 and 6 months from start to finish.
If the court grants your petition to seal, we will notify Colorado Bureau of Investigation and all other agencies listed on the order for you. We send each notification by certified mail and that cost will be included in your flat fee.
If you petition is approved by the court, it could take at least three months after filing the petition for your criminal records to disappear from public background checks. The hearing will be set approximately six weeks after the court receives your petition. If the court grants your petition, anticipate another six weeks or so for the court’s order to affect in the agencies responsible for reporting the criminal record information.
Individuals convicted of a felony are ineligible to vote while incarcerated and on parole. Voting rights are automatically restored upon completion of parole, and people on probation can vote. This service does not affect your voting right but your voting rights should be restored if you completed your sentence.
Colorado firearm rights are revoked only upon a felony conviction and they can be restored only by a Colorado governor’s pardon. One common federal firearm ban that applies in Colorado is the misdemeanor crime of domestic violence ban (the Lautenberg Amendment). If you have a Colorado misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, the only way to restore your federal rights is with a Colorado governor’s pardon.
No, you do not have to disclose the record once an order to seal has been entered. See Colorado Statute 24-72-702(1)(d).
No. An employer or potential employer cannot ask you about a sealed case in an interview or require you to disclose any information about an expunged record. You cannot be denied your employment application solely because you refuse to disclose conviction records that have been sealed.
Yes. The petitioner and all criminal justice agencies may properly reply, upon any inquiry in the matter, that no such records exist with respect to the person. There could be an exception to this under federal law because the record can still be accessed by the prosecutor or the petitioner with a court order. See Colorado Statute 24-72-702(1)(d).
No. As the law is currently written, a plea deal cannot make you give up the right to later apply for sealing. See Colorado Statute 24-72-708.
If you are not eligible to expunge or clear your record through the court, we can still help you. Our Background Check Removal service will remove your personal, private information, including your criminal history, from over 30 popular people search websites. Please click the link above to sign up today or to read more information on how this valuable service can help you.
A diversion program is a voluntary alternative program that allows a person accused of a crime to fulfill a set of conditions, or complete a program designed to help with issues related to the criminal charge.
A deferred judgment is a judgment for mostly non-violent persons or persons with no criminal record, which permits the Defendant to enter a “conditional guilty plea”. The plea includes, public service hours, payment to the victim, counseling, and/or payment of fines and court costs. This judgement allows the case to be dismissed after completion of the plea terms, and then the case is eligible to be sealed or expunged.
If you obtain a conviction for a new criminal offense after an order for sealing a record is entered, the Court can order the conviction record to be unsealed upon motion of the prosecuting attorney.
If you have not already signed up for our Expedited Record Clearance Update (ERCU) service, please visit our website to learn more about our exclusive service that we developed in order to help clients get the maximum benefit from their granted case as quickly as possible: www.recordgone.com/expedited-record-clearance-update.htm.
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Denver, CO. 80202
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