Colorado Clean Slate Law
Colorado Clean Slate law
Expunge Colorado is a member of the Colorado Clean Slate Coalition instrumental in passing Colorado’s Clean Slate Act (SB22-99) in 2022. The new law put in place a new system to automate record sealing for certain low level Colorado criminal convictions beginning in July 2024. Currently, this law in being implemented.
Over 100K records have been identified for sealing through the new automated process, cases are still being sealed and it is an ongoing process.
Clean Slate 2.0 - Updates to the law passed in 2024 to be Implemented in 2025
In the 2024 Legislative session, we advocated to pass a bill (HB24-1133) that creates a new automated process for certain non-convictions; allows for virtual hearings; and cleans up technical fixes within the Colorado Clean Slate Law; these updates will be implemented in July 2025.
Automated Process (Clean Slate Law) VS. Petition-based Process
With over 1.3 Million Coloradans that have a criminal record eligible to be sealed, the need for Expunge Colorado’s pro bono legal services through the petition-based process are still in need and in high demand. The petition-based process is the original pathway to record sealing. The Colorado Judicial website has online resources for people wanting to petition the court themselves. The waiting period for the petition-based process is substantially less than that for the automated process. Expunge Colorado uses the petition-based process and to date we’ve sealed 200+ cases pro bono.
Below are a few helpful links that are focused on the new automated process within the CO Clean Slate Law:
- Colorado Clean Slate Coalition: https://www.cleanslateco.org/
- Colorado Clean Slate Coalition's Resources page: https://www.cleanslateco.org/resources
- New Colorado Judicial website to check to see if your record has been sealed through the automated process within the CO Clean Slate Law, statute 13-3-117: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sealed-case (Your case number is needed)
- Colorado Sun news article that has a thorough explanation of Colorado's Clean Slate Law: https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/20/criminal-records-sealed/
We understand that not everyone will be able to be eligible through CO’s Clean Slate Law as it stands today. With collective feedback, we can continue to push for changes and keep advocating at the state level through the CO Clean Slate Coalition. If you have feedback, suggestions or received an objection letter, feel free to email info@expungecolorado.org Subject line: Colorado Clean Slate.
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