GENERAL INFORMATION

You may file a Petition with Denver District Court on any conviction records pertaining to your Denver Municipal violation for the sealing of the conviction records, except basic identification information if:

If, subsequent to the Municipal violation you are requesting be sealed, you were convicted of a single offense that was not a felony and did not involve domestic violence as defined in section § 18-6-800.3 (1), C.R.S., unlawful sexual behavior as defined in section § 16-22-102 (9), or C.R.S., or child abuse as defined in section § 18-6-401, C.R.S., you may Petition the district court of the district in which any conviction records pertaining to you for a Municipal violation, except a Municipal assault or battery offense in which the underlying factual basis involves domestic violence, as defined in section § 18-6-800.3 (1), C.R.S., or any other Municipal violation in which the underlying factual basis involves domestic violence, as defined in section § 18-6-800.3 (1), C.R.S., if:

If you do not understand this information, please contact an attorney.

FEES

A filing fee of $224.00 is required for a Petition to seal criminal convictions. If you are unable to pay, you must complete the Petition to File without Payment and Supporting Financial Affidavit (JDF 205) and submit it to the Court. Once you submit the completed JDF 205 form and a blank Order (JDF 206), the Court will decide if you need to pay the filing fee.

Other fees that a party to the case may encounter are as follows:

FORMS

To access forms online, go to the website at www.courts.state.co.us and then click the “Self Help/Forms” tab. The forms are available in PDF by selecting All Court Forms and Instructions Seal my case Sealing of Criminal Conviction Municipal Records. Please click the Download PDF link under the title of the form. You may complete a form online and print or you may print it and type or print legibly in black ink.

STEPS TO FILING YOUR CASE

Step 1: Obtain arrest and criminal records.

In order to file a Petition to Seal Criminal Conviction Records, you must obtain the proper case report numbers, court case numbers, and arrest numbers from the original arrest or criminal records. This information is necessary to ensure that your case is sealed properly, if ordered by the Court. A fee may be required to obtain this information. The records may be found in the following locations:

Step 2: Obtain a Current Verified Copy of the Defendant’s Criminal History

A verified copy of your criminal history report must be filed with the Court at the time you file the Petition, or no later than 10 days after you file the Petition with the Court. The criminal history records check must be conducted no more than 20 days before you file your paperwork with the Court asking to seal your records. The cost of obtaining the criminal history report is your responsibility. You may obtain the report as follows:

Step 3: Complete the appropriate forms.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) responsibility to contact the FBI if there is a corresponding FBI record.

Step 4: You are ready to file the case with the Court.

Provide the Court with the documents completed as described in Steps 1 – 2 above and pay the filing fee. If you are requesting to seal multiple cases, you must file a separate Petition to Seal and pay a separate filing fee for each case.

Step 5: The Court will review the Petition and supporting documents to determine if a hearing will be set, or if the Petition will be denied without a hearing.

Step 6: Be prepared for the hearing.

If the Court conducts a hearing, you may be asked questions about the request for sealing criminal conviction records and any objections filed, if applicable.

Step 7: After your records are ordered to be sealed (following a hearing).

After the Order to seal your records is entered (JDF 686 – Order to Seal Criminal Conviction Municipal Records), it is your responsibility to notify the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (this agency will require a fee to seal your records https://www.colorado.gov/cbi), and all agencies listed on the Order, by mailing each agency a copy of the signed Order. Your failure to notify the agencies may result in your criminal conviction record not being sealed. You do not need to notify the District or County Court, but you must notify the Municipal Court Clerk if Municipal Court arrest and conviction records are being sealed.