CO SB105

Creates the "Rehabilitation for People with Criminal Records Act" to improve reintegration opportunities for individuals with criminal convictions by providing notice of collateral consequences and establishing mechanisms for relief.

Requires courts to inform defendants in writing at first appearance and sentencing about potential collateral consequences of convictions, and allows courts to issue orders of collateral relief at sentencing for defendants receiving probation or community corrections.

Establishes certificates of rehabilitation and fitness that can relieve collateral consequences associated with criminal convictions, with these orders included in the Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System.

Permits individuals convicted of petty or municipal offenses to petition courts to seal conviction records 3 years after conviction, with sealed records hidden from most employers and agencies while remaining accessible to criminal justice agencies and law enforcement.

Appropriates $382,575 in funding for judicial and law enforcement agencies to implement the act's requirements for notifying defendants, issuing orders, and updating criminal records systems.