SB 14-027 Summary

• Requires criminal history background checks for attorneys and counselors-at-law, conducted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation using state and national fingerprint-based records.

• Mandates fingerprint-based criminal history checks for individuals appointed as child and family investigators in domestic relations cases, with background check results determining suitability for appointment.

• Requires the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to provide name-based criminal history checks for applicants whose fingerprints are unclassifiable in both attorney licensing and child and family investigator proceedings.

• Directs local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with Supreme Court requests for records related to criminal history.

• Appropriates $68,636 and 0.3 FTE for fiscal year 2014-2015 to the Colorado Crime Information Center for implementing criminal history record checks, comprised of $14,916 for personal services and $53,720 for operating expenses.