SB14-206 Summary

• Relocates criminal record sealing provisions from sections 24-72-308 through 24-72-308.9 into a new Part 7 of Article 72 of Title 24 for organizational clarity.

• Expands eligibility for sealing arrest records to include cases where defendant completed diversion, was not charged and statute of limitations expired, was not charged and is no longer under investigation, was dismissed, or was acquitted.

• Creates distinct procedures for sealing conviction records based on offense type and conviction date, with varying waiting periods ranging from 1 year for petty drug offenses to 10 years for most felonies.

• Allows victims of human trafficking to petition for sealing of prostitution and related conviction records by establishing they were trafficked at the time of offense.

• Takes effect August 1, 2014, and permits individuals to file one petition per 12-month period for sealing each case.