HB 17-1204: Juvenile Delinquency Record Expungement

• Expands automatic expungement of juvenile delinquency records for cases with not guilty verdicts, dismissals, or completion of sentences for petty offenses, drug misdemeanors, and low-level felonies within 42 days.

• Requires courts to notify juveniles at adjudication and supervision agencies upon program completion of their right to expunge records, with specific timelines and procedures for different supervision types.

• Allows juveniles to petition for expungement of records from law enforcement contacts not resulting in referral after one year, and permits mandatory/repeat offenders to petition 36 months after unconditional release.

• Prohibits prosecutors from requiring waiver of expungement rights as plea agreement conditions and prevents employers, educational institutions, and government agencies from requiring disclosure of expunged records.

• Specifies that expunged records remain available to judges, probation departments, and prosecutors for future criminal investigations, and preserves victim access to limited case information with court-issued protective orders.