Criminal and Arrest Records are Easily Created If you have a criminal record in Colorado, you should always have it sealed as long as your situation qualifies under the Record Sealing Statute, C.R.S. 24-72-308. Any arrest, whether you are convicted of a crime or not,...
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Record Sealing Laws in Colorado
Someone called our law firm a few days ago and wanted to know why he should have his record sealed if the charge showed up as dismissed. My advice to this question is always the same: Even if the report shows the case was dismissed, why would you ever want to have to...
Colorado Record Sealing – Why Hire an Experienced Attorney
Many people attempt to seal their own criminal records. But, there are reasons why we get calls from people in Jefferson, Douglas and Arapahoe County who want us to take over the job of record sealing they started. This is because of poor instructions on sealing...
Coloado Record Sealing and Expungement Matter
In our increasingly competitive job and housing market, Record Sealing and Expungement matter more than ever. Juvenile case sealing is characterized as expungement, and adult records are known as sealed. Surprisingly, this process is becoming easier in Colorado. In...
New Record Sealing for Petty and Municipal Convictions
We are thrilled to report that the Colorado legislature has taken a dramatic step in the right direction to remove offenses from the background checks of employers and nosey neighbors in Lakewood, Littleton, Denver, and Arapahoe County. We just wish the record sealing...
Colorado Record Sealing Lawyers
Many good people commit a criminal offense due to their youth, a highly provoking act, or out of financial desperation. Yet, with the exception of drug offenses, a conviction for a Colorado misdemeanor or felony crime remains to punish you forever and cannot benefit...
Record Sealing Lawyers: Pro Se or Hire an Attorney?
I get asked many times by people whether they need to hire an attorney for their Probation Revocation (C.R.S. 18-1.3-201), Marijuana Possession (C.R.S. 18-18-406), and Trespass (C.R.S. 18-4-504) case. The answer never changes: yes, you need to hire an experienced...
Colorado Criminal Record & Conviction Sealing – C.R.S. 24-72-308
In many instances, Colorado criminal records and convictions can be sealed. Yet, often, we have to tell nice people that they cannot seal their Denver criminal record or criminal conviction. (Record Sealing, C.R.S. 24-72-308). Some people call us years after their...
Criminal Arrest and Court Record Sealing, C.R.S. 24-72-308
Sealing of Arrest and Criminal Records other than convictions (C.R.S. 24-72-308) in Colorado is not automatic! If you were arrested and never convicted of a crime, if your criminal case was dismissed, or if you went to trial in Denver, Arapahoe, Douglas, or Jefferson...
DNA Evidence of the Innocent in Colorado
DNA evidence of the innocent in Colorado is now the law. Before a person is convicted, C.R.S. 16-23-103 now requires anyone charged with a felony - before any conviction, to give the government a sample of their DNA. Of course, the sample will go into a huge database...