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conditions and requirements for petitioning the court
Wait Times & Exceptions
Wait Times & Exceptions
Wait Times & Exceptions
Wait times are the length of time you must wait before petitioning the court to have a record sealed. The wait time begins the later of the conviction date or the date of release from supervision (probation, parole, incarceration). For information on wait times please see below.
Fines and Court Costs
Wait Times & Exceptions
Wait Times & Exceptions
A record may not be sealed if you owe restitution. You can request that a record be sealed if you still owe fines, court costs, late fee's, or other fee's.
Ineligible Convictions
Wait Times & Exceptions
Ineligible Convictions
Certain records are not eligible for sealing. If you are uncertain as to whether a conviction can be sealed, please see the Ineligible Offenses page for more information.
wait times single conviction
Any Time
Offenses committed by victims of human trafficking
1 Year
Petty offenses and drug related petty offenses
2 Years
Class 2 misdemeanors, class 3 misdemeanors, any drug misdemeanor, and level 4 drug felonies under C.R.S. § 18-18-403.5(2.5)
3 Years
Class 4 felonies, class 5 felonies, class 6 felonies, level 3 drug felonies, level 4 drug felonies (except under 18-18-403.5(2.5), and class 1 misdemeanors.
5 Years
All other eligible offenses
wait times multiple convictions
2 Years
If your highest or worst offense is/are petty offenses and drug related petty offenses
5 Years
If your highest or worst offenses is/are misdemeanors, drug misdemeanors, and level 4 drug felonies.
10 Years
If your highest or worst offenses is/are felonies and drug felonies
exceptions for multiple prior convictions
What are exceptions?
Repeat SEPERATE convictions of certain eligible(sealable) crimes may render the records unable to be sealed. For more information on exceptions see section 3 here:
Petty Offense and Petty Drug Offense
If these are your highest(worst) sealable offense(s) and there are more than 5 convictions in SEPERATE CASES the record(s) cannot be sealed.
Misdemeanors (Class 2 & 3 or Level 1 & 2 misdemeanor drug offenses)
If these are your highest(worst) sealable offense(s) and there are more than 4 prior convictions in SEPERATE CASES the record(s) cannot be sealed.
Class 1 Misdemeanors
If these are your highest(worst) sealable offense(s) and there are more than 3 prior convictions in SEPERATE CASES the record cannot be sealed.
Felonies and Drug Felonies (Class 4, 5, or 6)
If these are your highest(worst) sealable offense(s) and there are more than 3 prior convictions in SEPERATE CASES the record cannot be sealed.