HB 24-1071

House Bill 24-1071, which has been signed into law and is now effective, allows people with felony convictions in Colorado to change their names to better reflect their gender identity. The bill requires these individuals to provide public notice of their name change request if it's related to aligning their name with their gender identity. This new law affects anyone who needs to change their name due to a felony conviction and wants the change to match their gender identity, making the process more inclusive and accessible for them.

Official Summary

Current law specifies the conditions a person must meet in order to change the person's name if the person was convicted of a felony. Among those conditions is that the person must show good cause to be able to change the person's name to a name different from the name the person was convicted under. The act states that good cause includes changing the petitioner's name to conform with the petitioner's gender identity. The act authorizes the court to require a petitioner to give public notice of a name change if the name change was requested by a petitioner with a felony conviction and is for the purpose of changing the petitioner's name to conform with the petitioner's gender identity. APPROVED by Governor April 19, 2024 EFFECTIVE April 19, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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