SB 17-092

Senate Bill 17-092, which has been signed into law, updates Colorado's rules for peace officer background checks. Currently, when someone applies for a job as a police officer in Colorado and they have worked at another government agency before, they must sign a form allowing their previous employer to share their work records with the new potential employer. This bill adds that applicants also need to agree to let their previous private employers release any related employment information to the hiring agency. This affects anyone applying for a peace officer position in Colorado who has worked at both government and private entities before. Since it's signed, this law is now active and being followed by agencies when they hire new officers.

Official Summary

Under current law, when a law enforcement agency interviews a candidate for a peace officer position and that candidate previously worked for a state or local law enforcement agency or governmental agency, the candidate must execute a waiver that allows the previous employer to release the candidate's personnel file to the interviewing agency. The bill requires the candidate to also sign a waiver releasing his or her personnel file related to employment with a private entity to the interviewing agency. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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