HB 17-1333

HB 17-1333 is a Colorado law that allows people who were convicted of marijuana-related crimes before December 10, 2012, to ask the courts to seal their criminal records. This means those past convictions won't show up when employers or others do background checks. The law applies to anyone whose actions would not have been illegal under Colorado's laws after that date. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now active and people can start petitioning to have their marijuana-related offenses sealed from public view.

Official Summary

The bill allows persons who were convicted of criminal offenses for the use, cultivation, or possession of marijuana to petition for the sealing of criminal records relating to such convictions if their behavior would not have been illegal if it had occurred on or after December 10, 2012. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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