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HB 24-1090 CO
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Privacy Protections Criminal Justice Records

CO · session 2024A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 18, 2024

Latest action (Feb 20, 2024) Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Summary

Subject to limited exceptions, current law requires that a victim's name and identifying information be deleted from criminal justice records released to the public if the person was a victim of certain sexual offenses. The act permits the release of unredacted records to the named victim, victim's designee, or victim's lawful representative. Subject to limited exceptions, current law requires that a child's name and identifying information be deleted from criminal justice records released to the public if the child was a victim of or witness to a criminal offense. The act permits the release of unredacted records to the office of the state public defender, the office of the alternate defense counsel, the office of respondent parents' counsel, the office of the child's representative, municipal attorneys, county attorneys, and a named child victim's lawful representative. This release requirement must be implemented by July 1, 2024. The act clarifies that changes in 2023 to the law related to records of child victims and child witnesses apply to records pertaining to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2024. For records pertaining to earlier offenses, the law in effect prior to January 1, 2024 applies. APPROVED by Governor February 20, 2024 EFFECTIVE February 20, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (4)

Action history (14)

  1. Feb 20, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Feb 15, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Feb 15, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. Feb 15, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  5. Feb 9, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  6. Feb 8, 2024 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  7. Feb 5, 2024 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  8. Feb 2, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
  9. Feb 1, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  10. Jan 30, 2024 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  11. Jan 29, 2024 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
  12. Jan 26, 2024 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  13. Jan 23, 2024 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  14. Jan 18, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower

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