Excluded by statute · Rules v2026.2, current through July 1, 2026
Sealing a domestic violence case in Colorado
The short answer is no, and you should have it before you pay anyone. Colorado's sealing statute excludes a domestic violence case outright.
That is not the end of the page. There are things that remain open, and they are listed below.
Excluded by statute
A conviction carrying a domestic violence designation is excluded from sealing by C.R.S. § 24-72-706. If your case was dismissed rather than convicted, read the non-conviction path instead — that one is usually open.
The designation, not the underlying charge, is what excludes it. A dismissed domestic violence case is a different question entirely, and non-conviction sealing may still be open to you.
What is still open to you
- Any other case you have. Exclusion applies to this case, not to you. A different conviction on the same record may be sealable today.
- Non-conviction sealing, if any of your cases were dismissed or you were acquitted.
- A pardon from the governor, which is a separate process and does not run through the sealing statute.
- Colorado Legal Services, free for people who qualify by income, and the free JDF 611 instructions from the Colorado Judicial Branch.
We do not sell a Filing Packet to someone the statute excludes. If the Check reaches that answer, it says so and offers you nothing.
Common questions
Will a domestic violence case ever come off my record in Colorado?
Not under the sealing statute as it reads today. Colorado has amended this law in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2024, so the list can change. If it changes in your favour, we will say so on this page.
Can a lawyer get around this?
Not on an exclusion written into the statute. Anyone who takes your money to try should be asked which subsection they intend to argue with.
Unburdened is not a law firm. This is legal information, not legal advice.