Excluded by statute · Rules v2026.2, current through July 1, 2026
Sealing DUI or DWAI in Colorado
The short answer is no, and you should have it before you pay anyone. Colorado's sealing statute excludes DUI or DWAI outright.
That is not the end of the page. There are things that remain open, and they are listed below.
Excluded by statute
A Colorado DUI or DWAI conviction cannot be sealed. C.R.S. § 24-72-706 excludes it, and no waiting period changes that. It also stays on your driving record separately, which the sealing statute does not touch.
This is the answer nobody wants and it is better to have it now than after paying a lawyer for it.
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 DUI or DWAI 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.