# Civil infraction, petty offense, or drug petty offense · Colorado — Criminal record expungement and sealing waiting periods by state

For Civil infraction, petty offense, or drug petty offense · Colorado, waiting period is one year; measured from is the later of the date of the final disposition of all proceedings against the defendant or the release of the defendant from supervision concerning a conviction; section is 24-72-706, verified against its source on 2026-09-02.

- **Offense class:** Civil infraction, petty offense, or drug petty offense _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Colorado
- **Waiting period:** one year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Measured from:** the later of the date of the final disposition of all proceedings against the defendant or the release of the defendant from supervision concerning a conviction _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 24-72-706 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> If the offense is civil infraction, a petty offense, or a drug petty offense, the motion may be filed one year after the later of the date of the final disposition of all proceedings against the defendant or the release of the defendant from supervision concerning a conviction.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Section

> Section 24-72-706 Sealing of criminal conviction and criminal justice records

## Source

- https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_24-72-706

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Criminal record expungement and sealing waiting periods by state](https://referencesource.org/criminal-record-expungement-waiting-periods-by-state/).