# Class 4, class 5, or class 6 felony, level 3 or level 4 drug felony, or class 1 misdemeanor · Colorado — Criminal record expungement and sealing waiting periods by state

For Class 4, class 5, or class 6 felony, level 3 or level 4 drug felony, or class 1 misdemeanor · Colorado, waiting period is three years; measured from is the later of the date of the final disposition of all criminal proceedings against the defendant or the release of the defendant from supervision concerning a criminal conviction; section is 24-72-706, verified against its source on 2026-09-02.

- **Offense class:** Class 4, class 5, or class 6 felony, level 3 or level 4 drug felony, or class 1 misdemeanor _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Colorado _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Waiting period:** three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Measured from:** the later of the date of the final disposition of all criminal proceedings against the defendant or the release of the defendant from supervision concerning a criminal 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 a class 4, class 5, or class 6 felony, a level 3 or level 4 drug felony except a level 4 drug felony for a conviction pursuant to section <https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_18-18-403.5> 18-18-403.5 (2.5), or a class 1 misdemeanor, the motion may be filed three years after the later of the date of the final disposition of all criminal proceedings against the defendant or the release of the defendant from supervision concerning a criminal 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/).