# First conviction for intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal · Colorado — Criminal record expungement and sealing waiting periods by state

For First conviction for intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal · Colorado, waiting period is three years; measured from is the conviction; section is 24-72-706, verified against its source on 2026-09-02.

- **Offense class:** First conviction for intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal _(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 conviction _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 24-72-706 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section, if the offense is a first conviction for intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal as described in section <https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_18-13-107.3> 18-13-107.3 (1), the defendant may file a motion three years after the conviction and the court shall order the record sealed if the defendant does not have a subsequent conviction for intentional misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal.

## 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/).