NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 09-1044
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Roberts, Apuan, Court, Curry, Ferrandino,
      Gardner B., Green, Kerr A., Labuda, Levy, Looper, McFadyen, McGihon,
      Middleton, Pace, Priola, Ryden, Schafer S., Solano, Stephens, Todd,
      Waller;
      also SENATOR(S) Morse, Boyd, Carroll M., Groff, Heath, Hodge, Isgar,
      Newell, Tapia, Williams.
      
      
      Concerning expungement of records relating to a criminal matter
           for which a juvenile is sentenced as a juvenile after being
           charged by the direct filing of charges in a district court.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  19-1-306 (7) (c), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended to read:
      
           19-1-306.  Expungement of juvenile delinquent records.  (7)  The
      following persons are not eligible to petition for the expungement of any
      juvenile record:
      
           (c)  Any person who, as a juvenile, has been charged by the direct
      filing of an information in the district court or by indictment pursuant to
      section 19-2-517, unless the person was sentenced as a juvenile in
      the same matter;
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  (1)  This act
      shall take effect September 1, 2009.
      
           (2)  However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an
      item, section, or part of this act during the ninety-day period after final
      adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a
      referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state
      constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless
      approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take
      effect on the date specified in subsection (1) or on the date of the official
      declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever
      is later.
      
      
      
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      Terrance D. Carroll                    Peter C. Groff
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO