Colorado Code § 13-5-142

National instant criminal background check system - reporting
Open in Lexace · Ask the AI about this section
(1) On
and after March 20, 2013, the state court administrator shall send electronically the following
information to the Colorado bureau of investigation created pursuant to section 24-33.5-401,
referred to in this section as the "bureau":
(a) The name of each person who has been found to be incapacitated by order of the
court pursuant to part 3 of article 14 of title 15, C.R.S.;
(b) The name of each person who has been committed by order of the court to the
custody of the behavioral health administration in the department of human services pursuant to
section 27-81-112; and
(c) The name of each person with respect to whom the court has entered an order for
involuntary certification for short-term treatment of a mental health disorder pursuant to section
27-65-108.5 or 27-65-109, for extended certification for treatment of a mental health disorder
pursuant to section 27-65-109 (10), or for long-term care and treatment of a mental health
disorder pursuant to section 27-65-110.
(1.5) Not more than forty-eight hours after receiving notification of a person who
satisfies the description in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of subsection (1) of this section, the state
court administrator shall report such fact to the bureau.
(2) Any report made by the state court administrator pursuant to this section shall
describe the reason for the report and indicate that the report is made in accordance with 18
U.S.C. sec. 922 (g)(4).
(3) The state court administrator shall take all necessary steps to cancel a record made by
the state court administrator in the national instant criminal background check system if:
(a) The person to whom the record pertains makes a written request to the state court
administrator; and
(b) No less than three years before the date of the written request:
(I) The court entered an order pursuant to section 15-14-318, C.R.S., terminating a
guardianship on a finding that the person is no longer an incapacitated person, if the record in the
national instant criminal background check system is based on a finding of incapacity;
(II) The period of certification or commitment of the most recent order of certification,
commitment, recertification, or recommitment expired, or a court entered an order terminating
the person's incapacity or discharging the person from certification or commitment in the nature
of habeas corpus, if the record in the national instant criminal background check system is based
on an order of certification or commitment to the custody of the behavioral health administration
in the department of human services; except that the state court administrator shall not cancel
any record pertaining to a person with respect to whom two recommitment orders have been
entered pursuant to section 27-81-112 (7) and (8), or who was discharged from treatment
pursuant to section 27-81-112 (11) on the grounds that further treatment is not likely to bring
about significant improvement in the person's condition; or
(III) The record in the case was sealed pursuant to section 27-65-109 (7), or the court
entered an order discharging the person from certification in the nature of habeas corpus
pursuant to section 27-65-115, if the record in the national instant criminal background check
system is based on a court order for involuntary certification for short-term treatment of a mental
health disorder.
(4) Pursuant to section 102 (c) of the federal "NICS Improvement Amendments Act of
2007" (Pub.L. 110-180), a court, upon becoming aware that the basis upon which a record
reported by the state court administrator pursuant to subsection (1) of this section does not apply
or no longer applies, shall:
(a) Update, correct, modify, or remove the record from any database that the federal or
state government maintains and makes available to the national instant criminal background
check system, consistent with the rules pertaining to the database; and
(b) Notify the attorney general that such basis does not apply or no longer applies.

‹ Prev All Colorado sections Next ›


Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.