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VAIL TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO

ITEM/TOPIC:   Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2018, Second Reading, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 9 of Title 1 of the Vail Town Code by Amending Section 1-9-8 and Adding a New Section 1-9-10, Concerning the Sealing and Expungment of Criminal Records

PRESENTER(S):   Matt Mire, Town Attorney

ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL:   Approve, approve with amendments or deny Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2018, upon second reading.

BACKGROUND:   Senate Bill 16-116 provided a simplified process for sealing criminal justice records by providing defendants an option to immediately petition the court for a sealing order and providing for an administrative fee for sealing such records.  Pursuant to C.R.S.§ 18-13-122(13), a municipal court may seal criminal records concerning illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an under-aged person.   Ordinance No. 2, Series 2018 provides a procedure to seal or expunge certain criminal records in accordance with such legislation.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:   Approve Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2018, upon second reading.  

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Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2018