On September 19, 2025, the Colorado Sex Offender Management Board reviewed proposed revisions to Appendix I: Notice of Status Discharge Form in the Standards and Guidelines for the Assessment, Evaluation, Treatment, and Behavioral Monitoring of Adult Sex Offenders.
Per the Administrative Policies, any changes to the Standards and Guidelines are subject to Public Comment. All public comments will be reviewed by the originating committee. These committees will review the public comments received and will make any necessary changes. Subsequent changes will then be presented to the SOMB for final ratification at a future meeting.
The Staff of the SOMB and the Best Practices Committee is now soliciting Public Comment on the following language:
Revision Period January 2025 - December 2025
Planned approval Process: December 2025 - March 2026
Planned Implementation period: April 2026-June 2026
Planned Effective Date: July 1, 2026
Revisions Summary:
The current Notice of Status Discharge Form with Appendix I asks that the Court file the document and any attachments "Under Seal". This means anyone seeking access to the document requires a Court Order. The Best Practices Committee was informed that this is causing barriers to individuals obtaining copies of their treatment records. Treatment and supervision records are not available after a certain number of years, and there are situations where individuals may need a copy of their treatment discharge report.
Proposed Revisions:
It was proposed that the language be changed from "under seal" to "as suppressed". This will allow parties to a case to request access to their Court records, including the discharge status form or documents filed along with it, without a Court Order.
It is recommended that the term "under seal" be removed and replaced with "as suppressed" on the filing form, and that the following definition be added to the first page of the document.
“Suppressed court record” means any court record that is accessible only to judges, court staff, parties to the case (and, if represented, their attorneys or LLPs in that case), or other authorized Department staff. Any other person seeking access to a suppressed court record must obtain a court order.
Review Revisions to Appendix I: Notice of Discharge Status Form-Proposed Revisions