Colorado Information
Criminal Records Requirements for the State of Colorado
Name of Agency: | Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) |
Address: |
690 Kipling St. Denver, CO 80215 Suite 4000 |
Website: | https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cbi/identification-unit |
Contact: | Joseph Delgado - Fingerprint Examiner III or Melissa Tafoya - Fingerprint Examiner III |
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Phone Number: | 303-239-4208 |
Email: | joseph.delgado@state.co.us or melissa.tafoya@state.co.us |
Procedure: |
If you have obtained a Colorado Criminal History Record (CHRI), and there is incorrect information on your record, or you have never been arrested and should not have a criminal history record, you may be a victim of criminal impersonation, or "identity theft".
Once the criminal history record has been obtained and discrepancies are detected and marked, a challenge of any of those discrepancies may be conducted by pre-enrolling and scheduling an appointment for fingerprints on a physical card with one of the two CABS vendors at: American BioIdentity/Colorado Fingerprinting: https://www.coloradofingerprinting.com/schedule-appointment/ or Idemia/IdentoGO: By Phone:Toll Free: (844) 539-5539 Upon receipt of the physical card containing your fingerprints from the vendor, complete the top portion of the card (include “Record Challenge” in the “Reason Fingerprinted” box). Mail both, the completed fingerprint card and, the CBI criminal history record in question to the CBI. The CBI will then process the fingerprint card through the CBI fingerprint database upon receipt. Should the criminal history record presented not belong to the individual fingerprinted, a letter stating that the person fingerprinted is not the same person as the individual in the criminal history record will be mailed from the CBI to that person. The record challenge documents (fingerprint card and criminal history in question) are to be mailed directly to the CBI for processing at: CBI 690 Kipling Street, Suite 4000 Lakewood, Colorado 80215
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Turn Around Time: | Our processing times can vary, but it should be completed within 5 business days. It usually is done in 1-2 days. |
Successful challenge: | Any person who disputes any information on the criminal history record may challenge the accuracy and completeness of the record. Disputes can be taken directly to the arresting agency, or a “record challenge” may be conducted at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI). To challenge a record, first obtain a copy of the criminal history record from CBI. Once the criminal history record has been obtained and discrepancies are detected, a challenge of any of those discrepancies may be conducted by presenting, in person, a copy of the CBI criminal history record in question and a driver’s license or government issued photo ID to CBI. Fingerprints will be taken from the person contesting an arrest record and compared within the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). |
Cost: |
No charge for the 1st or 2nd time, after that a fee of $16.50 is applicable to replace lost documents. Copy of criminal history $6.85 |