Legal Protections for Dignity of Minorshttps://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-018 🔗Beginning July 1, 2026, if a petitioner is under 18 years old at the time of filing a petition seeking to change the petitioner's name, the bill requires the court to suppress the record unless the petitioner was previously convicted of a felony. The bill authorizes the court to use the suppressed court record for administrative purposes, but the court is prohibited from publishing the petitioner's name or the petitioner's new name online. A petitioner who is under 18 years old is not required to give public notice of the name change. The bill authorizes an individual to access a suppressed court record without a court order if the individual obtains verbal consent from a party to the case and submits an affidavit to the court, upon penalty of perjury, that the individual has obtained the verbal consent.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This bill was approved by the Colorado State Senate and is now heading to the House for further consideration.
Love always -- Jessica Rose
