How to Access Colorado DUI Records

The law of Colorado prohibits a person from driving a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol while the person’s ability to drive is impaired by alcohol or drugs. The offenses which are a result of consuming excessive amounts of drugs and alcohol are known as “DUI” and “DWAI”, respectively.

Colorado DUI Laws and Penalties

Breath or blood tests play a prominent role in the enforcement of the drunk driving laws, although a DUI or DWAI offense can be proved with the help of other means. An individual can be convicted for a DUI or a DWAI offense if the test result shows a blood alcohol level which is more than 0.05 but less than 0.08. A person can be considered to be legally intoxicated in the state of Colorado if his or her blood alcohol test result shows that his blood alcohol level is at least 0.08 or more. An individual can be categorized as a persistent drunk driver and will be subjected to greater penalties if his test indicates a blood alcohol level of at least 0.17 or more than that.

Under the Implied Consent law in the state of Colorado it is presumed that every driver has accepted to take the breath, blood and saliva or urine test when they are requested for it by a law enforcement officer who has probable reason to believe that the person is legally intoxicated and is capable of committing a DUI or DWAI offense. If the person who has been asked to take the tests refuses to undergo the tests it will lead to the suspension or the revocation of his driver’s license.

There are both criminal penalties and administrative penalties for drunk driving cases. The courts in these cases have the right to impose criminal penalties. The Colorado Department of Revenue imposes certain administrative penalties. The penalties of this kind include the suspension or revocation of the driving license due to certain offenses or the collection of sufficient points assessed for the violations.

Sometimes a driver may decrease his or her criminal penalties with the help of a plea bargain in the court or by simply undergoing a drug or alcohol treatment, but this will not save them in any way from the administrative penalties that is assessed by the Revenue Department.

You can obtain more information about the DUI laws in Colorado from http://www.cdpsweb.state.co.us/ or you can visit the Colorado Department of Public Safety, 700 Kipling Street #1000, Denver CO 80215 USA, Fax 303.239.4670, Phone: 303.239.4400.

Colorado DUI Records

Colorado Bureau of Investigation or the CBI’s Identification Unit provides support to the public and the law enforcement agencies. The Identification Unit is responsible for the update and maintenance of all the records stored in the AFIS or the Automated Fingerprint Identification System which is used for fingerprint identification. All the criminal history records which are based on fingerprint identification are stored in the Colorado Crime Information Center or the CCIC.

As Colorado is a state of open records the public can easily access these information. For drunk driving and other criminal records you can visit in person the Colorado Bureau of Investigation that is located at 690 Kipling Street, Suite No. 3000, Denver, CO 80215, you can also call 303 239 4208 for general queries or you can access the records online from http://cbi.state.co.us/id/.

Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (CICJIS)

CICJIS is an integrated computer system which stores information that links criminal justice agencies of five states to produce the main information system of the criminal justice. With the help of this system all the criminal justice agencies operating within the state of Colorado can track all the traffic violators and other offenders starting from the arrests and prosecutions to the incarcerations and adjudications.

The Colorado Department of Public Safety and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation are an integral part of this virtual information system. The CCIC or the Colorado Crime Information System is the state’s store house of criminal records and it caters to more than 300 law enforcement agencies which operate throughout the state locally.

The virtual database system’s (CICJIS) unique feature is that it does not result in data duplication between the legal systems of the law enforcement agencies. Real time access and the transparent access to the information about the criminal justice is the main aim of the CICJIS.

The system is modified in such a manner that it triggers data transfers and the information generated here gets transferred to the courts and the prosecutors. The information is generated at the time when an offender is fingerprinted. The charges are electronically filed by the prosecutors of the courts. You can get all the information about the CICJIS from the Colorado Department of Public Safety-CICJIS, 700 Kipling Street, Suite 1000, Denver CO 80215, Phone: 720 544 2220, Fax: 720 544 2230.

You can also visit the Clerk of the Court in Colorado which is located at the Colorado Judicial Building which is at 2 East 14th Ave., Suite 300, Denver. CO 80203 2115, Phone: 303 837 3785 for the DUI records or access the records from http://www.courts.state.co.us/courts/