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For Colorado DUI arrest records, identify the arresting agency and citation, use the Colorado court record for the criminal prosecution and disposition, consult CBI separately for criminal history, and check DMV records only for the independent license consequence.
A Colorado DUI can create four different record trails
A DUI arrest begins with a local law-enforcement event, but the later record does not stay in one database. Colorado CBI provides a state criminal-history check layer, and the Colorado Judicial Branch maintains the criminal case. Driver-license consequences can follow an administrative path that is distinct from the criminal prosecution.
Because those systems answer different questions, a DUI arrest should not be summarized as if arrest, conviction, sentence and license status were one fact. Capture the arresting agency, citation or incident number and date first. Then use the court case for the prosecution, CBI only for the state-history product, and DMV material only when the driving privilege is relevant. If license consequences matter, record the administrative action date and status separately from the criminal docket. A court case can change while the driving-privilege record follows its own deadlines and agency process, so combining the two can produce a misleading timeline.
Choose the Colorado DUI source by question
| Question | Source layer | Best key |
|---|---|---|
| What happened at the stop/arrest? | Arresting agency | Citation/incident number |
| What criminal case was filed? | Colorado Judicial Branch | Court/case number |
| What appears in state criminal history? | Colorado CBI | Authorized history-check identifiers |
| What happened to driving privilege? | Colorado DMV record | Driver/license administrative identifier |
Three Colorado DUI cautions prevent overstatement
Arrest
Does not equal conviction
Use the court docket for the adjudicated result.
License
Administrative action can differ from criminal case timing
Check DMV only when that consequence matters.
History
CBI is a criminal-history product
It is not the live local arrest report.
Keep a Colorado DUI research trail auditable
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Save the arresting agency and citationThose fields anchor the original event.2
Locate the criminal court caseUse the case number for charges, hearings and disposition.3
Consult CBI only for state-history scopeDo not replace the local report or court case with the history check.4
Check DMV separately if license status mattersKeep administrative and criminal results in separate fields.