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Colorado Seals Minors' Name-Change Records, Effective July 1

4/26/2026

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Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 18, a Colorado law that will seal court records of minors who change names, effective July 1.
The law requires courts to keep name-change petitions private for anyone under 18 who has not been convicted of a felony.
An earlier draft that would have considered a parent’s acceptance of a child’s gender identity in custody cases was dropped after Republican and Polis opposition.

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Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 18, a Colorado law that will seal court records of minors who change names, effective July 1.
The law requires courts to keep name-change petitions private for anyone under 18 who has not been convicted of a felony.
An earlier draft that would have considered a parent’s acceptance of a child’s gender identity in custody cases was dropped after Republican and Polis opposition.