[5] The agency was established in 1967, and was initially led by former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Hilbert Schauer, who was named directed based on his performance in a civil service examination.

[6] As of 1999, the investigation into the death of JonBenét Ramsey was the largest single case load, with more than 3,000 work hours for 2,509 laboratory specimen analysis and 25,520 lab examinations.

[9] In 2004, the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners lobbied for a bill that would have erased the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's database of concealed-weapons permit holders.

The $7 million renovation was funded by House Bill 1020 to ensure that the state met standards for rape kit testing.

[14] The Bureau has been impacted by the conduct of a former CBI DNA scientist, Yvonne "Missy" Woods, who allegedly manipulated material facts and excluded exculpatory evidence.