Colorado Court Records

Jurisdictions of the Court
District Courts will hear felonies and lesser-included offenses as well as general civil claims without financial limits, domestic relations, probate matters, juvenile matters, adoptions, paternity and mental health cases.

County Courts will hear cases about misdemeanors, petty offenses and preliminary hearings for all types of criminal cases. These courts will hear civil cases for less than $15,000, not involving ownership of real property.  County Courts (along with District Courts) will hear cases relating to  name changes and requests for temporary and permanent civil restraining orders, including protection orders.

Municipal Courts will hear violations of city and town ordinances, as well as some civil Protection Orders.

Water Courts will hear certain types of civil cases related to water rights.

State Department of Corrections
Colorado Department of Corrections
Mailing address: 2862 South Circle Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80906
Physical address: See above
Phone: (719) 579-9580
Fax: N/A
Hours: N/A
Email: N/A
Website: http://www.doc.state.co.us/
Director: Tom Clements

Where to Find State Court Records
Office of the State Court Administrator
Mailing address: 101 W. Colfax, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202
Physical address: see above
Phone: (303) 861-1111
Fax: N/A
Hours: N/A
Email: gerald.marroney@judicial.state.co.us
Website: http://www.courts.state.co.us/Administration/Index.cfm
Administrator: Gerald (Jerry) A. Marroney

Specific Court Records
Supreme Court of Colorado
Mailing address: 101 W. Colfax, Suite 800, Denver, CO 80202
Physical address: see above
Phone: (303) 837-3790
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A
Hours: N/A
Website: http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Supreme_Court/Index.cfm

Colorado Court of Appeals
Mailing address: 101 W. Colfax, Suite 800, Denver, CO 80202
Physical address: see above
Phone: (303) 837-3785
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A
Hours: N/A
Website: http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Court_Of_Appeals/Index.cfm

Supreme Court Opinions
Dockets and opinions of the Supreme Court of Colorado and Colorado Court of Appeals are available online at: http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Supreme_Court/Case_Announcements/Index.cfm

Contained within a Court Record
Court records will often have the following pieces of information: the address and name of the defendant, the address and name of the plaintiff, the date of each court hearing, the outcome of the court, a detailing of the evidence that was presented from both sides, the address where the hearing took place, a summary of statements from the witnesses, what statutes/laws have been violated, the judge’s full name, and all court fee information.