Access Centennial Booking Reports

Centennial booking reports are maintained by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. Centennial is a city of over 108,000 people in the south Denver metro area. It sits entirely within Arapahoe County. The Arapahoe County Detention Facility is actually located within Centennial's city limits, which means the jail where bookings happen is right in town. All arrests made in Centennial go through this facility. The sheriff's office creates the booking report and makes it available to the public. This page covers how to search for and access Centennial booking records.

Arapahoe County and Centennial Bookings

Centennial is in Arapahoe County. The Arapahoe County Detention Facility at 7375 South Potomac Street in Centennial handles all bookings for the city. The facility can hold about 1,400 inmates and processes an average of 17,000 inmates each year. It has been accredited through the American Correctional Association since 1991. When someone gets arrested in Centennial, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's staff take fingerprints, a booking photo, and record the charges. The booking report is public from that point.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff can be reached at 720-874-3500. The Arapahoe County booking reports page has full details on the county system. Arapahoe County also has an online records request portal at recordsrequest.arapahoegov.com where you can submit formal requests for booking data. The county's CORA policy gives the first hour of research time free, with fees up to $41 per hour after that. Copies cost $0.25 per page.

Search Centennial Booking Reports Online

Arapahoe County has a free inmate lookup tool. Go to arapahoegov.com to search for current inmates. The tool shows charges and bond data. You do not need a login. The search covers everyone currently in custody at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility, which includes people booked for arrests in Centennial and the rest of the county.

For inmates who have been released, the online tool will not show them. Contact the Arapahoe County Sheriff's records division at 720-874-3500 or use the online records request portal. Under C.R.S. § 24-72-302, arrest records include the person's name, charges, date and place of arrest, and the arresting agency. Centennial booking reports contain all of this information.

Note: Arapahoe County processes about 17,000 inmates per year, so the inmate population at the facility changes often.

Statewide Booking Record Search

The CBI Internet Criminal History Check at cbirecordscheck.com costs $6.00 and searches arrest data from all Colorado counties. If you want to see if someone booked in Centennial has records elsewhere in the state, this tool covers everything in one search. Sealed records will not appear in CBI results.

The CBI records page has details on the criminal history check and other services available from the state.

The CBI is located at 690 Kipling St. in Lakewood, and you can call 303-239-4208 for questions about their search services.

VINE at vinelink.com tracks inmates at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility and most other Colorado jails. Register for alerts by phone, email, or text. You will be notified when the person's custody status changes. The toll-free VINE number is 1-888-263-8463. It is free, available 24/7, and works in English and Spanish.

Colorado Law and Centennial Bookings

The CCJRA makes Centennial booking reports public. C.R.S. § 24-72-301 et seq. requires that records of official actions be open for inspection. The Arapahoe County Sheriff must respond to records requests within 3 working days, with a possible 7-day extension for large requests. The first hour of research is free. After that, fees max out at $41 per hour based on the Arapahoe County DA's fee schedule. Copies are $0.25 per page. Electronic copies on CD or DVD cost $15.00 each.

Booking photos from Centennial are public under C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5. Posting them online and charging for removal is a misdemeanor in Colorado with fines up to $1,000. Sealed records do not appear in any search. Colorado allows people to ask a court to seal certain arrest records. The CBI also seals some records automatically when charges are not filed within a year of the arrest date.

If someone booked at the Arapahoe County jail for a Centennial arrest goes to state prison, their records transfer to the Colorado Department of Corrections. Use the CDOC offender search to find state inmates. It is free and shows where the person is held, their sentence length, and their parole eligibility date. The CDOC system is separate from the county jail. For people who stay at the county level, the Arapahoe County Sheriff keeps the records on file.

Nearby Cities

These cities are near Centennial in the south metro area. Click any city to find out where their booking reports are held.