Colorado Springs Booking Report Search

Colorado Springs booking reports are held by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. As the second largest city in Colorado with over 478,000 residents, Colorado Springs generates a high volume of arrests and bookings each year. The El Paso County Criminal Justice Center processes all bookings for the city. City police make the arrests, but the county sheriff runs the jail and creates the booking record. This page explains where to search for Colorado Springs booking reports, who to contact, and what your options are for getting records.

El Paso County Handles Colorado Springs Bookings

Colorado Springs sits in El Paso County. All bookings for the city go through the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center at 2739 East Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80906. The facility holds about 1,600 inmates. When Colorado Springs Police make an arrest, the person is transported to this jail for booking. The sheriff's staff take fingerprints, a booking photo, and log the charges. That creates the booking report. From that point, the record belongs to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

Call the El Paso County Sheriff at 719-390-2000 for general questions. The booking desk number is 719-390-2151. For records requests, contact Beth DeStefano at 719-520-7183. The sheriff's main office is at 27 East Vermijo Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. The El Paso County booking reports page has full details on the county's search tools, fees, and request process.

Search Colorado Springs Booking Reports Online

The El Paso County Sheriff has a free online inmate search. Go to epcsheriffsoffice.com to use it. You search by last name or booking number. Results show the person's name, charges, bond info, and booking date. The tool covers current inmates at the El Paso County jail. No login is needed. A disclaimer on the site says this data is not for official law enforcement use and that you should call the booking desk at 719-390-2151 before taking any action based on what you find.

If the person has been released, the online tool may not show them. For past Colorado Springs booking records, contact the sheriff's records division. The El Paso County Sheriff has a CORA policy that gives the first two hours of research time free. Beyond that, they charge $29.50 per hour. Copy and printing costs may also apply. Response time is 3 working days, with a possible extension to 10 days for large requests.

Note: The El Paso County inmate search updates through the day but may lag behind real-time bookings by a short time.

Colorado Springs Police Department

Colorado Springs Police make arrests in the city. They handle the arrest report. The booking report is a separate document created by the El Paso County Sheriff at the jail. If you need the arrest report, contact Colorado Springs PD at 719-444-7000. Their website at coloradosprings.gov has info on police reports and records. The police department serves the entire city of Colorado Springs and handles calls for service, investigations, and patrol.

It helps to know the difference between these records. The arrest report is written by the officer who made the arrest. It has details about what happened and why the arrest was made. The booking report is created at the jail. It lists the person's name, date of birth, charges, booking date, and other intake data. Both are public records in Colorado, but they come from different agencies in Colorado Springs.

Statewide Booking Report Tools

You can also search for Colorado Springs booking data through statewide systems. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has the Internet Criminal History Check at cbirecordscheck.com. It costs $6.00 per search and pulls arrest records from all over the state. This is a good option if you want to see if someone has records in El Paso County and other counties too.

The VINE system at vinelink.com lets you look up inmates at the El Paso County jail and sign up for custody status alerts. VINE sends you a call, email, or text when the person's status changes. The toll-free VINE number is 1-888-263-8463. The service is free and available around the clock in English and Spanish. It is useful for keeping track of someone who was booked in Colorado Springs.

The VINELink portal lets you search inmates across participating Colorado county jails.

VINE only tracks inmates at jails that take part in the program. Most Colorado county jails do participate.

Colorado Laws on Booking Report Access

Booking reports in Colorado Springs are public under the state's Criminal Justice Records Act. C.R.S. § 24-72-301 et seq. says that records of official actions, including arrests, must be open for inspection. The El Paso County Sheriff must respond to requests within 3 working days. Under C.R.S. § 24-72-302, arrest records include the identity of the arresting agency, the date and place of the arrest, the name of the accused, and the charges. Colorado Springs booking reports fall under this definition.

Booking photos are public too. But C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5 makes it illegal to post them online and charge for removal. That is a misdemeanor in Colorado with fines up to $1,000. Sealed records will not appear in any search. People can ask a court to seal certain arrest records, and the CBI seals some on its own if no charges are filed within a year of arrest.

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