Commerce City Booking Reports

Commerce City booking reports are held by the Adams County Sheriff's Office. Commerce City sits in Adams County, north of Denver, with a population of about 62,000. The Commerce City Police Department handles law enforcement within city limits, but when someone is arrested, they go to the Adams County Detention Facility in Brighton for booking. The county sheriff manages the jail and keeps all booking records. This page explains how to search for booking reports from Commerce City arrests, what tools are available online, and how to make a formal records request through the county.

Commerce City Police and Adams County

The Commerce City Police Department patrols the city and responds to calls within its boundaries. When officers arrest someone, that person is taken to the Adams County Detention Facility in Brighton. The jail has a capacity of about 1,600 inmates and processes bookings from all cities and towns across Adams County. Commerce City is one of several cities in the county, along with Thornton, Westminster, Northglenn, and Brighton itself. All bookings from these cities go through the same county facility.

The Adams County Sheriff's Office is at 4430 S. Adams County Parkway in Brighton. The jail sits at 150 North 19th Avenue, also in Brighton. You can reach the sheriff at 303-654-1850 or email sheriff@adcogov.org. The drive from Commerce City to the jail in Brighton takes about 20 minutes, depending on traffic. For Commerce City residents who need to visit the jail or make a records request in person, that trip to Brighton is necessary because there is no booking facility within Commerce City itself.

Note: All Commerce City bookings are processed at the Adams County Detention Facility in Brighton, not in Commerce City.

Search Commerce City Bookings Online

Adams County has a free online inmate search tool at search.adamscountysheriff.org. You can search by name, booking number, or date of birth. The tool shows current inmates at the Adams County Detention Facility. If someone was arrested in Commerce City and taken to the county jail, they should appear in this search once their booking is complete. Results include the person's name, charges, booking date, and bond information.

The online search only shows people who are currently in custody. Once someone is released, they may drop off the search results. For historical booking records from Commerce City arrests, contact the Adams County Sheriff's records division at 303-654-1850. You can also check the Adams County inmate roster for a broader view of who is currently held at the facility. The roster sometimes has more detail than the basic search tool.

The Colorado Department of Corrections offender search at doc.state.co.us/oss shows people in the state prison system. This only applies to convicted offenders serving state sentences, not people in the county jail. But if someone from Commerce City was convicted and sent to state prison, you can track them through this tool.

Statewide Tools for Commerce City

The CBI criminal history check at cbirecordscheck.com is a statewide search that costs $6.00. It pulls records from all Colorado counties, including Adams County. If someone arrested in Commerce City has records in other parts of the state, the CBI check will show them. You search by name and date of birth. The CBI database includes arrest records reported by local agencies like the Commerce City Police Department and the Adams County Sheriff's Office.

VINE at vinelink.com is a free custody notification system. Register, select Colorado, and search for someone by name. VINE sends alerts when the person's custody status changes at the Adams County Detention Facility. This includes releases, transfers, and court date changes. The toll-free VINE number is 1-888-263-8463. You can get alerts by phone, email, or text. Anyone can use VINE.

Request Commerce City Booking Records

You have the legal right to inspect booking records under Colorado law. The Criminal Justice Records Act at C.R.S. 24-72-301 et seq. covers this. The Adams County Sheriff's Office must respond to your request within 3 working days. They can extend the deadline by up to 7 additional days for large requests. The first hour of staff time is free. After that, there may be charges for time and copies. Paper copies run about $0.25 per page.

To request booking records from a Commerce City arrest, contact the Adams County Sheriff's Office at 303-654-1850 or email sheriff@adcogov.org. You can also visit their office in Brighton during business hours. Under C.R.S. 24-72-302, arrest records must include the person's name, arresting agency, date and place of arrest, and charges filed. Booking photos are public records under C.R.S. 24-72-305.5, but publishing them online and charging for removal is illegal in Colorado.

Colorado law prohibits using criminal justice records for direct business solicitation for monetary gain. This applies to Commerce City booking data just as it does to any other county's records. If the Adams County Sheriff denies your request, you can challenge the denial in court.

Note: Sealed records from Commerce City arrests will not show up in any search, whether online or through a formal request.

Commerce City Booking Process

After an arrest in Commerce City, the person is driven to the Adams County Detention Facility in Brighton. The trip is roughly 20 minutes depending on traffic and the exact location of the arrest. At the jail, intake staff handle the booking. They take fingerprints, a booking photo, and enter all arrest information into the system. The charges from the arresting officer's report become part of the booking record. Bond or bail is set, and the person either posts bond or stays in custody until their court date.

Some Commerce City arrests do not result in a full booking. Minor offenses can lead to a citation or summons instead. In those cases, no booking report exists at the county jail. The Commerce City Police Department has the citation records. If you are looking for a booking report and cannot find one at Adams County, it is possible the person was cited and released rather than booked at the jail. Contact Commerce City PD to check on citation records for those situations.

Nearby Cities

Commerce City is in the north Denver metro area, surrounded by several other cities. Bookings from each city go through the county sheriff where the arrest took place.

Brighton, Thornton, Northglenn, Denver, and Aurora are also near Commerce City. Brighton, Thornton, and Northglenn are all in Adams County and use the same county jail. Denver and Aurora have their own booking systems through their respective counties.