Find Fort Collins Booking Reports

Fort Collins booking reports are kept by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. Fort Collins is the largest city in Larimer County and home to over 169,000 people in northern Colorado. When Fort Collins Police arrest someone, the person is taken to the Larimer County jail for booking. The sheriff's office creates the booking report and holds it as a public record. Larimer County stands out because it publishes a daily booking report online that anyone can view for free. This page covers how to access Fort Collins booking data and what other search options exist.

Larimer County Sheriff and Fort Collins

Fort Collins is in Larimer County. The Larimer County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and handles all bookings. When Fort Collins Police or any other agency in the county makes an arrest, the person goes to the Larimer County jail. The sheriff's staff process the intake and create the booking report. This report includes the inmate number, date of birth, sex, race, hold reason, arrest date, arresting officer, and arresting agency. It becomes a public record right away.

Larimer County publishes a daily booking report on its website. You can view it at larimer.gov/sheriff/jail/booking-report. The report shows bookings from the past three days. Click any row to see more details. This is one of the better county booking report systems in Colorado because it gives direct access to recent records without having to search by name. The Larimer County booking reports page has all the details on the county system.

For older Fort Collins booking records that do not appear on the daily report, contact the Larimer County Sheriff's Office through the county website at larimer.gov/sheriff.

How to Search Fort Collins Booking Data

Start with the Larimer County daily booking report. It is free, it is public, and it covers the last three days. Go to larimer.gov/sheriff/jail/booking-report and scroll through the list. Each entry shows the basic booking info. Click on a row for the full report. If the person you are looking for was booked in the last few days, this is the fastest way to find their record in Fort Collins.

If you need records older than three days, you will need to contact the sheriff's office. Under Colorado law, the agency has 3 working days to respond to a records request. The first hour of research is free. After that, fees can go up to $41.37 per hour. Copies cost $0.25 per page. You can submit your request through the Larimer County sheriff's website or call the office.

Note: The daily booking report updates regularly and shows bookings from all arresting agencies in Larimer County, not just Fort Collins PD.

Fort Collins Police Department

Fort Collins Police handle arrests in the city. They write the arrest report. The booking report is a different document created by the Larimer County Sheriff at the jail. For arrest report requests, contact Fort Collins PD at 970-221-6540. The police website at fcgov.com/police has info on services and records. Fort Collins PD serves the city and works closely with the county sheriff on law enforcement matters.

The arrest report and booking report are related but separate records. The arrest report covers the events leading to the arrest. The booking report covers the jail intake process. Both are public records in Colorado. If you need both, you will contact Fort Collins PD for the arrest report and Larimer County Sheriff for the booking report.

Statewide Tools for Fort Collins Records

The CBI runs the Internet Criminal History Check at cbirecordscheck.com. It costs $6.00 and searches arrest records statewide. If someone was arrested in Fort Collins and also has records in other Colorado counties, the CBI search will show all of them. The CBI office is at 690 Kipling St., Suite 3000, in Lakewood. You can call 303-239-4208 for questions about the criminal history check.

The CBI Records and Background Checks page gives details on fees and how the system works.

CBI records checks are name-based and cover most Colorado criminal history, though sealed records will not appear.

VINE at vinelink.com is the other statewide option. You can look up inmates at the Larimer County jail and register for custody alerts. VINE sends you a call, email, or text if the person's status changes. The Larimer County Sheriff also has a VINE info page at larimer.gov/sheriff/jail/vine with details on how to use the system for Fort Collins bookings. The toll-free number is 1-888-263-8463.

Colorado Booking Report Laws

Fort Collins booking reports are public under the CCJRA. C.R.S. § 24-72-301 et seq. requires that records of official actions, such as arrests, be open for inspection. C.R.S. § 24-72-302 defines arrest records to include the name, charges, date, place, and arresting agency. Booking reports from the Larimer County jail for Fort Collins arrests fall under this law.

Booking photos are public but C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5 makes it illegal to charge for removal of mugshots posted online. That is a misdemeanor in Colorado. Sealed records will not appear in searches. Colorado lets people petition a court to seal certain records, and the CBI seals some automatically when charges are not filed within a year of the arrest date.

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