Pueblo Booking Report Access
Pueblo booking reports are kept by the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office. Pueblo is the largest city in Pueblo County with over 111,000 residents, located in southern Colorado along the Arkansas River. All arrests made by Pueblo Police and other agencies in the county go through the Pueblo County Detention Center for booking. The sheriff creates the booking report during intake. You can search for current inmates online through the sheriff's website. This page covers all the ways to find booking records tied to Pueblo arrests.
Pueblo Quick Facts
Pueblo County Sheriff Handles Bookings
Pueblo sits in Pueblo County. The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office runs the county detention center at 909 Court Street, Pueblo, CO 81003. When someone is arrested in the city of Pueblo, they are brought to this facility for booking. The intake staff handle fingerprinting, booking photos, and initial classification. The booking report lists the person's name, charges, date of arrest, and other intake details. It is a public record.
The Pueblo County Detention Center phone is 719-583-6135. The sheriff's main office number is 719-583-6125. The sheriff's website at pueblosheriff.com has links to the inmate lookup tool and booking center info. The booking center page describes the intake process. Visit the Pueblo County booking reports page for full details on the county's records system.
Note: The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office also handles bookings for arrests in smaller towns and rural areas throughout Pueblo County.
Search Pueblo Booking Reports Online
The Pueblo County Sheriff has a free inmate lookup tool at pueblosheriff.com/341/Inmate-Lookup. The tool searches for inmates currently in custody at the Pueblo County Detention Center. You can search by name. Results show the person's charges and booking data. No login is needed. The search is free for anyone.
Current inmates are all the tool shows. If the person has been released, they will not appear in the online search. For older Pueblo booking records, call the sheriff's office at 719-583-6135 or the records 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 reach $41.37 per hour. Paper copies cost $0.25 each. You can also visit the Pueblo County government sheriff page for more on the records request process.
Pueblo Police Department
Pueblo Police make most arrests within the city. The arrest report is held by the police department. The booking report is a separate document from the county jail. For arrest reports, contact the Pueblo Police Department at 719-553-2538. The department website at pueblo.us has info on services and records requests.
Arrest reports cover the facts of the incident. Booking reports cover the jail intake. Both are public records. If you need the full picture of a Pueblo arrest, you may want both documents. That means contacting Pueblo PD for the arrest report and the Pueblo County Sheriff for the booking report. The two agencies work closely but keep separate records.
Statewide Tools for Pueblo Booking Data
The CBI Internet Criminal History Check at cbirecordscheck.com costs $6.00 per search and covers arrest records from all Colorado counties. If you want to check whether someone has records in Pueblo County and also in other parts of the state, this is the tool to use. The CBI office is at 690 Kipling St., Suite 3000, Lakewood. Phone: 303-239-4208.
The Colorado AG's page on CORA and CCJRA outlines the public's right to access booking records statewide.
Both CORA and the CCJRA give you the right to request Pueblo County booking records.
VINE at vinelink.com tracks Pueblo County jail inmates and most other Colorado facilities. Register for alerts by phone, email, or text when a person's custody status changes. The toll-free line is 1-888-263-8463. VINE is free and runs around the clock.
Colorado Law on Pueblo Booking Records
Pueblo 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 public inspection. C.R.S. § 24-72-302 defines arrest records to include the person's name, charges, arresting agency, and the date and place of the arrest. Pueblo County must respond to records requests within 3 working days.
Booking photos from Pueblo are public. Under C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5, it is a misdemeanor to post mugshots online and demand payment for removal. Fines go up to $1,000. Sealed records will not show in any search. Colorado lets people petition a court to seal arrest records. The CBI seals some records on its own when charges are not filed within a year of the arrest.
Nearby Cities
These cities are near Pueblo. Click a city to see where their booking reports are held and how to search for them.