Alamosa County Booking Reports

Alamosa County booking reports are kept by the Alamosa County Sheriff's Office in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. The sheriff handles all jail bookings for the county, which sits at a high elevation along the Rio Grande. If you need to find booking records for someone who was arrested in Alamosa County, you can reach the sheriff's office by phone or visit in person. This page covers the ways to search for and request these records, including statewide tools that pull data from across Colorado.

Alamosa County Sheriff Booking Records

The Alamosa County Sheriff's Office is the main source for booking reports in this part of the San Luis Valley. When law enforcement makes an arrest here, the person is brought to the county jail for booking. Staff take fingerprints, a booking photo, and log all arrest details. That information becomes part of the booking report. These are public records under Colorado law.

Alamosa County does not have an online inmate search tool. To get booking information, you need to call the sheriff's office at 719-589-6608. You can also visit the office in Alamosa, the county seat. Ask for the records division or the jail staff. They can look up current and past bookings for you. Be ready to give the full name of the person you are looking for, and a date of birth if you have it. That helps staff find the right record fast.

Note: The sheriff's office may take a few minutes to pull records during busy times. Calling ahead can save you a trip.

Statewide Tools for Alamosa County Records

Even though Alamosa County does not post booking data online, you can still search for arrest records through two statewide systems. The first is the CBI Internet Criminal History Check. This tool costs $6.00 per search and pulls arrest data from all Colorado counties, not just Alamosa. You type in a name and get results that show arrests, charges, and case outcomes. The CBI system covers booking records from every sheriff's office in the state. It is run by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation out of Lakewood.

The second option is VINE, which stands for Victim Information and Notification Everyday. VINE lets you search for inmates in county jails across Colorado. It is free to use. You can also sign up for alerts that tell you when someone gets released, moved, or has a change in custody status. The toll-free number for VINE is 1-888-263-8463. VINE works around the clock, every day of the year. For Alamosa County jail inmates, VINE can show you if someone is currently in custody.

The CBI search portal covers arrest records from across Colorado, including Alamosa County booking data.

Results from a CBI check show the arrest date, charges, and the agency that made the arrest. Each search costs $6.00 and gives you a name-based criminal history report.

How to Request Alamosa County Booking Reports

You have the right to request booking reports from the Alamosa County Sheriff's Office. Colorado's Criminal Justice Records Act, found at C.R.S. 24-72-301, says that records of official actions like arrests must be open for inspection. A booking report counts as an official action. The sheriff's office must respond to your request within 3 working days. They can ask for up to 7 more days if the request is large or takes extra time to process.

Fees for records follow the Colorado Open Records Act schedule. The first hour of research and retrieval is free. After that first hour, the office can charge up to $33.58 per hour. Paper copies cost $0.25 per page. You will need to sign a form saying you will not use the records for direct business solicitation for monetary gain. This is a state rule that applies to all criminal justice records in Colorado, not just Alamosa County.

To start a request, call the sheriff at 719-589-6608 or go to the office in person. You can also send a written request by mail. Include your name, contact information, and a clear description of the records you want. The more detail you give, the faster the staff can find what you need.

Note: If you need records going back several years, expect a longer processing time. Older records may be stored in archives.

Alamosa County Booking Report Laws

Colorado law treats booking reports as public records. Under C.R.S. 24-72-302, arrest and criminal records information includes the identity of the arresting agency, the date and place of the arrest, the name and date of birth of the person arrested, and the nature of the charges. All of that information appears on a standard booking report. The Alamosa County Sheriff's Office follows these rules when it processes records requests.

Booking photos have their own set of rules. C.R.S. 24-72-305.5 makes it illegal to post booking photos on a website and then charge money to take them down. This law targets mugshot extortion sites. It does not stop you from getting a booking photo through a regular records request. The fine for running one of those pay-to-remove sites is up to $1,000 in Colorado.

Sealed records will not show up in any search. If someone petitioned a court to seal their arrest record, or if the CBI sealed it because no charges were filed within a year, that record is not available to the public. This applies to Alamosa County booking records just like any other county in the state.

Track Alamosa County Inmates Through VINE

VINE gives you a way to keep tabs on someone in the Alamosa County jail without having to call the sheriff's office over and over. Go to vinelink.com and pick Colorado from the list. Then search by the person's last name. You need at least the first letter of the first name too. If the person is in custody, VINE will show their status. You can then register to get alerts by phone, email, or text.

The alerts come any time the person's custody status changes. That includes release, transfer to another facility, or escape. VINE is free and runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is available in English and Spanish. The toll-free phone line is 1-888-263-8463 if you want to look someone up by phone instead of online.

State Prison Records vs. Alamosa County Jail

There is a difference between county jail booking records and state prison records. The Alamosa County Sheriff's Office handles jail bookings. These are for people who just got arrested, are waiting for court, or are serving short sentences. The Colorado Department of Corrections handles state prison inmates. Those are people who have been convicted and sentenced to more than a year. If you are looking for someone in state prison, use the CDOC Offender Search tool instead. It is free and searchable by name.

For people who were booked into the Alamosa County jail and then transferred to state prison, the jail booking report stays with the sheriff's office. The prison records are separate. You would need to check both systems to get the full picture. The CDOC also takes records requests by email at DOC_open_records@state.co.us.

Note: CDOC records cover state prison inmates only. County jail bookings are always handled by the local sheriff.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Alamosa County in southern Colorado. If you are not sure where an arrest took place, check with each county's sheriff. The booking report is held by the county where the arrest happened.