Conejos County Booking Report Search

Conejos County booking reports are public records held by the sheriff's office in the town of Conejos, deep in Colorado's San Luis Valley near the New Mexico border. The county is largely rural with a population under 8,000 spread across ranching and farming communities. All arrests in Conejos County go through the sheriff's office, which runs the county jail and maintains all booking records. This page explains how to access those records, what online tools are available to search statewide, and the laws that protect your right to see this information.

Conejos County Sheriff Booking Information

The Conejos County Sheriff's Office processes every booking in the county. After an arrest, the person is taken to the county jail for fingerprinting, a booking photo, and entry of all arrest details into the system. That booking record is then kept on file and available to the public under Colorado law.

There is no online inmate search for Conejos County. To get booking information, you need to call the sheriff at 719-376-5921 or go to the office in person. When you call, give the staff the full name of the person you want to look up. A date of birth helps speed things up. Staff can check both current and past bookings depending on what you need. Walking into the office is another option, and for straightforward requests, the staff can often pull records on the spot.

Online Tools for Conejos County Records

Even though Conejos County lacks its own online search, two statewide systems cover the county. VINE is a free inmate notification system. You can search for someone by name to check if they are in the Conejos County jail right now. If they are, you can register for alerts that tell you when their status changes. VINE sends notifications by phone, email, or text. The service is available 24 hours a day, every day. You can also call VINE at 1-888-263-8463 instead of using the website.

For a broader look at arrest history, the CBI Internet Criminal History Check is available for $6.00 per search. The CBI database pulls arrest records from every county in Colorado. If someone was booked in Conejos County at any point, a CBI search may show that record along with other arrests from around the state. Results include the arresting agency, arrest date, charges, and dispositions when available.

The VINE system is free and lets you look up inmates in Conejos County and across Colorado.

Choose Colorado on the VINE site and search by name to find inmates currently in custody at the Conejos County jail.

Note: VINE covers current custody status. The CBI check covers arrest history. Together they give you a more complete picture.

Conejos County Records Access Laws

Booking reports are public records in Colorado. The Criminal Justice Records Act at C.R.S. 24-72-301 requires that records of official actions be open for inspection. An arrest counts as an official action. So the booking report that comes from an arrest in Conejos County is a public document.

The law defines what arrest records include. Under C.R.S. 24-72-302, those records cover the accused person's name and date of birth, the arresting agency, the date and place of the arrest, and the nature of the charges. A Conejos County booking report contains all of this data. You do not have to state a reason for requesting the records. The right to inspect is open to everyone.

The Conejos County Sheriff must respond to a records request within 3 working days. An extension of up to 7 additional days is allowed if the request is complicated or involves many records.

Fees for Conejos County Booking Reports

The first hour of research and retrieval is free under Colorado law. After the first hour, Conejos County can charge up to $33.58 per hour for staff time. Paper copies are $0.25 per page. For a request that covers just one or two booking reports, you are unlikely to go past the free hour. Larger requests or those covering a wide time span might cost more.

You will need to sign a statement saying you will not use the records for direct solicitation of business for monetary gain. This is required for all criminal justice records in Colorado under the CCJRA. The sheriff's office may ask you to fill out a short form before releasing the records.

Record Sealing and Booking Photos

Some booking records get sealed over time. Colorado allows automatic sealing by the CBI when no charges are filed within one year of an arrest, for arrests after January 1, 2022. Courts can also seal records upon petition. If a Conejos County booking record has been sealed, the sheriff cannot release it and it will not appear in a CBI search.

Booking photos are public under normal circumstances, but C.R.S. 24-72-305.5 makes it a crime to post mugshots online and charge people to remove them. The fine for that is up to $1,000. You can still get booking photos through a standard records request from the Conejos County Sheriff's Office.

Note: If you are looking for a record that seems to have disappeared, it may have been sealed by the court or the CBI. The sheriff's staff can tell you whether a record is available.

Nearby Counties

Conejos County is in southern Colorado near the New Mexico border. The counties below share borders with Conejos and each have their own sheriff's office.