Gilpin County Booking Reports

Gilpin County booking reports come from the sheriff's office based in Central City, high in the mountains west of Denver. Gilpin is one of the smallest counties in Colorado by both area and population, covering just 150 square miles of rugged terrain. The county is best known for its casino towns, Central City and Black Hawk, which bring in visitors and also generate a fair share of arrests. The Gilpin County Sheriff's Office processes all local bookings and keeps the records on file. Getting booking information means contacting the sheriff directly, since there is no public online inmate lookup tool for this small county.

Gilpin County Sheriff Arrest Records

The Gilpin County Sheriff's Office is at 2960 Dory Hill Road in Black Hawk. Phone is 303-582-1060. Despite the small population, the county sees a steady flow of arrests tied to the casinos in Black Hawk and Central City. DUI stops, disorderly conduct, and other charges are common in the gaming corridor. All of these bookings go through the sheriff's office. The booking report gets created during processing and becomes part of the public record.

Gilpin County has a very small jail. Many people who are booked here end up getting transferred to a larger facility in a neighboring county, often Jefferson County or Clear Creek County, for longer holds. The booking report stays with Gilpin County regardless of where the person is transferred. So even if someone is moved to another jail after being booked in Gilpin County, the sheriff's office in Black Hawk still has the original booking data on file.

The Gilpin County Sheriff's website has contact information. The office is small but the staff handles records requests regularly.

How to Get Gilpin County Booking Data

Call the sheriff at 303-582-1060. That is the most direct route. Give them a name and approximate date and they can check their records. For a formal written request, you have the right under Colorado's Criminal Justice Records Act at C.R.S. § 24-72-301 to inspect booking reports. The sheriff has 3 business days to respond. You can also visit the office in person at 2960 Dory Hill Road in Black Hawk during business hours.

Fees are set by state law. The first hour of research and retrieval is free. After that, the cost is up to $41.37 per hour. Paper copies are $0.25 per page. For a small county like Gilpin, most requests for a single booking report will be simple and quick. You need to sign a form stating you won't use the records for direct business solicitation for monetary gain. This is a requirement under the CCJRA for all criminal justice records in Colorado.

Note: Because Gilpin transfers many inmates to other counties, the booking report is still held by the Gilpin County Sheriff even if the person is no longer in the Gilpin County jail.

Statewide Search Tools

Colorado offers statewide tools that pull data from all 64 counties, Gilpin included. The CBI criminal history check at cbirecordscheck.com costs $6.85 and shows arrest records, charges, and case outcomes. Data from Gilpin County gets submitted to CBI by the sheriff's office. It may take a few days for a new booking to appear in the statewide system, but older records should already be there.

The CBI records page screenshot below shows where you can access criminal history check services and background check information for all of Colorado.

The CBI website also has information on how to request your own criminal history record if needed.

For tracking an inmate's status, VINE is free and covers most Colorado jails. Search by name, pick Colorado, and sign up for alerts. You will get notified if the person is released, transferred, or has any other change in custody status. The toll-free VINE number is 1-888-263-8463. The CDOC offender search works for anyone sentenced to state prison. It does not cover county jail inmates, but if a Gilpin County booking eventually led to a prison sentence, the person would appear in the CDOC system.

Gilpin County Record Access Laws

Under C.R.S. § 24-72-302, arrest records in Colorado must include the person's name, the charges, the arresting agency, and the date and place of arrest. Gilpin County booking reports contain all of this. These records are open to the public. The sheriff's office cannot deny you access to basic booking information unless the record has been sealed by a court.

Booking photos are public but protected from exploitation. C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5 makes it a misdemeanor to post a booking photo online and charge for its removal. Fines go up to $1,000. You can still get a copy of a Gilpin County booking photo through a normal records request. Sealed records will not be released under any circumstances. Colorado courts can seal arrest records in specific situations, and the CBI has its own automatic sealing process for cases that never result in charges.

Nearby Counties

Gilpin County is surrounded by larger counties. Since the Gilpin jail is small and transfers are common, knowing which county a person ended up in can be helpful when looking for booking or custody information.