Huerfano County Booking Reports

Huerfano County booking reports are public records maintained by the sheriff's office in Walsenburg. Sitting in southern Colorado along the Interstate 25 corridor near the Spanish Peaks, Huerfano County has a small, scattered population across a wide area. The sheriff's office handles all bookings for the county and keeps the records on file. Whether you need to check on a recent arrest or look up an older booking, the sheriff's office in Walsenburg is the main source. No online inmate search exists for Huerfano County, but the sheriff's office takes phone requests and you can also search statewide databases.

Huerfano County Sheriff Arrest Records

The Huerfano County Sheriff's Office is at 500 Main Street in Walsenburg. The phone number is 719-738-1600. This office handles all local law enforcement for the county and runs the detention facility where bookings take place. When someone is arrested in Huerfano County, the person is brought to the jail for processing. The booking report gets created at that point and includes the person's name, charges, the arresting officer's agency, and the date and time of arrest.

Walsenburg is the only real town in the county. La Veta is a smaller community to the west. I-25 runs through the eastern part of the county, and traffic stops on the highway lead to some of the arrests processed here. The sheriff's department is not large, with just a few deputies covering the whole county. Despite the small size, the office follows the same booking and records procedures as any larger Colorado county.

The Huerfano County Sheriff's website has basic contact information. Call during regular business hours for the best chance of reaching someone who can pull up booking records for you.

How to Request Huerfano Booking Data

A phone call to 719-738-1600 is the easiest method. Tell the staff you need booking information and provide the person's full name. An approximate date helps narrow things down. For most requests, the staff can check the records while you wait on the line. If you want a printed copy, you can submit a formal written request under the CCJRA.

Colorado's Criminal Justice Records Act at C.R.S. § 24-72-301 guarantees the public's right to inspect booking reports. The Huerfano County Sheriff must respond within 3 business days. Under C.R.S. § 24-72-302, the arrest record has to include the person's name, charges, arresting agency, and the date and place of arrest. Fees for records requests follow state rules: the first hour of research time is free, then up to $41.37 per hour after that. Paper copies are $0.25 per page. For a single booking report, you should not hit any charges beyond the free hour.

You must sign a statement that the records will not be used for direct business solicitation for monetary gain. This is required by law for all CCJRA requests.

Note: Walk-in requests at the Walsenburg office are accepted during normal business hours.

Search Statewide for Huerfano Records

The CBI records check page shown below is the starting point for searching criminal history data from all Colorado counties, including Huerfano.

Visit cbirecordscheck.com and pay $6.85 to run a name search. CBI pulls data from law enforcement agencies across all 64 counties. Huerfano County booking records get submitted to CBI by the sheriff's office. A brand new booking might take several days to appear in the statewide system. Records from older bookings should already be available.

VINE is free and lets you track inmate custody status across Colorado. Search by name, pick Colorado, and register for notifications. If someone booked in Huerfano County gets released or transferred, you get an alert. The toll-free VINE line is 1-888-263-8463. The CDOC offender search only shows people serving state prison sentences. County jail inmates will not appear there, but if a Huerfano County arrest eventually led to prison time, the person would be in the CDOC database.

Huerfano County Booking Photo Rules

Booking photos from the Huerfano County jail are public. You can get them through a records request. Colorado law at C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5 prohibits posting booking photos online and charging people to remove them. Doing so is a misdemeanor in Colorado with fines up to $1,000.

Sealed records cannot be released. Courts in Colorado can seal arrest records when charges are dismissed or the person is found not guilty. The CBI automatically seals some records when no charges are filed within a certain period. If a Huerfano County booking record has been sealed, it is completely removed from public access. The sheriff's office will not release it and it won't show up in any statewide database. If you believe a record should be public but cannot find it, a court sealing order may be the explanation.

Nearby Counties

Huerfano County sits in southern Colorado near the Spanish Peaks. These neighboring counties handle their own booking reports. Check the arrest location to determine which county has the record you need.