Kit Carson County Booking Report Access

Kit Carson County booking reports are held by the sheriff's office in Burlington, out on the far eastern edge of Colorado near the Kansas border. This agricultural county has a population of around 7,000 people and covers over 2,100 square miles of high plains. The Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office handles all bookings and maintains the records. Interstate 70 runs through the county, which means highway traffic stops contribute to the local arrest numbers. There is no online inmate search tool for the county, so you will need to contact the sheriff's office or use statewide databases to find booking information.

Kit Carson County Sheriff Booking Records

The Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office sits at 251 16th Street in Burlington. The phone number is 719-346-8934. The sheriff's office runs the county jail and handles all bookings for the area. Burlington, Bethune, Flagler, Seibert, Stratton, and Vona are all small communities within the county, and none have their own police department. The sheriff handles everything.

I-70 passes through Kit Carson County and generates a significant share of the arrests here. Highway patrol and sheriff's deputies make traffic stops that lead to DUI charges, drug possession, and outstanding warrants from other jurisdictions. All of these bookings go through the county jail in Burlington. The booking report captures the standard details: the person's name, the charges, the date and time of arrest, and which agency made the arrest. The Kit Carson County Sheriff's website has contact details and basic department information.

Note: I-70 traffic means some people booked in Kit Carson County are from out of state. The booking report still stays with this county.

Get Kit Carson County Booking Reports

Phone is your best bet. Call 719-346-8934 and ask about a specific booking. Give a name and a date range if you have one. The staff can look up the information in their system. For a formal copy of the booking report, submit a written request. The Criminal Justice Records Act at C.R.S. § 24-72-301 gives you the right to inspect these records. The response time is 3 business days.

Under C.R.S. § 24-72-302, booking records must include the person's name, charges, arresting agency, and the date and place of arrest. You can visit the Burlington office in person during business hours. The fee structure follows state law: first hour free, then up to $41.37 per hour, with copies at $0.25 per page. A single booking report will not take anywhere near an hour to pull up. Sign the form stating you won't use the records for business solicitation for money.

Statewide Tools for Kit Carson County

The CBI criminal history check is a paid tool that covers all of Colorado. At $6.85 per search, it pulls arrest and booking data from every county. Kit Carson County records appear in the CBI system after the sheriff submits them, which can take a few days for new bookings. This tool is helpful when you cannot easily call the sheriff's office or when you need to search across multiple counties at once.

The VINE search tool shown below works for checking custody status at jails across Colorado, including Kit Carson County.

Visit vinelink.com, choose Colorado, and search by name. VINE is free. Register for alerts and you will get a phone call, text, or email when the person's status changes. The toll-free VINE number is 1-888-263-8463. The CDOC offender search only covers state prison inmates, but it may show someone who was originally booked in Kit Carson County if they received a state prison sentence.

Booking Photos and Sealed Records

Kit Carson County booking photos are public records. You can request them through the sheriff's office. Colorado law at C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5 makes it illegal to publish booking photos online and then charge for removal. Violating this law is a misdemeanor with fines up to $1,000. The law targets mugshot extortion and applies statewide.

Sealed records are not available to the public. Colorado courts can order arrest records sealed in cases where charges are dismissed, the person is found not guilty, or other qualifying conditions are met. The CBI also automatically seals some records. If a Kit Carson County booking record has been sealed, neither the sheriff's office nor the CBI will release it. The booking data and the photo are both covered by the seal. There is no way around a valid sealing order.

Note: If you think a record was improperly denied, you can challenge the denial in court or contact the Colorado Attorney General's office for guidance.

Nearby Counties

Kit Carson County is on Colorado's eastern border. These nearby counties each maintain their own booking records. Confirm the arrest location to know which county holds the record.