La Plata County Booking Reports

La Plata County booking reports are maintained by the sheriff's office in Durango, the county seat and largest town in southwest Colorado. This county sits in a beautiful but remote corner of the state, bordered by the San Juan Mountains to the north and the Southern Ute reservation to the south. The La Plata County Sheriff's Office processes all local bookings at the county jail. Booking records are public under Colorado law, and you can request them from the sheriff. While there is no dedicated public online inmate search for the county jail, the sheriff's office handles phone and written requests, and statewide tools provide additional search options.

La Plata County Sheriff Booking Data

The La Plata County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and handles all local bookings. The office is at 742 Turner Drive in Durango. Phone is 970-247-1157. When someone is arrested anywhere in La Plata County, they are taken to the county jail for processing. The booking report is created at intake and records the person's name, charges, arresting agency, date of arrest, and booking photo. Durango police, Bayfield marshals, Ignacio police, and Colorado State Patrol all bring arrestees to the same La Plata County jail.

La Plata County is the most populated county in the Four Corners region of Colorado. Durango is a college town and tourist hub, which means the jail processes a varied mix of bookings. Fort Lewis College adds to the population during the academic year. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe has its own law enforcement and detention on the reservation, which is separate from the county system. Arrests on tribal land are handled by tribal police or federal agents, not the county sheriff. If you need booking data from an arrest on the Southern Ute reservation, contact the tribe directly rather than the La Plata County Sheriff.

The La Plata County Sheriff's website has contact details and information about the detention center.

Note: Arrests on the Southern Ute reservation are handled separately from La Plata County bookings.

Request La Plata County Booking Reports

Call 970-247-1157 and ask for booking records. Provide the person's name and the approximate date of arrest. The staff can pull the information up while you are on the phone. For a paper copy, make a formal records request under Colorado law. The Criminal Justice Records Act at C.R.S. § 24-72-301 makes booking reports public and gives you the right to inspect them.

The La Plata County Sheriff has 3 business days to respond to your request, with a possible 7-day extension for larger or more involved searches. Under C.R.S. § 24-72-302, arrest records include the person's name, the charges, the arresting agency, and the time and place of arrest. Walk-in requests at 742 Turner Drive in Durango are fine during business hours. The first hour of research is free. After that, the fee is up to $41.37 per hour. Paper copies cost $0.25 per page. You must sign a form saying the records will not be used for direct business solicitation for monetary gain.

Statewide Search for La Plata County

The CBI Internet Criminal History Check costs $6.85 and searches arrest data from all Colorado counties. La Plata County records appear in the CBI system once the sheriff's office submits them. New bookings can take several days to show up. Older records from past months and years should already be available. The CBI check shows charges, case dispositions, and the agencies that were involved.

The CBI criminal history check portal below is where you run searches that cover La Plata County and every other county in Colorado.

CBI data comes from all 64 counties, making it the broadest single search tool for Colorado booking records.

For inmate tracking, VINE is free and works for most Colorado jails. Search by name and set up alerts for releases or transfers. The toll-free VINE line is 1-888-263-8463. The CDOC offender search covers state prison inmates. Someone who was booked in La Plata County and later sent to state prison will show up in the CDOC system.

La Plata County Booking Photo Rules

Booking photos from the La Plata County jail are public. You can request them the same way as any other booking record. Under C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5, it is illegal to post booking photos online and charge for their removal. That is a misdemeanor in Colorado with fines up to $1,000.

Sealed records are not available to anyone. Colorado courts can seal arrest records in specific situations, and the CBI has its own automatic sealing for cases where charges are never filed. If a La Plata County booking record has been sealed, the sheriff will not release it and it won't appear in CBI or VINE searches. The seal covers the full booking report, including the photo. If you think a record was wrongly withheld, you can challenge the decision in court or contact the Colorado Attorney General.

Note: La Plata County's location near tribal land means some arrests are handled by federal or tribal authorities, not the county. Make sure you are contacting the right agency.

Nearby Counties

La Plata County is in Colorado's southwest corner. These neighboring counties each have their own sheriff and booking process. The county where the arrest took place holds the booking report.