Mesa County Booking Reports

Mesa County booking reports are handled by the sheriff's office headquartered in Grand Junction on the Western Slope of Colorado. This is the largest county in the western part of the state by population, with over 155,000 residents. Booking reports from Mesa County cover arrests made by the sheriff's office, Grand Junction Police, and other local agencies throughout the county. All bookings go through the Mesa County Detention Facility. These records are public under Colorado law, and you can access them through the sheriff's office or through statewide tools run by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Mesa County Sheriff Booking Records

The Mesa County Sheriff's Office manages the detention facility where all local bookings happen. Their main phone number is 970-244-3500. The sheriff's office is located in Grand Junction and is the central point for all booking record requests in the county. When someone is arrested by any law enforcement agency operating in Mesa County, that person is taken to the Mesa County Detention Facility for processing. Staff at the jail create the booking report during intake, recording the name, charges, arrest date, arresting agency, and personal details like date of birth and physical description.

Grand Junction Police Department handles most of the arrests that happen within city limits. But the booking report is still filed at the county level. The same goes for arrests by Fruita PD or Palisade PD. They all end up at the Mesa County jail. So if you need a booking report, you go to one place regardless of which department made the arrest.

Mesa County is one of the larger operations on the Western Slope. The detention facility processes a higher volume of bookings than most surrounding counties. This means records requests can sometimes take a bit longer during busy periods.

Note: For emergencies, call 911. The 970-244-3500 number is for non-emergency business including records.

Search Mesa County Records Online

Colorado offers statewide tools to search for booking and arrest records. The CBI criminal history check costs $6.85 per search and covers the entire state. Enter a name and date of birth and the system pulls records from all 64 counties, including Mesa. This is a good way to check if someone has a booking history in Mesa County along with any other Colorado county. Results include arrest records, charges, and dispositions where available.

The VINE system at vinelink.com offers free inmate tracking. Search by name, choose Colorado, and VINE shows you the custody status of inmates across the state. You can register for alerts that notify you when someone at the Mesa County Detention Facility is released or transferred. The toll-free VINE line is 1-888-263-8463. Anyone can use this service, not just crime victims.

The Colorado Department of Corrections runs an offender search tool at doc.state.co.us/oss for state prison inmates. If someone was booked in Mesa County, convicted, and sent to state prison, you can find them there. It shows the facility they are in, their sentence length, and parole information. This is a free search.

Below is the CDOC offender search page, which you can use to look up people who were sentenced to state prison from Mesa County cases.

The CDOC tool only covers state prison, not the county jail. Use VINE or call the sheriff for current county jail inmates.

Request Mesa County Booking Data

To get a copy of a booking report from Mesa County, you can submit a records request to the sheriff's office. Colorado's Criminal Justice Records Act at C.R.S. § 24-72-301 establishes that booking records are public. The law requires agencies to open records of official actions for inspection. An arrest and booking is an official action. Under § 24-72-302, the record must include at minimum the name, charges, and arresting agency.

The Mesa County Sheriff has 3 business days to respond to your request. An extension of up to 7 additional days is allowed for large or complex requests. The first hour of research and retrieval time is free. After that, the agency can charge up to $41.37 per hour. Copies are $0.25 per page. Call 970-244-3500 to ask how to submit your request. You can also visit the sheriff's office in Grand Junction during business hours to fill out a request form in person.

Note: You must sign a statement that you will not use the records for direct business solicitation for monetary gain.

Booking Photo Laws

Booking photos taken at the Mesa County jail are public records just like the rest of the booking report. You can request them from the sheriff's office. But Colorado has placed limits on what third parties can do with mugshots. Under C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5, publishing a booking photo online and charging a fee for removal is a class 3 misdemeanor. Fines can reach $1,000. This law applies to all Mesa County booking photos and protects people from mugshot extortion websites.

The sheriff's office will provide booking photos as part of a records request. The same fees and timelines apply. If the record has been sealed by a court, neither the booking report nor the photo will be released. Colorado allows sealing of certain arrest records, especially when charges are dismissed or never filed. A sealed record in Mesa County is completely removed from public access.

Cities in Mesa County

Grand Junction is the county seat and largest city in Mesa County, with a population over 65,000. All arrests made by Grand Junction Police are booked at the Mesa County Detention Facility. The booking report is held by the sheriff's office.

Other communities in Mesa County include Fruita, Palisade, Clifton, and De Beque. Bookings from these areas also go through the Mesa County sheriff.

Nearby Counties

Mesa County sits on the Western Slope and borders several other counties. Each county handles its own booking reports, so verify the arrest location before requesting records.