Phillips County Booking Reports

Phillips County booking reports are handled by the sheriff's office in Holyoke, a small town in the far northeastern corner of Colorado near the Nebraska border. The county has about 4,300 residents, making it one of the state's least populated. Booking reports are created when someone is arrested and taken through the intake process at the Phillips County jail. Despite the small size, these records are public under Colorado law and you can access them. The sheriff's office is your primary point of contact for booking records, though statewide tools from the CBI and the VINE system are also available to search.

Phillips County Sheriff's Office

The Phillips County Sheriff is the main law enforcement agency for the county. There are no city police departments in the county. The sheriff's office does it all. Call them at 970-854-3644 for questions about booking reports, current inmates, or arrest records. The office is in Holyoke. When someone gets arrested in Phillips County, they are booked at the county jail. The booking creates a record with the person's name, charges, date of arrest, and other details.

Phillips County does not have an online inmate roster or search portal. With such a small population and few bookings, the office handles inquiries by phone. When you call, give the person's full name and date of birth. Staff can check the system and tell you if there is a booking on file. They can also let you know if the person is currently in custody at the jail. For a written copy of the booking report, you will need to make a records request.

Note: The sheriff's office may have limited staffing, so be patient if you do not get an answer on the first call.

Phillips County VINE Information

Phillips County has a dedicated VINE information page through their sheriff's office. The county's victims advocate maintains a page about the Colorado Victim Information and Notification Everyday program at phillipscounty.colorado.gov. This is a resource for crime victims in Phillips County who want to track the custody status of someone who was arrested. VINE is free to use and available to anyone, not just crime victims, despite its name.

Through VINE at vinelink.com, you search by inmate name after selecting Colorado. The system shows the person's current custody status. If they are in the Phillips County jail, it will say so. You can register for alerts that notify you by phone, email, or text when the person's status changes. Maybe they get released or transferred to another facility. VINE tells you. The toll-free number for VINE support is 1-888-263-8463.

The VINE search page is shown below. It covers Phillips County and all other Colorado county jails.

VINE is one of the few online tools that works for a small county like Phillips where there is no local inmate search website.

CBI and State Prison Searches

The CBI Internet Criminal History Check searches arrest records across all 64 Colorado counties for $6.85 per name. Enter the person's name and date of birth and the system returns matching records. If someone has a booking record in Phillips County, it should appear. The CBI also shows records from other counties, so you see the person's full Colorado arrest history in one search. This is a useful tool when the local sheriff's office does not have an online option.

The Colorado Department of Corrections runs an offender search at doc.state.co.us/oss. This is for state prison inmates only. If someone was booked in Phillips County, convicted, and sent to state prison, you can find them through this tool. It shows the facility, sentence, and parole details. The CDOC search does not cover county jail inmates. For that, use VINE or call the Phillips County Sheriff at 970-854-3644.

Phillips County Records Access

Colorado's CCJRA at C.R.S. § 24-72-301 makes booking reports available to the public. Records of official actions must be open for inspection. An arrest and booking is an official action. The law at § 24-72-302 says the arrest record must include the person's name, the charges, and the arresting agency at minimum. Phillips County follows these rules the same as every other county in Colorado.

When you submit a request, the agency has 3 business days to get back to you. Extensions of up to 7 days are allowed for complex requests. The first hour of staff time is free. Additional time is charged at up to $41.37 per hour. Copies cost $0.25 per page. In a tiny county like Phillips, requests are usually simple and fast, so there should be little or no cost for getting a single booking report.

Booking photos are public too. But under § 24-72-305.5, it is illegal to post a mugshot online and charge for its removal. Fines go up to $1,000. You can still get a mugshot from the Phillips County Sheriff through the records request process.

Note: You will be asked to sign a statement confirming the records will not be used for business solicitation.

Sealed and Restricted Records

Some booking records in Phillips County may not be available. Colorado courts can seal arrest records when charges are dismissed or never filed. A sealed record will not appear in any search. The CBI removes it. VINE drops it. The sheriff will not release it. Sealed records are completely hidden from public access. Juvenile records are also restricted. If the person you are looking for was a minor at the time of the booking, the record is handled under different rules and is generally not public.

Nearby Counties

Phillips County is in the far northeast corner of Colorado. These are the neighboring counties, each with their own sheriff and booking records.