Routt County Booking Reports

Routt County booking reports are managed by the sheriff's office in Steamboat Springs, a well-known mountain town in northwest Colorado. Despite being a popular destination, Routt County has a small year-round population and a modest jail facility. Booking records from the county are public, and you can get them by contacting the sheriff's office directly. The county does not run a public online inmate search portal. This page covers the best ways to find booking data for Routt County, including statewide tools that work when the local office is not available.

Routt County Sheriff Booking Info

The Routt County Sheriff's Office is at 2025 Shield Drive in Steamboat Springs. The phone number is 970-879-1090. The office manages the Routt County Detention Center, which is where all local bookings happen. When someone is arrested in Routt County, whether by sheriff's deputies or by Steamboat Springs police, the booking takes place at this facility.

The booking process records fingerprints, a photograph, and all the arrest details. These become part of the public record. You can call the sheriff's office during business hours to ask about someone who is currently in custody. Staff will confirm whether a person is being held and tell you the charges. For records that are not current, you may need to file a formal request.

Routt County sees a seasonal bump in arrests during ski season when the population of Steamboat Springs grows significantly with visitors. This can affect how quickly the office responds to records requests during peak months. Summer months tend to be quieter.

Routt County Booking Records Search

Since Routt County does not have its own online search tool, state databases are your best bet for remote access. The CBI criminal history check costs $6.00 and pulls up arrest records from across Colorado. Enter a name and date of birth to see results. Any bookings reported by the Routt County Sheriff's Office to CBI will show up here.

For people currently in custody, VINE lets you search by name and register for status alerts. It is completely free. Pick Colorado from the state list, then type the person's name. If they are in the Routt County jail, the system will show their status. You can sign up for phone, email, or text alerts. The toll-free number for VINE is 1-888-263-8463 if you want to check by phone.

The CBI check is a broader search tool that covers all Colorado counties, making it useful when you are not sure where someone was arrested.

The Colorado Department of Corrections runs a separate offender search tool for people in state prison. If a Routt County case results in a prison sentence, the inmate's records move to CDOC and can be searched there for free.

Note: CBI results only include records that have been reported to the state database, so very recent arrests may not appear right away.

Routt County Records Requests

The CCJRA gives you the right to inspect booking reports held by the Routt County Sheriff's Office. C.R.S. § 24-72-301 and the sections after it lay out the rules. Records of official actions, which include arrests and bookings, must be open to public inspection. The office has 3 working days to respond.

Fees follow the state schedule. The first hour of work to find and pull your records costs nothing. After that, the charge goes up to $41.37 per hour. Copies are $0.25 per page. You will need to sign a form saying the records will not be used for business solicitation for monetary gain. This is a state requirement, not something specific to Routt County.

Under C.R.S. § 24-72-302, arrest records must include the person's name, the arresting agency, the date and place, and the charges. Call 970-879-1090 to start a request, or mail it to 2025 Shield Drive, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487.

Booking Photo Rules in Routt County

Booking photos from the Routt County jail are public records. You can request them. But Colorado law restricts certain uses. Under C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5, publishing a booking photo online and then charging a fee to remove it is a misdemeanor. The fine can be up to $1,000. This protects people booked in Routt County from exploitation by mugshot websites.

Sealed records are off limits. Colorado allows people to petition to have arrest records sealed. If a Routt County booking record has been sealed by a judge, it will not show up in CBI checks, VINE, or any public records request. The CBI also has the power to seal records on its own when charges are never filed within the required time period.

Nearby Counties

Routt County borders several counties in the mountain and northwest region of Colorado. Booking reports stay with the county where the arrest was made.