Access San Miguel County Booking Reports

San Miguel County booking reports are held by the sheriff's office in Telluride, the county seat in southwestern Colorado. The county is home to a popular ski resort, which brings seasonal visitors and occasional spikes in arrests during peak months. The year-round population is small. Booking records here are public, and you can request them by calling the sheriff's office. There is no web-based inmate lookup for San Miguel County, but statewide tools give you another way to search. Below is a full breakdown of how to get these records.

San Miguel County Sheriff Records

The San Miguel County Sheriff's Office is located at 333 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride, CO 81435. The phone number is 970-728-4442. This office runs the county detention facility where all local bookings are processed. Deputies from the sheriff's office and officers from the Telluride Marshal's Department bring arrestees here for booking.

During booking, staff take fingerprints and a photograph. They log the person's name, the charges, and all the arrest details into the record system. From that point, the booking report is a public record under Colorado law. Call the office to check on someone who may be in custody. They can also help with records from past arrests if you need older booking data.

The Telluride area sees more law enforcement activity during winter ski season and summer festival season. This can mean more bookings during those months and potentially slower response times for records requests. Plan ahead if you are making a request during peak times.

Note: The marshal's office in Telluride makes arrests within town limits, but bookings still go through the county sheriff's facility.

Search San Miguel Booking Data

Without an online portal from the county itself, state databases are your remote option. The CBI criminal history check covers all Colorado counties for $6.00 per search. Enter a name and date of birth, and the tool returns any matching arrest records. Bookings reported by the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office show up in this system.

The VINE notification system is free and tracks inmates at county jails across the state. Search for someone by name after picking Colorado from the list. If the person is held at the San Miguel County jail, VINE will show their status. You can register for alerts when their status changes. The toll-free line is 1-888-263-8463.

The Colorado Attorney General publishes guidance on records access under CORA and the CCJRA on the AG's open records page. This is a helpful starting point if you need to understand what records you are entitled to see.

Between CBI and VINE, you can cover both historical arrest data and real-time custody status for San Miguel County without making a phone call.

San Miguel County Records Fees

Booking reports from San Miguel County follow the same fee rules as every other county in Colorado. The first hour of research and retrieval is free under the CCJRA. After that, the county can charge up to $41.37 per hour. Paper copies run $0.25 per page. You must sign a statement that you will not use the records for business solicitation for monetary gain.

Under C.R.S. § 24-72-301, records of official actions are open to the public. The sheriff's office must respond within 3 working days. C.R.S. § 24-72-302 spells out what an arrest record must contain: the person's name, the arresting agency, the arrest date and place, and the charges.

Mail your request to 333 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride, CO 81435, or call 970-728-4442 to start the process. Include as many details as you can to help staff locate the record quickly.

Booking Photo Laws in San Miguel

Booking photos from the San Miguel County jail are public. You can request copies. But Colorado restricts their commercial use. C.R.S. § 24-72-305.5 makes it a misdemeanor to publish a booking photo online and charge a removal fee. The maximum fine is $1,000.

The CDOC offender search tool covers state prison inmates if someone from San Miguel County receives a prison sentence. It is free and shows inmate location, sentence length, and release dates.

Records that have been sealed by a Colorado court are not available through any public channel. If a San Miguel County booking record has been sealed, it will not appear in CBI searches, VINE, or in response to any records request.

Note: Sealing is different from expungement. In Colorado, most records are sealed rather than destroyed, meaning they still exist but are hidden from public view.

Nearby Counties

San Miguel County shares its borders with several other mountain counties in southwest Colorado. Check with the right county based on where the arrest took place.