Arvada Busted Mugshots
Arvada busted mugshots are kept by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Golden, Colorado. Arvada is in Jefferson County, and all local arrests lead to booking at the Jefferson County jail. You can search for current Arvada inmates through the county's online lookup tool, which updates every 15 minutes. With a population near 124,000, Arvada is one of the largest cities that relies on the Jefferson County jail for detention services. This page explains how to find Arvada booking photos, where to search arrest records, and what laws apply to public access of mugshots for Arvada residents.
Arvada Quick Facts
Arvada Bookings at Jefferson County Jail
Arvada does not have its own city jail. The Arvada Police Department handles arrests, but people who are booked go to the Jefferson County jail at 200 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden. This is where mugshots get taken. The booking process records the person's name, date of birth, charges, and a photo. That booking record becomes part of the Jefferson County system. If you want to find Arvada busted mugshots, you need to search through Jefferson County resources.
The Jefferson County jail is open for lobby visits from 8:00am to 9:00pm, seven days a week. It closes on some legal holidays. The facility holds people who are waiting for court dates and those who are serving short sentences. Arvada is one of several cities in Jefferson County that feeds into this jail. Others include Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, and parts of Westminster. All bookings from these cities end up in the same county system, so the same search tool works for all of them.
For questions about someone booked from an Arvada arrest, call the Jefferson County inmate hotline at (303) 271-5444. Staff can tell you if a person is in custody and provide basic booking details.
Search Arvada Booking Records Online
The Jefferson County inmate lookup tool is the main way to search for Arvada busted mugshots online. You can search by name or pull up a list of everyone booked on a given day. Results show charges, bond info, and court dates. The tool updates every 15 minutes, so the data stays close to real time.
Start here to search for anyone booked from an Arvada arrest at the Jefferson County jail in Golden.
The easiest way to use the tool is to type at least the first three letters of the person's last name. For example, typing "joh" would return results for Johnson, Johnston, and other matches. The Jefferson County inmate lookup database only shows people who are currently in custody. If someone was arrested in Arvada and then released, they will not show up. For past booking records, you need to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff's Records Unit. They keep records for people who are no longer in custody.
Inmates under 18 do not appear in the Arvada or Jefferson County inmate search. Juvenile records in Colorado have their own set of rules and are generally not open to the public.
Arvada Arrest Records Requests
Getting arrest records for Arvada follows the same process as any records request in Colorado. The CCJRA at C.R.S. 24-72-301 requires that records of official action be open. Arrests are official actions. That means booking records and mugshots from Arvada arrests at the Jefferson County jail are public information. You can ask for them without giving a reason.
To request records for an Arvada booking that is not in the online tool, contact the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The jail is at 200 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401. Put your request in writing. Include the full name of the person and the date of arrest if you know it. Under Colorado law, the first hour of research time is free. After that, you may be charged up to $41.37 per hour for staff time. Copies cost $0.25 per page. The agency has three business days to give you an initial response. You will also need to sign a form that says you will not use the records for direct business solicitation, which is a standard state requirement under CORA.
Colorado Criminal History for Arvada
For a look at criminal history beyond just the current Jefferson County jail roster, the CBI Internet Criminal History Check covers the whole state. It costs $6.00. You type in a name and get Colorado-only arrest history from the CBI database. This is a broader search than the county tools and can show arrests that happened in Arvada years ago. Sealed records, juvenile arrests, and traffic stops for minors under 16 are excluded from public results.
The Colorado DOC offender search is another free tool. It shows people who are currently in state prison. If someone arrested in Arvada ended up with a DOC sentence, you can find their photo, facility, and conviction details there. This tool is separate from the county jail search and covers only state prison inmates, not people held at the Jefferson County facility.
Note: The CBI check and DOC search are statewide tools that cover all of Colorado, not just Arvada.
Sealing Arvada Arrest Records
Colorado law allows record sealing for some cases. Under C.R.S. 24-72-703, you can petition a court to seal your arrest record. Once sealed, an Arvada mugshot will not show up in public searches. The filing fee is $224. Low-income applicants can ask for a waiver. If you were arrested in Arvada after January 1, 2022, and no charges were ever filed, CBI may seal those records automatically after one year has passed.
Drug convictions may qualify for automatic sealing under C.R.S. 24-72-704. Sealing does not erase the record. Courts, police, and prosecutors still have access. But the general public will not be able to find a sealed Arvada booking photo. Colorado also passed HB 14-1047, which makes it illegal for websites to charge you money to remove your mugshot. If a site posts your Arvada booking photo and asks for payment to take it down, they are breaking Colorado law. You can recover damages of up to $1,000 per violation.
Jefferson County Busted Mugshots
Arvada is in Jefferson County. All local arrests are processed through the Jefferson County jail in Golden. For full details on the county's jail system, inmate services, records access, and more, visit the Jefferson County page.
Nearby Cities
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