Find Mesa County Busted Mugshots

Mesa County busted mugshots and arrest records are managed by the Mesa County Sheriff's Office in Grand Junction, Colorado. Mesa County is the largest county on the Western Slope with over 155,000 residents. The sheriff runs a big detention facility and provides an online jail roster for public use. Booking photos and arrest data are available under Colorado open records laws. This page covers how to search for Mesa County busted mugshots, use the inmate locator, request records from the sheriff, and access state-level databases that track criminal history from Grand Junction and the rest of the county.

Mesa County Jail Roster Search

The Mesa County Sheriff's Office provides a public inmate locator where you can search by last name, date of birth, or booking number. This is one of the best online jail search tools in western Colorado. Results show the inmate's name, charges, bond amount, and booking date. The tool updates through the day as new bookings and releases happen at the Mesa County Detention Facility. If you want to find someone currently held at the Mesa County jail, this is the place to start.

The Mesa County Detention Facility sits at 215 Rice Street in Grand Junction. It is a 553-bed facility with a direct supervision design. That makes it one of the larger jails in Colorado outside the Front Range metro area. The facility holds people from across Mesa County who are waiting for court dates or serving short sentences. Both Mesa County Sheriff's deputies and Grand Junction Police officers bring arrests to this one facility. All Mesa County busted mugshots come from bookings processed here. For questions about specific inmates, call (970) 244-3500 for the jail or (970) 244-3930 for the inmate locator line.

The Mesa County Sheriff's homepage links to the detention facility, public records services, and news from the department.

Mesa County Booking Records

Every arrest in Mesa County follows a standard booking process at the Grand Junction detention facility. The person is brought in. Staff record their name, date of birth, and charges. A mugshot is taken. Fingerprints are collected. The booking photo becomes part of the Mesa County arrest record. With Grand Junction being the biggest city on the Western Slope, the facility processes a high number of bookings each year.

Mesa County busted mugshots are public records under the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act. The CCJRA requires that records of official action be open to anyone. Arrests and charges count as official action. You do not need a reason to request them. The Mesa County Sheriff must respond to a written request within three business days. The first hour of research time is free under state law. After that, fees can go up to $41.37 per hour for staff time. Copies cost $0.25 per page. Send written requests to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office at 215 Rice Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501. Be specific about the name and any dates tied to the arrest you are looking for.

Note: The Mesa County online inmate locator only shows people currently in custody. For past booking records, contact the sheriff directly or use a CBI check.

Grand Junction Arrest Records

Grand Junction is the county seat and by far the most populated city in Mesa County. Most arrests in the county happen within Grand Junction city limits. The Grand Junction Police Department handles law enforcement in town. But when officers make an arrest, the person goes to the Mesa County Detention Facility for booking. That means Grand Junction mugshots and booking records are held by the Mesa County Sheriff, not the police department. If you are looking for someone arrested in Grand Junction, use the Mesa County inmate locator.

The Grand Junction Municipal Court handles city ordinance violations and some low-level misdemeanor cases. Felonies and more serious charges go through the 21st Judicial District court at the Mesa County Justice Center, which is at 125 N Spruce Street in Grand Junction. Court hours run Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The clerk's office closes at 4:30 PM. For court records tied to a Grand Junction arrest, check the justice center after you look up the booking data through the sheriff.

The CBI page on the CCJRA explains the records access rules that apply to both the Mesa County Sheriff and the Grand Junction Police Department. Both agencies follow the same state law.

Colorado Records for Mesa County

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation keeps criminal records from all 64 counties. A CBI background check costs $6 and runs at cbirecordscheck.com. The search covers arrest records, charges, and case dispositions from the entire state. This is a solid option when you need Mesa County records that go back years. The CBI check pulls up any Mesa County arrest reported to the state system, even if the person is no longer in custody at the Grand Junction facility.

CORA gives you the right to request records from any public agency in Colorado. That includes the Mesa County Sheriff, the Grand Junction Police Department, and the courts. The Attorney General's CORA page covers the details. Agencies must respond in three business days. The first hour of research is free, and they can charge after that for staff time and copies. CORA is the legal backing for your right to get Mesa County arrest records and busted mugshots from government offices.

Colorado DOC and Mesa County

People sent to state prison after a Mesa County conviction transfer into the Colorado Department of Corrections. The DOC runs an offender search at doc.state.co.us/oss. Search by name or DOC number. Results show a photo, conviction details, sentence, and current facility. This is a separate system from the Mesa County jail roster.

The DOC offender search covers all state prison inmates from Colorado, including those originally booked at the Mesa County Detention Facility in Grand Junction.

The Mesa County jail holds people awaiting trial and those serving short sentences locally. The DOC holds people on longer terms. If you search the Mesa County roster and find nothing, check the DOC database. The person may have been transferred to a state facility after sentencing. The Colorado State Archives corrections records page is another resource for older prison data.

Sealing Mesa County Records

If you have a Mesa County arrest on your record, Colorado law may let you seal it. Under C.R.S. 24-72-703, you file a petition with the 21st Judicial District court in Grand Junction. The filing fee is $224. A waiver is available for people with low income. Sealed records do not show up in public searches. But law enforcement and prosecutors can still see them.

Automatic sealing applies in certain cases. If charges were never filed after a Mesa County arrest, CBI may seal the record on its own after one year for arrests on or after January 1, 2022. Drug conviction records may qualify for sealing under C.R.S. 24-72-704 after the required waiting period. A sealed Mesa County mugshot will not turn up in CBI name checks or standard background searches.

Here is what the record sealing process covers in Mesa County:

• File a petition with the 21st Judicial District Court in Grand Junction
• Pay the $224 filing fee or request a waiver
• Wait for a court ruling on your petition
• If granted, the record becomes sealed from all public access
• CBI updates its system to hide the sealed record from public searches

Mesa County Custody Alerts

Colorado VINE lets you track custody status for someone held at the Mesa County Detention Facility. Register at vinelink.com or call 1-888-263-8463. VINE is free. You get alerts when the person is released, transferred, or has a status change. The system runs 24 hours a day. Anyone can sign up.

VINE does not provide mugshots or full booking details for Mesa County. It only handles custody status notifications. For the actual arrest record and booking photo, use the Mesa County inmate locator or contact the sheriff's office. VINE is a useful companion tool, especially in a busy county like Mesa where people move through the jail regularly. It saves you from checking the roster over and over when you just need to know about one person's status.

Cities in Mesa County

Grand Junction is the main city in Mesa County and the only one over the 25,000 population threshold. All bookings in the city go through the Mesa County Detention Facility in Grand Junction.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Mesa County on the Western Slope. If you need arrest records from western Colorado, check the sheriff in each county to find where the booking was processed.