Find Rio Grande County Busted Mugshots

Rio Grande County busted mugshots and arrest records are held by the Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office in Del Norte, Colorado. The sheriff runs the jail and handles all bookings in this San Luis Valley county. You can search for arrest data by calling the sheriff or using Colorado's state-level search tools. Rio Grande County is small, with just over 11,000 people, but arrest records are still treated as public records under state law. This page covers how to find Rio Grande County mugshots, what databases to search, and how to get booking records from the sheriff's office and state agencies.

Rio Grande County Booking Records

The Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office processes all bookings in the county. When someone gets arrested, they are brought to the Rio Grande County jail in Del Norte. A mugshot is taken as part of the booking process. The arrest details, charges, and personal information are all recorded at that time. These records become public under Colorado law.

Rio Grande County does not have a public online inmate search tool. To check on current inmates or request older arrest records, call the Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office at (719) 657-4000. The office is at 925 6th Street in Del Norte, CO 81132. Staff handle records requests during weekday business hours. You can visit in person too. Because this is a small county, the staff often knows the status of current cases and can point you in the right direction quickly.

Monte Vista is the largest town in Rio Grande County. The Monte Vista Police Department makes arrests within city limits, but all jail bookings go through the Rio Grande County Sheriff. So whether the arrest came from the sheriff, Monte Vista police, or the Del Norte marshal, the mugshot and booking data end up at the same office in Rio Grande County.

Rio Grande County Mugshot Search

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation keeps a criminal history database that covers all 64 counties. If someone was arrested in Rio Grande County, the sheriff reports the data to CBI. You can run a name-based background check for $6.85 through the CBI system. The check pulls records from every law enforcement agency in Colorado.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is the state agency that collects and shares criminal history data from Rio Grande County and the rest of Colorado.

Visit CBI to learn about statewide background checks that include Rio Grande County data.

The online check is available at cbirecordscheck.com. You pay $6.85, enter the person's name, and results come back within a few business days. This saves a trip to Del Norte. The system does not return sealed or expunged records. If an arrest happened very recently in Rio Grande County, there may be a brief delay before it shows up in the CBI database.

Pay the fee here and run a criminal history check that covers Rio Grande County arrests.

Note: CBI results include arrests from all Colorado counties, not just Rio Grande County.

Court Records in Rio Grande County

Rio Grande County is part of the 12th Judicial District. The county court and district court are in Del Norte. After an arrest, the case moves to the courts. Court records show what charges were filed, hearings that took place, plea agreements, and the final outcome. These records go beyond what a mugshot or booking sheet tells you.

The Colorado Judicial Branch records page has instructions for searching court records from any Colorado county, including Rio Grande.

Check this page for how to search court records tied to Rio Grande County cases.

The Rio Grande County courthouse in Del Norte also accepts walk-in requests. The court clerk can pull case files for you. Records are public unless a judge sealed them. There may be small fees for copies. Bring the person's full name and any other details you have to speed up the process. The clerk deals with a relatively small caseload compared to larger Colorado counties, so requests usually get handled the same day.

Rio Grande County Records Access

The CCJRA is the Colorado law that controls access to criminal justice records. Under this act, records of official action must be public. Arrests, charges, and dispositions in Rio Grande County are all records of official action. You can file a written request with the Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office. They must respond within three business days. The first hour of research time is free. After that, they can charge up to $41.37 per hour for staff time. Copies are $0.25 per page.

CORA, the Colorado Open Records Act, covers other government records beyond law enforcement. If you hit a wall with a CCJRA request in Rio Grande County, CORA may give you another path. The Colorado Attorney General CORA page explains how to file records requests with Colorado government agencies.

This resource covers formal open records requests for Rio Grande County offices.

Put your request in writing. Include the person's name, an estimated date range, and what type of records you want. The more specific you are, the faster Rio Grande County staff can find what you need. Email or mail the request to the sheriff's office in Del Norte.

Sealing Records in Rio Grande County

Colorado law under C.R.S. 24-72-703 allows people to petition for record sealing. If you have an arrest record in Rio Grande County, you can ask the court to seal it. The filing fee is $224. Courts may waive it if you show financial hardship. Once sealed, the Rio Grande County mugshot and arrest data will not come up in public searches.

Automatic sealing may also apply. If charges were never filed after an arrest in Rio Grande County on or after January 1, 2022, CBI can seal those records about one year later. Drug convictions may qualify for automatic sealing too under C.R.S. 24-72-704. The specifics depend on the offense type and how much time has passed since the conviction.

Sealed records are not deleted. Law enforcement still has access to them. But the public cannot find a sealed Rio Grande County record through CBI checks or court searches. Contact a lawyer or the court clerk in Del Norte if you want to start the sealing process.

Rio Grande County Offender Search

The Colorado Department of Corrections has an offender search tool at doc.state.co.us/oss. It shows people in state prison or on parole. If someone from Rio Grande County got a felony sentence and went to state prison, they would show up in this database. It does not cover the Rio Grande County jail.

Colorado also participates in VINE, the Victim Information and Notification Everyday system. VINE lets crime victims track an offender's custody status. You can register on VINE to get alerts when someone is released or transferred from custody. This works for inmates at the Rio Grande County jail and state prisons. It is a free service available to anyone in Colorado.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Rio Grande County. Check the right county if you are not sure where the arrest took place.