How to Search Conejos County Court Records
The main public starting point for Conejos County court records is the Colorado Judicial docket search. The Conejos County court page links to that statewide system through its Find Dockets option. The docket portal is free, and it can show hearing rows for Conejos Combined Court when the search is narrowed to the 12th Judicial District, Conejos County, and the proper court type. It is not a full document database. A docket row helps confirm a hearing, case number, party match, hearing type, courtroom, date, time, duration, and appearance type.
For documents, use the Colorado court record/document request form. That form routes requests to the clerk and asks for party names, case type, year, county, case number if known, and requested documents. Conejos County court records can also be researched through CoCourts when a paid Register of Action summary is useful, but CoCourts does not provide full filings and excludes sealed, juvenile, and probate case types.
- Open the statewide docket search or start from the Conejos County Judicial Branch page.
- Select the 12th Judicial District, Conejos County, and Conejos Combined Court when local filtering is needed.
- Choose District, County, or Both based on the case type, then add a required date range.
- Enter a party name, attorney name, bar number, or case-number pieces such as year, class, and sequence.
- Review the hearing rows, then submit the record/document request form for orders, pleadings, tickets, decrees, or certified copies.
The image captured from the Conejos-filtered docket search shows how local hearing results are narrowed by county and date before any document request is made.
That distinction matters because a docket search can verify a setting, while the clerk process is still needed for a complete Conejos County court record or certified document.
The CoCourts Register of Action information page shows the paid summary channel that may help when a docket row is not enough but a full certified document is not required.
CoCourts is still a summary access channel, so Conejos County court records that need certification or complete filings should go through the court request form.
Conejos County Court Access Now
Conejos County court access is shaped by a current local disruption. The Colorado Judicial Branch says the Conejos County courthouse is closed until further notice because of a fire. The closure notice was updated September 13, 2024, and the court says in-person customer assistance moved effective July 9, 2025. People with in-person hearings must use the location stated on their summons, hearing notice, trial notice, or later court communication, because trials and jury proceedings may receive separate instructions.
For most public-facing court business, the current temporary physical site is the S.P.M.D.T.U. Concilio Superior at 603 Main Street in Antonito. The mailing address remains P.O. Box 128, Conejos, CO 81129. The court phone is 719-376-5465, and the clerk email is ConejosClerk@judicial.state.co.us. Public hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except state holidays. The court page also notes nearby on-street parking.
Conejos Combined Court
603 Main Street
Antonito, CO 81120
719-376-5465
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Conejos Court Mailing Address
P.O. Box 128
Conejos, CO 81129
ConejosClerk@judicial.state.co.us
Use for mailed court record requests and clerk correspondence.
The official Conejos Combined Court location page is the source for current address, email, phone, and hour information.
The location page is especially important while the courthouse closure remains active, since notices can change faster than older search results.
Conejos County Court System
Conejos County is in Colorado's 12th Judicial District with Alamosa, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties. The District Court is the main trial court of general jurisdiction. It handles felony criminal cases, civil cases without a small dollar ceiling, domestic relations, juvenile matters, probate, mental health cases, and water matters assigned by district or water division. The County Court handles misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, protection orders, felony complaints before transfer, and civil cases within county-court limits.
Appeals move by level. County Court judgments and convictions may be reviewed in District Court. District Court judgments usually go to the Colorado Court of Appeals unless a direct Colorado Supreme Court route applies. Federal cases are separate and use the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, with appeals to the Tenth Circuit.
| Court or Office | Conejos County Role | Access Point |
|---|---|---|
| District Court | Felony, civil, divorce, juvenile, probate, mental health, water matters | Conejos Combined Court |
| County Court | Misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, protection orders, lower civil cases | Conejos Combined Court |
| Municipal Courts | Town ordinance and municipal traffic matters where active | Town clerk or police contact |
| Water Division 3 | Rio Grande basin and San Luis Valley water-rights matters | Water court or assigned WebEx room |
Case path: County Court or Municipal Court › District Court › Colorado Court of Appeals › Colorado Supreme Court.
Conejos County Court Record Types
Conejos County court records include more than one file type. Civil records may contain complaints, answers, motions, orders, judgments, garnishments, transcripts of judgment, satisfaction of judgment, and protection-order filings. Criminal records may include complaints or informations, advisement entries, bond orders, plea paperwork, dispositions, sentencing orders, probation terms, and scheduled events. Traffic records can show citation handling and online payment status, while a DMV driver record is a different state file.
The clerk split is important. Court case files belong to the state-court Clerk of Court at Conejos Combined Court. Marriage licenses and recorded certificates belong to the Conejos County Clerk and Recorder. Land-record access appears to use iCounty based on the state archives contact path, while divorce decrees stay with the court as domestic relations records.
- Criminal court records: filed charges, pleas, hearings, dispositions, and sentence records.
- Civil court records: claims, answers, orders, judgments, and satisfaction documents.
- Family records: divorce decrees, parenting plans, support orders, separation agreements, and petitions.
- Probate records: estates, wills, letters, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships.
- Traffic records: tickets, court dates, pleas, fines, and payment status.
The iCounty land-records portal image belongs to the county clerk side of the records split, not to state court case files.
For certified land or marriage copies, the research points back to the Conejos County Clerk and Recorder rather than treating online images as official certified copies.
What Conejos County Court Records Show
A Conejos County court record can show the case number, court location, judge or magistrate, party names, attorney names, filing date, close date, status, hearing events, charges or claims, disposition, sentence, judgment, and financial entries. Colorado case numbers often use year, case class, and sequence, such as a criminal CR case, traffic T case, probate PR case, or water CW case.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | Year, class code, and sequence used to identify the court file. |
| Parties | Plaintiff and defendant, petitioner and respondent, or People of Colorado and defendant. |
| Docket Entries | Advisement, arraignment, status conference, bond hearing, trial setting, order, judgment, or sentence. |
| Charges or Claims | Offense, count, claim, statute, severity, plea, disposition, and sentence when public. |
| Financial Entries | Fees, fines, costs, restitution, payment plans, and payment availability. |
| Redactions | Omitted information such as Social Security numbers, addresses, victims, jurors, minors, and financial details. |
- Disposition
- The way a charge, claim, or case was resolved.
- Register of Action
- A case summary that may list events, parties, charges, pleas, dispositions, and scheduled settings.
- Sealing
- A court order that limits public access to an existing record.
Conejos County Court Records Access Laws
Public access to Conejos County court records is controlled mainly by statewide court rules and Colorado law. The Colorado Open Records Act supports inspection of public records unless a law makes them nonpublic. Court case records are more specifically governed by Chief Justice Directive 05-01, while administrative court records use the Judicial Branch public access guide and P.A.I.R.R. process.
Key access rules:
C.R.S. 24-72-201 to 206 makes many Colorado public records open unless another law restricts access.
P.A.I.R.R. 2 covers court administrative records, not ordinary case pleadings.
C.R.S. 24-72-703 to 706 governs many criminal record sealing paths.
The Colorado Judicial Branch public access guide explains the difference between case records, probation records, financial records, and administrative records.
That statewide access framework is why Conejos County court records are requested through judicial forms even when the local county website is unavailable.
Restricted Conejos County Court Records
Not every Conejos County court record is public. Juvenile delinquency, dependency and neglect, truancy, adoption, mental health, sealed criminal, expunged, and some protected-person records have tighter access. Personal identifiers are also removed or withheld, including Social Security numbers, financial account data, street addresses, victim names, minor names, juror information, police officer identifiers, and some non-party details.
Sealing does not always erase a record. Courts, law enforcement, prosecutors, and agencies with statutory authority may still have access. A person seeking sealing usually files in the court where the case occurred, supplies any required criminal history and custodian list, pays or seeks waiver of fees, and serves agencies that hold the record. If the court grants sealing, public docket and background-check access should change, but updates may not be instant.
Conejos County Court Dockets
Conejos County docket records are schedule records, not full case files. The statewide docket portal can show Date, Time, Duration, Name, Case Number, Hearing Type, Location, Appearance Type, and Courtroom. The portal requires a date component and at least one more search filter. Search results may include export and printable options, which are useful when checking a hearing date or appearance type before contacting the clerk.
| Search Field | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial District | Narrows to regional court system | Choose 12th Judicial District for Conejos. |
| County | Limits results by county | Choose Conejos County. |
| Court Type | Filters District, County, or Both | Use Both if the court level is uncertain. |
| Date Range | Required date filter | Options include Today, 1 Week, 1 Month, and Specific Date. |
| Party or Case Number | Finds a hearing row | Case class examples include CR, DR, PR, T, and CW. |
Conejos County Criminal Records and Custody
Criminal court files and jail custody records are different. The court file shows the filed charges, hearings, pleas, disposition, and sentence. The sheriff or jail handles arrest and booking status. No official Conejos County online jail roster was located in accessible official sources, so custody checks rely on the sheriff phone line, Colorado VINE, the Colorado DOC offender search after state-prison sentencing, and court docket checks after charges are filed.
The 12th Judicial District Attorney serves Conejos County from Alamosa, and the Colorado State Public Defender Alamosa office also serves Conejos County. Weekday bond hearings for Conejos County are listed for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the 12th Judicial District advisement WebEx room. Court records can show the bond hearing and the next court date, while sheriff staff should confirm booking or surrender logistics.
Online payment for payable fines, fees, costs, restitution, and some tickets is handled through the Colorado Judicial Online Payment System.
Payment search is separate from a criminal-history search, and a payment match does not replace the court file or the clerk's certified records.
Conejos County Marriage Divorce Probate Records
Marriage and divorce records are split between offices. Marriage licenses and recorded marriage certificates are County Clerk and Recorder records. Divorce records are District Court domestic relations records handled through Conejos Combined Court. The County Clerk and Recorder address from the Colorado State Archives list is 6683 County Road 13, P.O. Box 127, Conejos, CO 81129, with phone 719-376-5422 and email nruybal@co.conejos.co.us.
Conejos County probate records belong in the Probate Division of District Court. The court record/document request form has Probate options for Letters, Will, Trust, Application, Petition, Closing, Claims, and Date of Death. CoCourts states that probate case types are not included in its public database, so the clerk request path is the main access channel for probate documents.
| Record | Custodian | Main Request Path |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage license | County Clerk and Recorder | Call, email, mail, or visit clerk office. |
| Divorce decree | Conejos Combined Court | Use court record/document request form. |
| Probate letters or will | Probate Division of District Court | Use Probate section of request form. |
The Colorado State Archives clerk contact list provides the accessible backup contact for the Conejos County Clerk and Recorder.
That state-maintained contact list is useful because the county website was not accessible during research from the tested network.
Conejos County Court Records Fees
The official Colorado court record/document request form lists the copy and search fees used for court case documents. Those fees apply to court records such as criminal, civil, family, probate, protection-order, and traffic documents requested from the judicial branch. County clerk and recorder fees for marriage and recording copies can differ, so the clerk's office should be contacted for those records.
| Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| Copy per page | $0.25 per page; parties and attorneys may have a $15.00 maximum. |
| Transcript of Judgment | $25.00. |
| Certificate of Satisfaction | $20.00. |
| Certified or exemplified copy | $20.00 per document. |
| Name search | $5.00. |
| Research or redaction | $30.00 per hour in 15-minute increments after the first hour. |
Conejos County Water Court Records
Water records deserve special attention in Conejos County because the county sits in the San Luis Valley, where irrigation, groundwater, the Conejos River, and Rio Grande basin issues are part of local life. Colorado has seven Water Divisions, and Water Division 3 covers the Rio Grande basin context reflected in the Conejos court page. The research found Conejos-related notice for Water Division 3 Case No. 2007CW52 involving the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, Subdistrict No. 1, and groundwater-management-plan approval.
Water case searches use the same court access concepts but may carry the CW case class and specialized water-court procedure. The Conejos page also lists WebEx access for Water Referee Nicolas Sarmiento. A person looking for a water matter should check the docket portal, confirm the assigned water division or referee, and request documents through the court process when a filing or order is needed.
Conejos County Court Records FAQ
Is there a Conejos County case document portal?
No Conejos-only case-document portal was located. Public hearing searches use the statewide docket portal, and actual case documents are requested through the Colorado Judicial Branch record/document request form.
Can I search Conejos County inmate records online?
No official Conejos County online jail roster was found in accessible official sources. Use the sheriff phone line for local custody, VINE for custody notifications, and Colorado DOC for sentenced state-prison inmates.
Where are Conejos County divorce records?
Divorce decrees are District Court domestic relations records. Use the court record/document request form, choose Conejos County, and request the divorce decree or related family document.
Are Conejos County probate records on CoCourts?
CoCourts says probate case types are not included. Search dockets for hearings where available, then request probate documents from Conejos Combined Court.
Who handles Conejos County marriage records?
The Conejos County Clerk and Recorder handles marriage licenses and recorded certificates. That is a different office from the state-court Clerk of Court.