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Questions about official Bent County criminal records belong with the government office that keeps the requested file. The contacts below route court, sheriff, statewide history, and police report requests while explaining what this private site cannot provide.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately run reference site cannot retrieve records, conduct official checks, correct or remove entries, or accept sealing and expungement filings. Contact the proper public custodian directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the following Bent County and Colorado channels for official records:

  • Court case files: review Bent County criminal court cases or call Bent Combined Court at 719-456-1353; the clerk counter at 725 Bent Avenue is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
  • Criminal history records: use the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and its Internet Criminal History Check service
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Bent County Sheriff's Office at 719-456-1363
  • Fingerprint checks: arrange Colorado Applicant Background Services through IdentoGO or Colorado Fingerprinting
  • Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
  • Adult sealing or juvenile expungement: use the current Colorado Judicial Branch forms and file as directed with the court that handled the case

The sheriff does not publish a separately named records division. Send or deliver sheriff requests to the Bent County Sheriff's Office, 11100 County Road GG.5, Las Animas, CO 81054, or call 719-456-1363. Administrative hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; jail, patrol, and dispatch operate around the clock.