Search Weld County Court Records
Weld County court records are reached through several official channels. The free Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search shows hearing schedules and docket information. Actual document copies go through the Colorado court record and document request form or through the Weld Combined Courts. Register of Action summaries may be searched through the Colorado court vendor route described by CoCourts, but those summaries are not the official court record and do not include document images.
Start by deciding what kind of record is needed. A case date or hearing time belongs in docket search. A certified decree, complaint, sentence order, probate letter, or ticket copy belongs in the document request form. Arrest bookings, active warrants, and sheriff reports use Weld Sheriff's Office channels, while marriage licenses and recorded documents use the Weld Clerk and Recorder.
- Open the Colorado docket search and choose a Weld location filter, such as 19th Judicial District, Weld County, or Weld County Courthouse.
- Select District Court for felony, divorce, civil, juvenile, probate, mental health, or water matters. Select County Court for misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, and lower-value civil matters.
- Use the date range plus at least one other filter. A name, case number, attorney name, or attorney bar number can narrow the result set.
- Review the docket entries for the court, division, case class, scheduled event, and hearing date. The docket is a schedule and activity view, not the full file.
- Use the court document request form or call Weld Combined Courts at 970-475-2400 when a copy, certification, decree, sentence order, or filed document is needed.
| Docket field | How Weld searchers use it |
|---|---|
| District, County, Courthouse | Choose 19th Judicial District, Weld County, or Weld County Courthouse. |
| Court Type | Use District, County, or Both based on the case type. |
| Date Range | Required date component, with options from Today through 6 Months or Specific Date. |
| Case Class | Use CR, M, T, CV, DR, PR, CW, S, JV, JD, or other exposed class when known. |
| Party or Attorney | Search by individual, business, attorney name, or attorney bar number. |
The Colorado Judicial Branch Weld County page is also the local launch point for court hours, judges, virtual courtrooms, collections, jury, probation, and marriage ceremony links.
The official Weld County court landing page gives the court campus and court service menu.
Use that page to confirm local court contacts before relying on a docket or old saved address.
Weld County Court System
Weld County is the 19th Judicial District, and the district lines match the county boundary. That keeps state trial court routing more direct than in Colorado districts that cover several counties. District Court is the general-jurisdiction trial court for felony criminal cases, civil cases in any amount, domestic relations, juvenile, probate, mental health, and water matters. County Court handles misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, and limited civil matters.
Municipal courts are separate city courts. A Greeley, Frederick, Fort Lupton, Lochbuie, or other city citation may need that municipal court's payment or clerk process, even if the person lives elsewhere in Weld County. Appeals from state trial courts generally move to the Colorado Court of Appeals, with selected matters reaching the Colorado Supreme Court.
Case flow: Municipal or County Court › District Court when allowed by law › Colorado Court of Appeals › Colorado Supreme Court
| Court | Jurisdiction | Case Types |
|---|---|---|
| Weld County District Court | General trial court | Felony, civil, divorce, juvenile, probate, mental health, water |
| Weld County Court | Limited trial court | Misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, limited civil |
| Municipal Courts | City court | Municipal ordinance, city traffic, parking |
| Division 1 Water Court | Colorado water matters | Water rights and related water case class CW records |
The Colorado trial court structure page explains the statewide District Court and County Court split that Weld uses locally.
That state structure is the reason the same Greeley court campus can handle both county-level and district-level cases.
Weld County Court Campus
The main state court location is the Weld County Courthouse at 901 9th Avenue in Greeley. The Colorado Judicial Branch also lists Plaza West at 910 10th Avenue and the Weld County Centennial Center at 915 10th Street. These buildings operate together for the 19th Judicial District and Weld County Court. Court users should check the summons, docket, or clerk instructions because hearings, collections, and clerk windows may route to different buildings within the downtown campus.
The court campus has practical timing rules. Building hours are listed as Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., but Centennial Center Clerk's Office windows close at 4:00 p.m. and open at 8:00 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The research also notes that pleadings are not accepted by email or fax at the clerk windows.
Centennial Center
915 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
970-475-2450 collections
Weld County Court Record Types
Weld County court records include civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic, small claims, protection order, juvenile, mental health, and water matters. District Court produces felony, divorce, probate, juvenile, mental health, larger civil, and water case records. County Court produces misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, and limited civil records. Municipal courts keep city ordinance and city traffic records outside the state court case file.
Some related records are not court case records. The Weld Sheriff's Daily Arrest Report is a booking and arrest source, not proof of conviction. The Clerk and Recorder's recorded-document portal holds land and recorded public documents, plus marriage records, but it does not replace the court clerk for case filings or decrees.
- Criminal court records show charges, pleas, dispositions, sentence orders, hearings, bond, warrants, and protection orders when public.
- Civil court records can include complaints, answers, orders, judgments, protection orders, and satisfaction or transcript of judgment documents.
- Family and divorce records can include divorce decrees, parenting plans, separation agreements, support orders, and petitions with protected details redacted.
- Probate records sit in the Probate Division of District Court and may include letters, wills, trusts, petitions, claims, and closing documents.
- Traffic court records may be in County Court or a municipal court, while DMV driver records remain a separate state file.
What Weld County Court Records Show
Colorado court systems rely on case classes such as CR, M, T, CV, DR, PR, CW, JV, JD, and S. The public result may show the court, status, case number, filing date, judge or magistrate, parties, charges, disposition, plea, sentence date, and scheduled events. A Register of Action is a case activity summary. It can help explain what happened in a case, but it is not the same as a certified file-stamped document.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | Unique case identifier with year, case class, and sequence when known. |
| Case Type | Category such as criminal, civil, divorce, probate, water, small claims, or traffic. |
| Parties | Public plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, or respondent names where disclosure is allowed. |
| Charges or Claims | Filed criminal charges, traffic ticket allegations, civil claim type, or probate request. |
| Scheduled Events | Hearings, court dates, division, and courtroom or event status shown by the docket. |
| Disposition | Outcome, judgment, dismissal, plea result, sentence, or order when public and entered. |
Public systems omit or redact many sensitive fields. Social Security numbers, street addresses, victim names, police officer names, juror names, financial account details, juvenile identifiers, and protected contact details may be excluded.
Weld County Court Records Access Law
Weld County court records are public only when no statute, court rule, Chief Justice Directive, local order, sealing order, or confidentiality rule blocks access. Colorado's court-record framework is not the same as a simple county open-records request. Court case records follow Judicial Branch policy and case rules, while sheriff criminal justice records, county recorded documents, and DMV driver records each have their own custodian.
The most useful access rule is custodian first. Court case files go to the Clerk of Court or Judicial Branch request form. Arrest reports, patrol reports, warrants, and jail records go to the Weld Sheriff Records Unit. Marriage licenses and recorded documents go to the Weld Clerk and Recorder. Driver history goes to the Colorado DMV.
Key Statutes:
C.R.S. § 24-72-201 et seq. governs many public records held by Colorado state and local agencies.
C.R.S. § 24-72-301 et seq. governs criminal justice records such as law-enforcement records.
C.R.S. § 19-1-301 et seq. controls many juvenile-record access limits.
CJD 05-01 and P.A.I.R.R. set Judicial Branch public-access rules for court records and administrative records.
The Judicial Branch access guide is the best official starting point for public court record limits, while Weld offices control local routing.
Restricted Weld County Court Records
Restricted Weld County court records include juvenile records, sealed or suppressed cases, expunged matters, adoption records, mental health proceedings, and documents with protected personal data. Public-facing systems can also omit victims, police officers, jurors, minors' names, street addresses, Social Security numbers, financial details, and protected contact information.
Colorado distinguishes adult sealing from juvenile expungement and other specialized relief. A person usually starts with the court where the case was filed or conviction entered, uses Judicial Branch forms where available, and serves the district attorney or municipal attorney when required. The court then reviews eligibility, waiting periods, offense exclusions, restitution, completion rules, and whether relief is automatic or petition-based.
Note: A sealed or expunged case may not appear in public search results even when a private site still shows old data.
Weld County Specialty Courts
Weld County specialty and treatment court information should be verified through Weld Combined Courts, probation, the District Attorney, or defense counsel because admission is tied to an open case and current program rules. Research supports a cautious treatment. A Colorado Judicial Branch historical post noted Weld County Adult Treatment Court's tenth anniversary in 2018, and North Range Behavioral Health has described work with Weld County Judicial District Courts, Human Services, and county agencies on Drug and Family Treatment Courts.
Adult treatment court is best understood as a court-supervised program for eligible justice-involved participants whose substance-use disorder is tied to the case. Family Treatment Court is a related collaborative model for families where addiction affects child-welfare or court involvement. Current eligibility, judge assignment, and open-program status should be checked with local court staff or counsel.
Weld County Sheriff and Jail
Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams oversees sheriff operations for a county of more than 300,000 residents and 4,017 square miles. The Sheriff's Office is at 1950 O Street in Greeley, and the Weld County Jail is at 2110 O Street. The public jail lookup is the Daily Arrest Report rather than a full current-inmate roster. It covers people booked into the Weld County Jail from February 14, 2006 through yesterday and links to VINE for custody status.
Arrest data is not conviction data. The sheriff disclaimer states that an arrest does not mean conviction and that all arrested persons are innocent until proven guilty. For the full custody workflow, use Weld County inmate records. For active warrants, use the sheriff warrant portal and the local surrender instructions in Weld County warrant records.
| Office | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff's Office | 1950 O Street, Greeley, CO 80631 | 970-356-4015 |
| Weld County Jail | 2110 O Street, Greeley, CO 80631 | 970-356-4015 |
| Sheriff Records Unit | 1555 N. 17th Avenue, garden level, Greeley | 970-400-2770 |
The Weld County Sheriff's Office homepage links the jail, active warrants, records unit, daily arrest report, and public safety resources.
That sheriff route is separate from the court clerk route for criminal case files and sentence orders.
Weld County Marriage Divorce Probate
Marriage records and divorce records split between different custodians. Weld marriage licenses and certified marriage copies are Clerk and Recorder records. Divorce decrees, parenting plans, separation agreements, support orders, and domestic relations petitions are District Court records. Probate matters are handled by the Probate Division of District Court rather than a separate county probate court.
Marriage licenses are issued by appointment and can be used anywhere in Colorado within 35 days. Divorce records use case class DR and court document request channels. Probate dockets use case class PR, while probate document requests may ask for letters, wills, trusts, applications, petitions, claims, closing documents, and date-of-death information. The full steps are covered in Weld County marriage and divorce records and the Probate Division page.
- Testator
- A person who made a will.
- Executor
- A person appointed to administer an estate under a will.
- Conservator
- A person appointed to manage property or finances for a protected person.
Weld County Court Records Fees
The court document request form lists copy and certification fees for Judicial Branch records. Recorded-document and marriage fees use the Weld Clerk and Recorder schedule instead. For court records, the research captured the common copy fee, certification fee, name search fee, and research/redaction hourly charge.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Court document copy | $0.25 per page |
| Certified or exemplified court document | $20 per document plus copy fees |
| Name search | $5 |
| Research or redaction after first hour | $30 per hour |
| Marriage or civil union license | $30 cash only |
| Marriage or civil union certified copy | $3 |
The Weld Clerk and Recorder page is the county route for recorded documents, marriage records, branch offices, and Clerk and Recorder contacts.
That office should not be confused with the state trial court Clerk of Court for case files.
Read Weld County Court Records
Start with the case class. CR usually points to felony criminal records, M to misdemeanor matters, T to traffic, CV to civil, DR to domestic relations, PR to probate, CW to water, S to small claims, and JV or JD to juvenile matters. The docket may show a scheduled event before it shows a final outcome, so a hearing entry should not be read as a conviction, judgment, or completed order.
A charge is an accusation filed in court. A conviction is an outcome after a plea or trial. A dismissal, deferred result, amendment, or reduction can change what a later public record means. Certified copies matter when a record will be used for court, immigration, licensing, or formal proof.
- Register of Action
- A summary of case events, filings, charges, sentences, and minute orders.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a charge or case.
- Certified copy
- A copy authenticated by the Clerk of Court.
- Sealed record
- A record blocked from ordinary public access by law or court order.
Accuracy and Record Limitations
Online records can lag behind the courtroom, clerk counter, jail booking desk, or municipal court. The CoCourts FAQ describes real-time Register of Action data reflected within the hour after changes in the state system, but the Judicial Branch access guide warns vendor data is not the official court record and can contain omissions or errors. The sheriff arrest report says data is accurate at the time the report is created and covers only Weld jail bookings.
For corrections, contact the custodian that created the record. Court case errors go to the Weld Combined Courts or the document request process. Sheriff booking, warrant, or report questions go to the Sheriff's Office or Records Unit. Driver-record errors go to the DMV. Municipal ticket errors go to the issuing city court.
Note: Confirm the case, warrant, or custody status with the originating office before relying on an online result.
Weld County Court History
Weld County's court history gives the current Greeley courthouse more meaning than a street address. The county was organized in 1861 and named for Lewis Ledyard Weld. The county seat moved among St. Vrain, Latham, Evans, Greeley, back to Evans, and finally Greeley in 1877. Since 1883, the courthouse corner has been 9th Street and 9th Avenue.
The current courthouse was completed in 1917 and is described in official county history as the "Jewel of the Plains." The Beaux-Arts building was designed by W.N. Bowman. Today, court records access blends that historic courthouse with modern state portals, document request forms, municipal court pages, and sheriff databases.
The official Weld courthouse history page documents the county's courthouse moves and the 1917 courthouse.
That local history is also why records seekers may see both the historic courthouse and the Centennial Center in court instructions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Weld County court records be searched for free? Dockets can be searched for free through the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search. Document copies, certified copies, name searches, and paid Register of Action searches may have fees.
Where are Weld County criminal court records kept? Felony case files are District Court records. Misdemeanor case files may be County Court or municipal court records, depending on the charging court.
Is a Weld arrest report a conviction? No. The sheriff's Daily Arrest Report is a booking record. A conviction or dismissal must be checked through the court case record.
Where are Weld divorce records? Divorce files are District Court domestic relations records. Use the court document request form for decrees, parenting plans, support orders, and related copies.
Does Weld County have a separate probate court? No separate elected probate court appears in the research. Probate matters are handled by the Probate Division of District Court.
Do municipal traffic tickets appear in state court search? Not always. City cases may need Greeley, Frederick, Fort Lupton, Lochbuie, or another municipal court.