Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Cheyenne County, Colorado, has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Cheyenne County District Court and the County Court, and the file of each case, kept by the clerk of the combined court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Cheyenne County public records, Cheyenne County arrest records, Cheyenne County warrants, Cheyenne County criminal records, Cheyenne County police reports, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Cheyenne County
Court cases from Cheyenne County are filed in the Cheyenne County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $25,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $25,000.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the clerk of the combined court.
The clerk of the combined court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Colorado Open Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Cheyenne County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov/location/cheyenne-county-courthouse (page title: Cheyenne County Courthouse | Colorado Judicial Branch), phone 719-767-5649, 51 S. 1st St. P.O. Box 696 Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the County Court, not to the Cheyenne County District Court.
Colorado has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Colorado court page SearchSystems verified is at research.coloradojudicial.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office reported 29 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Cheyenne County District Court or the County Court.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Cheyenne County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Cheyenne County criminal records, Cheyenne County traffic tickets, Cheyenne County DUI and Cheyenne County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Cheyenne County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Cheyenne County and Colorado. These court pages from its Cheyenne County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Cheyenne County Courthouse D (coloradojudicial.gov)
- Docket Search (coloradojudicial.gov)
Cities in Cheyenne County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Cheyenne County District Court or the County Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Cheyenne Wells and Kit Carson.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Cheyenne County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov, phone 719-767-5649; it belongs to a lower court, the County Court, not to the Cheyenne County District Court.
Which court hears felonies in Cheyenne County?
The Cheyenne County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $25,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $25,000.
Who keeps the court records in Cheyenne County?
The clerk of the combined court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Colorado?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Cheyenne County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.