Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Costilla County, Colorado, has about 3,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Costilla 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, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Costilla County public records, Costilla County arrest records, Costilla County warrants, Costilla County inmate search, Costilla County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Costilla County
Court cases from Costilla County are filed in the Costilla 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 Costilla County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov/location/costilla-combined-court (page title: Costilla Combined Court | Colorado Judicial Branch), phone 719-672-3681, 2026 Learn More Costilla Combined Court Address 304 Main Street P.O. Box 301 San Luis, CO 81152, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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.
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 Costilla County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Costilla County criminal records, Costilla County divorce records, Costilla County traffic tickets, Costilla County DUI and Costilla County property records.
Cities in Costilla County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Costilla 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 San Luis and Blanca.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Costilla County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov, phone 719-672-3681.
Which court hears felonies in Costilla County?
The Costilla 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 Costilla 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 Costilla 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.