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Costilla County, Colorado, has about 3,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Costilla County depends on where the incident happened: the Costilla County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Colorado Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Costilla County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Costilla County that is the Costilla County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Costilla County Sheriff's Office
The Costilla County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 719-672-0673. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at costillacounty.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Costilla County CO), phone 719-672-0673, 352 Main Street, San Luis, CO 81152, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Cities in Costilla County
The FBI lists no city in Costilla County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are San Luis and Blanca.
What the Colorado Open Records Act Requires
The Colorado Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances, at a charge of research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at coloradojudicial.gov/node/9167 (page title: Record/Document Request Form | Costilla County | Colorado Judicial Branch).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Costilla County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Costilla County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
How long does an agency in Costilla County have to answer?
Under the Colorado Open Records Act, within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances. It may charge research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying.
How do I get a report from the Costilla County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 719-672-0673. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
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.