Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. 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). Every warrant for Costilla County comes from a judge of the Costilla County District Court or the County Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Costilla County public records, Costilla County arrest records, Costilla County inmate search, Costilla County criminal records, Costilla County court records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Costilla County
In Colorado an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Costilla County that means the Costilla County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $25,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $25,000, issues its own warrants on the cases before it. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the clerk of the combined court keeps that file.
For Costilla County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county 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.
Who Serves Warrants in Costilla County
The Costilla County Sheriff's Office serves warrants in Costilla County.
The agency that serves a warrant from Costilla County is whichever one finds the person; a Colorado warrant is valid across Colorado.
Each agency and what it reported is in Costilla County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Costilla County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Costilla County Sheriff's Office, held about 21 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at costillacounty.gov/sheriff, phone 719-672-0673. The Costilla County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Costilla County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Costilla County
The place to check for a warrant from Costilla County is the court file of the case, through the clerk of the combined court at 719-672-3681, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
Not one of the Costilla County pages SearchSystems verified (the court's and the records request page) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Costilla County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Costilla County starts with the clerk of the combined court at 719-672-3681: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the County Court is handled by that court, not by the Costilla County District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Costilla County?
Not from the Costilla County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the clerk of the combined court at 719-672-3681.
Who serves warrants in Costilla County?
The Costilla County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Colorado warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Costilla County held?
At the county jail, run by the Costilla County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Costilla County cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the clerk of the combined court at 719-672-3681.
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.