SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.

About this guide

El Paso County is a county in Colorado with about 753,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values, vital records and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 8 county office pages for El Paso County, every one opened and checked.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, District Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.

Where El Paso County public records live

Each kind of El Paso County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in El Paso County

A person arrested in El Paso County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in El Paso County.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in El Paso County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in El Paso County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for El Paso County.

  • Website: coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/el-paso-county (page title: El Paso County | Colorado Judicial Branch)
  • Phone: (719) 452-5490
  • Address: 270 S Tejon St Colorado Springs, CO 80903
  • Hours: Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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County Clerk of El Paso County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in El Paso County.

  • Website: coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/el-paso-county (page title: El Paso County | Colorado Judicial Branch)
  • Phone: (719) 452-5490
  • Address: 270 S Tejon St Colorado Springs, CO 80903
  • Hours: Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Deeds, land records and property values in El Paso County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in El Paso County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: Clerk and Recorder

  • Website: clerkandrecorder.elpasoco.com (page title: County Clerk and Recorder | El Paso County Clerk and Recorder)
  • Phone: (719) 520-6202
  • Address: 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 2201 Colorado Springs, CO 80907
  • Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

Property values: County Assessor

  • Website: assessor.elpasoco.com/appeals-process-notice-valuation (page title: Appeals Process & Notice of Valuation | El Paso County Assessor)
  • Phone: (719) 520-6600
  • Address: 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road Colorado Springs, CO 80907
  • Checked: October 11, 2026, the page answered.

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Birth, death and marriage records in El Paso County

Certified copies of birth and death certificates for events in El Paso County are issued by the office below. The Colorado state vital records office also issues certified copies for any event in the state.

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District Attorney for El Paso County

The District Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in El Paso County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

  • Website: da4colorado.gov/county-court (page title: County Court)
  • Phone: 719-520-6000
  • Address: 6000 El Paso County Office 105 E. Vermijo Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903
  • Checked: September 23, 2026, the page answered.

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Public records requests to El Paso County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for El Paso County.

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Statewide Colorado sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Colorado state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for El Paso County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in El Paso County

El Paso County has 8 incorporated cities and towns (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city. SearchSystems has a guide to the city offices of each linked city; the linked names open them.

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El Paso County Arrest Records

The El Paso County arrest records guide names the 11 agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 22,751 arrests the five agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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El Paso County Records Guides

SearchSystems has nine more guides to El Paso County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: El Paso County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), El Paso County inmate search (the jail page of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), El Paso County criminal records (the court file, the Colorado criminal history and the local arrest records), El Paso County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), El Paso County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Colorado Open Records Act requires), El Paso County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), El Paso County DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), El Paso County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and El Paso County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official El Paso County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in El Paso County?

Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for El Paso County at epcsheriffsoffice.com, or call 719-390-2151. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.

Where do I look up a court case in El Paso County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for El Paso County is at coloradojudicial.gov, phone (719) 452-5490. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

Who records deeds in El Paso County?

The Clerk and Recorder, at clerkandrecorder.elpasoco.com. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in El Paso County are filed there.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for El Paso County?

From the office SearchSystems verified for El Paso County vital records at elpasocountyhealth.org, phone 800-222-4444, or from the Colorado state vital records office.

How do I request a public record from El Paso County?

Through the records request page at elpasoco.com/colorado-open-records-act. A record that is not covered there is requested from the office that holds it.

Population
753K
County Seat
Colorado Springs
Libraries
16
Schools
213