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 9, 2026.
Elbert County, Colorado, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Elbert 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: Elbert County public records, Elbert County arrest records, Elbert County warrants, Elbert County inmate search, Elbert County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Elbert County
In Elbert County, the Elbert County District Court 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.
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 Elbert County
For Elbert County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/elbert-county (page title: Elbert County | Colorado Judicial Branch), phone 720-437-6114, 751 Ute Ave. PO Box 232 Kiowa, CO 80117, Monday-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.
What Reaches the Court from Elbert County
Together, the two agencies in Elbert County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 369 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Elbert County District Court or the County Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at coda23.gov/contact (page title: Contact Us | Colorado District Attorney 23rd Judicial District), phone (720) 733-4500, 4000 Justice Way Suite 2525-A Castle Rock, CO 80109-7570, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
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 Elbert County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Elbert County criminal records, Elbert County divorce records, Elbert County traffic tickets, Elbert County DUI and Elbert County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Elbert County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Elbert County and Colorado. These court pages from its Elbert County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Elbert County Judges and Staff (coloradojudicial.gov)
Cities in Elbert County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Elbert 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 Elizabeth, Kiowa and Simla.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Elbert County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov, phone 720-437-6114.
Which court hears felonies in Elbert County?
The Elbert 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 Elbert 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 Elbert 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.