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. 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 9, 2026.
Elbert County, Colorado, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Elbert County comes from a judge of the Elbert 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: Elbert County public records, Elbert County arrest records, Elbert County inmate search, Elbert County criminal records, Elbert County court records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Elbert County
In Colorado an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Elbert County that means the Elbert 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is 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.
Who Serves Warrants in Elbert County
The Elbert County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Elizabeth and Simla serve warrants in Elbert County.
A warrant issued in Elbert County is good anywhere in Colorado, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Elbert County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 369 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Elbert County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Elbert 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 Elbert County Sheriff's Office, held about 20 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at elbertcounty-co.gov/181/Sheriffs-Office, phone 303-805-6111. The Elbert County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Elbert 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 Elbert County
Whether a warrant is out from Elbert County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of the combined court at 720-437-6114, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone (720) 733-4500, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Elbert County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor'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 Elbert County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Elbert County starts with the clerk of the combined court at 720-437-6114: 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 Elbert County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at coda23.gov/contact, phone (720) 733-4500.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Elbert County?
Not from the Elbert 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 720-437-6114.
Who serves warrants in Elbert County?
The Elbert 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 Elbert County held?
At the county jail, run by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Elbert 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 720-437-6114.
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.