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 September 30, 2026.
Hinsdale County, Colorado, has 747 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Hinsdale 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Hinsdale County public records, Hinsdale County arrest records, Hinsdale County warrants, Hinsdale County inmate search, Hinsdale County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Hinsdale County
Court cases from Hinsdale County are filed in the Hinsdale 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.
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 Hinsdale County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov/location/hinsdale-county-courthouse (page title: Hinsdale County Courthouse | Colorado Judicial Branch), phone 970-944-2227, 317 Henson St. Lake City, CO 81235, Friday of the month 8:30a.m. - 1:30p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the County Court, not to the Hinsdale County District Court.
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 Hinsdale County
The Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office reported 15 arrests to the FBI for 2021; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Hinsdale County District Court or the County Court.
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 Hinsdale County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Hinsdale County criminal records, Hinsdale County traffic tickets, Hinsdale County DUI and Hinsdale County property records.
Cities in Hinsdale County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Hinsdale County District Court or the County Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The one city in the county is Lake City.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Hinsdale County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov, phone 970-944-2227; it belongs to a lower court, the County Court, not to the Hinsdale County District Court.
Which court hears felonies in Hinsdale County?
The Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale 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.