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 on September 23, 2026.
La Plata County, Colorado, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for La Plata County comes from a judge of the La Plata 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in La Plata County
In Colorado an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For La Plata County that means the La Plata 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.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the clerk of the combined court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/la-plata-county (page title: La Plata County | Colorado Judicial Branch), phone 970-247-2304, 1060 East Second Ave Suite 106 Durango, CO 81301, Monday-Friday: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm, 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 La Plata County
The La Plata County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio serve warrants in La Plata County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in La Plata County: Fort Lewis College (campus police); Southwest Drug Task Force (other agency); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from La Plata County is whichever one finds the person; a Colorado warrant is valid across Colorado.
Together, the three agencies in La Plata County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,912 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in La Plata County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from La Plata 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 La Plata County Sheriff's Office, held about 160 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at lpcgov.org/sheriff.php, phone 970-247-1157. The La Plata County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in La Plata 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 La Plata County
The places to check for a warrant from La Plata County:
- The court file of the case, through the clerk of the combined court at 970-247-2304, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The District Attorney, phone (970) 247-8850, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the La Plata County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the prosecutor's) 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 La Plata County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from La Plata County that means appearing before the La Plata County District Court or the County Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the clerk of the combined court.
A missed date in a case before the County Court is handled by that court, not by the La Plata County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lpcgov.org, phone (970) 247-8850.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in La Plata County?
Not from the La Plata 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 970-247-2304.
Who serves warrants in La Plata County?
The La Plata 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 La Plata County held?
At the county jail, run by the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from La Plata 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 970-247-2304.
Is this the official La Plata 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.