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 September 30, 2026.
Las Animas County, Colorado, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Las Animas County starts two cases, a criminal case in the County Court and a license case before the Division of Motor Vehicles, and leaves three records. This guide follows the arrest from the roadside to the court file and the driving record.
This guide covers the law, the arrest, booking, the court case, the license case, the records and common questions.
Related guides: Las Animas County public records, Las Animas County arrest records, Las Animas County warrants, Las Animas County inmate search, Las Animas County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The DUI Law in Colorado
In Colorado the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08; driving while ability impaired (DWAI) is charged from 0.05.
Driving in Colorado is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DUI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the Division of Motor Vehicles, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Las Animas County
The Las Animas County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Trinidad make the DUI arrests in Las Animas County.
Together, the two agencies in Las Animas County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 642 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Las Animas County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Las Animas County
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office, held about 46 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at lasosheriff.org, phone 719-846-2211. The Las Animas County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Las Animas County is brought by the District Attorney in the County Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/las-animas-county.
Colorado has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Division of Motor Vehicles. The driving record, kept by the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles, carries the result of both.
The Records a DUI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Colorado Open Records Act.
- The court file: from the County Court, kept by the clerk of the combined court.
- The driving record: from the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Las Animas County arrest records, Las Animas County police reports and Las Animas County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Colorado?
0.08 percent blood alcohol; driving while ability impaired (DWAI) is charged from 0.05.
Where is a DUI case from Las Animas County heard?
In the County Court, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Las Animas County held?
At the county jail, run by the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Colorado?
The Division of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Las Animas 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.