Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime 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 on September 23, 2026.
Montezuma County, Colorado, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Montezuma County depends on where the incident happened: the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Colorado Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Montezuma County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Montezuma County that is the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office
The Montezuma County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 19 violent and 103 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 273 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (970) 564-4016. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at montezumacounty.gov/sheriffoffice (page title: Sheriff's Office <), phone (970) 564-4016, 730 East Driscoll Street, Cortez, CO 81321, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Montezuma County
The two cities the FBI lists in Montezuma County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Cortez: 53 violent and 194 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,561 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mancos: 2 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Montezuma County in 2025
The three agencies in Montezuma County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 74 violent and 307 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Montezuma County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,848 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Colorado Open Records Act Requires
The Colorado Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances, at a charge of research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at montezumacountysheriffco.nextrequest.com (page title: Criminal Justice RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (970) 565-1147, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Montezuma County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
How long does an agency in Montezuma County have to answer?
Under the Colorado Open Records Act, within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances. It may charge research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying.
How do I get a report from the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (970) 564-4016. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
Is this the official Montezuma 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.