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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Carbon County, Wyoming, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Carbon County and the Circuit Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of District 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: Carbon County public records, Carbon County arrest records, Carbon County warrants, Carbon County inmate search, Carbon County criminal records, Wyoming arrest records and Wyoming inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Carbon County
Court cases from Carbon County are filed in the District Court for Carbon County, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the Circuit Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
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 District Court.
The Clerk of District 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 Wyoming Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Carbon County
For Carbon County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at wyocomet.wyo.gov/repositories/2/resources/2096 (page title: Collection: Guide to the Carbon County District Court Records | ArchivesSpace Public Interface), phone (307) 777-7826, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Wyoming has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
What Reaches the Court from Carbon County
Together, the three agencies in Carbon County with all twelve months of 2020 on file reported 1,137 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Carbon County or the Circuit Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at carboncountywy.gov/937/County-Attorney (page title: County Attorney | Carbon County, WY), phone 307-328-2700, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
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 Wyoming Department of Transportation, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Carbon County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Carbon County criminal records, Carbon County divorce records, Carbon County traffic tickets, Carbon County DUI and Carbon County property records.
Cities in Carbon County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Carbon County or the Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Carbon County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Rawlins (7,952)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Carbon County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at wyocomet.wyo.gov, phone (307) 777-7826.
Which court hears felonies in Carbon County?
The District Court for Carbon County, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The Circuit Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Who keeps the court records in Carbon County?
The Clerk of District Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Wyoming?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Carbon 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.