Larimer County Criminal Records

Choose the Larimer County record by what you need to prove

Larimer County “criminal records” can mean a Sheriff incident or arrest record, an active prosecution file, a court disposition, or a statewide Colorado background check. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) explicitly separates these products. Start from the needed output instead of ordering a broad local record and hoping it answers a statewide or court question.

LCSO online requests require a complete form and signed pecuniary statement

LCSO states that, as of July 2026, Sheriff’s Office records requests can be submitted online. The online records request form must be completed and the pecuniary statement signed under Colorado Revised Statute 24-72-305.5. After review, LCSO invoices applicable charges and says the request is not processed until the invoice is paid.

The JustFOIA route can be used with an email address without creating an account; LCSO says an account is optional for people who make multiple requests. If a requester does not have email, the Sheriff says to use a paper Sheriff’s Office Record Request Form and drop it off in person. Release still depends on record type, investigation status, ages of people involved, and other legal restrictions.

Some active filed cases must go to the District Attorney

LCSO gives a specific routing rule for reports categorized as felony, misdemeanor, or DUI, occurring on or after December 1, 2019, with charges filed and the case still active in court. For those reports, the Sheriff directs requesters to the Larimer County District Attorney’s Office. That rule prevents an active-prosecution record request from being sent to the wrong custodian.

Arrest/charge summaries have a defined local scope

LCSO says its arrest record/charge summary reports show when a person was booked into the Larimer County Jail or had charges filed by LCSO, and that these records go back to 2005. The request requires the person’s first and last name and date of birth. If no LCSO arrest history is located, the office issues a letter stating that; if local history exists, it provides the arrests on file with the Sheriff.

This is a local Sheriff product. It should not be described as a statewide Colorado no-record certificate.

Court disposition is a separate follow-up

LCSO states that its Records Unit does not maintain court dispositions on arrests and directs requesters needing an official case disposition to the Larimer County Court. If the practical question is whether a charge was dismissed, resulted in conviction, or ended another way, follow the arrest record to the court case and obtain the disposition there.

Fees, victim copy rule, and timing should be read from the current Sheriff page

LCSO currently publishes a $0.25-per-page processing charge for reports and several other record categories, with payment due before processing. It also says victims of a crime may receive one copy of their report without charge. That victim-copy rule is an exception to ordinary charges, not a statement that every records request is free.

The office notes that records are not released immediately and that specific incident records are generally not available until 10 to 14 days after the incident. Because fee schedules and processing practices can change, verify the current Sheriff page when submitting the request.