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Find the right office in Rio Grande County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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District and county court
District court and county court in Del Norte, part of the Twelfth Judicial District: locations, dockets and self help.
Open official site Rio Grande County courts, Colorado Judicial BranchProperty records
Deeds, liens and plats recorded with the Clerk, plus marriage licenses and motor vehicle titles.
Open official site Rio Grande County Clerk and RecorderProperty records
How to record documents and search recorded deeds, liens and plats.
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Parcel ownership, assessed values and property characteristics.
Open official site Rio Grande County Assessor property searchProperty taxes
Property tax bills and payments, tax liens and foreclosure records.
Open official site Rio Grande County Treasurer and Public TrusteeSheriff's office
Law enforcement for unincorporated Rio Grande County and the county jail in Del Norte.
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Certified Colorado birth and death certificates issued locally.
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Voter registration, ballots, drop boxes and election results from the Clerk and Recorder.
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County departments, commissioners and contact information.
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Clerk and recorder, assessor, treasurer, sheriff, coroner and commissioners.
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County profile
Courts. Rio Grande County is in the Twelfth Judicial District with Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral and Saguache counties. The district court (felonies, larger civil cases, family, probate and juvenile matters) and the county court (misdemeanors, traffic and small claims) both sit at the courthouse in Del Norte, and their records are kept by the clerk of court there, part of the Colorado Judicial Branch. Statewide dockets are published by the Judicial Branch.
Property records. Deeds, deeds of trust, liens and plats are recorded by the Rio Grande County Clerk and Recorder in Del Norte. Ownership, assessed values and property characteristics are kept by the Rio Grande County Assessor, with an online property search, and property tax bills and payments are handled by the Treasurer, who also serves as Public Trustee for foreclosures.
Sheriff and jail. The Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office in Del Norte polices the unincorporated county, serves civil process and runs the county jail. Custody and booking information comes from the Sheriff. Monte Vista, Del Norte and Center have their own police departments for city cases.
Vital records. Birth and death certificates are issued locally through Rio Grande County and statewide by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Marriage licenses come from the Clerk and Recorder, and divorce decrees are part of the district court files in Del Norte.
Elections and county offices. The Rio Grande County Clerk and Recorder registers voters, mails ballots and publishes election results, with statewide registration through GoVoteColorado.gov. County departments, commissioner meetings and public records requests go through Rio Grande County in Del Norte.
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Custody and booking information for the Rio Grande County jail in Del Norte comes from the Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office, which runs the jail. Contact the Sheriff for current custody status. Arrests made by the Monte Vista, Del Norte or Center police are documented by those departments.
Statewide criminal history checks are run by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, which offers a name based search online for a fee. For a specific Rio Grande County case, use the Colorado Judicial Branch dockets or contact the clerk of court at the courthouse in Del Norte.
Use the Colorado sex offender registry kept by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, which covers every county and can be searched by name or location. The Sheriff registers offenders living in the county and reports them to that registry.
Register online at GoVoteColorado.gov with a Colorado driver license or ID card, by mail, or in person at the Rio Grande County Clerk and Recorder in Del Norte. Colorado allows registration through election day, with a mailed ballot for registrations received at least eight days before the election. The Clerk and Recorder publishes drop box locations and results.
Recorded documents such as deeds, deeds of trust and liens are kept by the Rio Grande County Clerk and Recorder in Del Norte. Ownership, assessed values and property characteristics are on the Assessor property search, and tax bills and payments are with the Treasurer.
Certified Colorado birth and death certificates are issued locally through Rio Grande County and by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment vital records office in Denver, in person, by mail and online. Colorado limits certificates to the person named, immediate family and others with a direct and tangible interest, with valid identification.
District court and county court records for Rio Grande County are kept by the clerk of court at the courthouse in Del Norte, part of the Colorado Judicial Branch. Dockets are published online by the Judicial Branch, and copies of filings are ordered from the clerk of court for a per page fee. Juvenile and some family matters are confidential.
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