Search Clear Creek County Court Records
The official no-login starting point for Clear Creek County court records is the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search. Set the county to Clear Creek County or the courthouse to Clear Creek County Courthouse, then add a date range plus at least one other filter. The docket search shows hearing and case activity, not downloadable pleadings, decrees, certified copies, or full case packets.
For case documents, use the court records request process described by the Colorado Judicial Branch public records access guide or contact the Clear Creek County Courthouse. For payable balances, fines, costs, or restitution, use the Colorado Judicial Online Payment System. Criminal justice records such as incident reports, booking photos, and body-worn camera video are requested from the Sheriff, not from the court clerk.
- Open the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search and choose Clear Creek County, Clear Creek County Courthouse, or the 5th Judicial District.
- Select County Court, District Court, or both, then choose a date range.
- Add a party name, business name, case number components, case class, or attorney filter because date alone is not enough.
- Review docket entries, hearing settings, case class, court type, and party or attorney matches.
- Request document copies from the court when the docket confirms the case but does not provide the file.
The Colorado Judicial Branch Clear Creek County page is the local launch point for court location links, dockets, payments, protection-order timing, jury information, virtual courtrooms, and records requests.
The Judicial Branch Clear Creek County landing page is shown in the manifest image captured from the official source.
That page is useful because it joins the local courthouse page, dockets, payments, virtual courtrooms, and records request channels in one official court entry point.
Clear Creek County Judicial System
Clear Creek County is part of Colorado's 5th Judicial District with Eagle, Lake, and Summit counties. The court structure starts with the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Court of Appeals, then moves to District Court, County Court, Water Court, and municipal courts for local ordinance matters. Clear Creek County District Court is the general trial court. Clear Creek County Court handles limited-jurisdiction matters and high-volume dockets.
District Court handles felony criminal cases, civil cases, domestic relations, juvenile matters, probate, mental health, and appeals from County Court. County Court handles misdemeanors, traffic infractions, protection orders, small claims, limited civil matters, and felony advisements before a felony case moves to District Court. Municipal courts are separate local courts for city ordinance or municipal traffic cases.
Case flow: County Court advisement or limited case › District Court when felony, probate, domestic, juvenile, or appeal jurisdiction applies › Colorado Court of Appeals › Colorado Supreme Court.
| Court | Role | Clear Creek County record types |
|---|---|---|
| District Court | General-jurisdiction trial court | Felony, divorce, probate, juvenile, civil, mental health, county-court appeals |
| County Court | Limited-jurisdiction trial court | Misdemeanor, traffic, protection orders, small claims, limited civil, felony advisements |
| Municipal Court | Local city court | Municipal ordinance and municipal traffic matters |
| Water Court | Special Colorado court | Water-rights cases, including CW case class matters |
Clear Creek County Courthouse
The Clear Creek County Courthouse at 405 Argentine Street in Georgetown is the practical hub for state court operations, Clerk of Court services, the County Clerk and Recorder, Sheriff and detention services, public records channels, and county archives. The official courthouse page lists the court mailing address as P.O. Box 367, Georgetown, CO 80444, court phone (303) 569-0820, fax (720) 784-6179, and clerk email ClearCreekClerk@judicial.state.co.us.
Court location hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Clerk's office closes daily from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and closes for staff meetings from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday and third Thursday of each month. Those closures matter for same-day filings, payment questions, and protection-order timing.
Clear Creek County Courthouse
405 Argentine Street
Georgetown, CO 80444
(303) 569-0820
Clerk of Court
405 Argentine Street
Georgetown, CO 80444
303-569-0821
ClearCreekClerk@judicial.state.co.us
Sheriff and Jail
405 Argentine Street
Georgetown, CO 80444
(303) 679-2376
Front desk and records, Monday to Thursday
The official courthouse location page is the source for the local court address, hours, lunch closure, staff-meeting closures, collections phone, and payment mailing details.
The location details are useful when a docket search leads to an in-person copy request, payment question, or filing deadline at the Georgetown court counter.
Clear Creek County Court Record Types
Clear Creek County court records include civil, criminal, family, divorce, probate, traffic, protection-order, juvenile, water, and small-claims records. The correct office depends on the record. Court case files are court records. Police reports and body-camera video are Sheriff criminal justice records. Marriage licenses and recorded documents are County Clerk and Recorder records. Historical county, school, mining, and archive materials may be held in the courthouse basement archives.
The county page for Courts and District Attorney links local court and DA contact blocks, which helps separate state court records from prosecution contacts.
That county page is most useful for routing criminal case questions because the court keeps the file while the District Attorney prosecutes state criminal actions.
- Civil and small claims: complaints, answers, judgments, garnishments, writs, hearings, and orders.
- Criminal cases: complaints or information, advisements, bond, motions, pleas, disposition, sentence, and restitution.
- Domestic relations: divorce decrees, parenting plans, support orders, financial material, and post-decree motions.
- Probate: estates, wills, letters, inventories, guardianship, conservatorship, claims, and closing records.
- Traffic: citations, ticket numbers, court dates, dispositions, fines, and failure-to-appear events.
Protection-order filings have a local timing rule: Clear Creek County states they must be filed before 4:00 p.m. on weekdays for same-day completion, clerk processing, and judge review. Later filings are addressed the next business day.
What Clear Creek Court Records Show
A Clear Creek County court record can show the case number, court type, case class, location, parties, attorneys, docket events, hearing dates, financial obligations, and document names. The public docket can confirm activity, but it does not provide the full document packet. Copies of pleadings, decrees, dispositions, probate orders, or certified documents must be requested from the court or through the Judicial Branch records request process.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Case number | Year, case class, and sequence information used to identify the court file. |
| Case class | Codes such as CR, CV, DR, PR, S, T, or CW that point to criminal, civil, domestic, probate, small claims, traffic, or water matters. |
| Parties | Individual names, business names, petitioner, respondent, plaintiff, defendant, or attorney matches. |
| Docket entries | Hearings, motions, orders, pleas, dispositions, sentencing, continuances, and review settings. |
| Financials | Fines, fees, court costs, restitution, collections, and online payment status when payable. |
| Restrictions | Sealed, juvenile, protected, victim-sensitive, financial, or medical information may be redacted or withheld. |
Clear Creek County Public Access Laws
Colorado court and public-record access is split across legal frameworks. The Colorado Revised Statutes include the Colorado Open Records Act for many public records, while criminal justice agency records are governed by the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act. Court case access also follows Judicial Branch public-access policy and the court's own document request process.
For Clear Creek County, that means a divorce decree is requested from the court, a marriage license copy comes from the County Clerk and Recorder, a police report or BWC video goes to Sheriff Records, and an older archive record may go to the county Archives/Records office. The request path matters more than the general idea that the record is public.
Key statutes:
C.R.S. § 24-72-201 to 206 governs many Colorado public records and inspection rights.
C.R.S. § 24-72-301 to 309 governs criminal justice records such as agency reports.
C.R.S. § 24-72-205 supports research and copy fee rules for public records.
The county's Public Information page routes requesters to the proper office and public-records process.
Legal resource contacts help readers separate court filing questions, DA issues, public defender intake, and other agency contacts before sending a records request.
Restricted Clear Creek Court Records
Not every Clear Creek County court record is open to the public. Juvenile delinquency and child welfare matters are handled under the Children's Code and Judicial Branch access policy. Adoption records, mental health proceedings, victim-sensitive data, protected addresses, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, and medical details may be restricted or redacted.
Sealed criminal records are generally removed from public inspection, though courts, law enforcement, or agencies allowed by law may still have access. Colorado's sealing framework includes C.R.S. § 24-72-703, C.R.S. § 24-72-706, and related automatic sealing provisions. For Clear Creek cases, the local court, DA, Sheriff, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and other custodians may each need proper orders when sealing affects multiple record holders.
Note: A public docket entry does not mean every document in the file is public or available online.
Clear Creek County Specialty Courts
Clear Creek County has statewide and 5th Judicial District specialty resources rather than a researched local adult drug court, veterans court, DUI court, or mental health court page. Colorado water courts are the strongest specialty-court topic for the county because Clear Creek County belongs in the South Platte River Basin context and Water Division 1 handles water-rights issues. Water court cases use the CW case class in docket search.
The Judicial Branch also lists 5th Judicial District self-help resources. Laurie Mactavish is listed as Family Court Facilitator, and Claudia Gallardo is listed as Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator with 05SelfHelp@judicial.state.co.us and 970-328-7036. Clear Creek virtual self-help office hours are listed for Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., through Webex.
Clear Creek Sheriff and Jail Records
The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office is a separate record channel from the court. Sheriff Ron Thornton's official page says he was sworn in on November 19, 2025 after appointment by the Board of County Commissioners. The Sheriff's Office responds to emergencies and public safety needs, provides SafeCall, receives crime tips, handles certified VIN inspections, and manages records functions for police reports and body-worn camera video.
The Sheriff homepage is the general public safety entry point, while detention and custody questions use the jail and VINE channels. Clear Creek County does not publish a county-hosted jail roster in the inspected official pages. Instead, the county points users to VINE and the 888-263-8463 VINE phone line for custody-status notifications.
The Sheriff homepage is included in the manifest as an official local source for Clear Creek County law enforcement records.
That source matters because Sheriff records, custody status, Georgetown police routing, and jail services are not the same as District Court or County Court records.
The county also posted a jail needs assessment bid that describes a full-service detention facility with six pods, each capable of holding 20 inmates, and operating population context in the 40 to 90 range.
The jail planning source gives capacity context, but custody lookup still routes through VINE, jail phone channels, and official detention contacts.
Marriage Divorce and Probate Records
Marriage licenses and recorded marriage certificates are County Clerk and Recorder records. Divorce decrees are District Court domestic relations records. Probate matters are handled by the Probate Division of District Court, not by a separate county probate court. That split is common in Clear Creek County records work because the courthouse campus holds several offices, but each office has a different legal role.
Marriage licenses cost $30, must be used within 35 days, and the completed certificate must be returned to the County Clerk and Recorder within 63 days. Certified marriage copies cost $1.25 each after the two free certified copies described in the county marriage license instructions. Divorce decrees and probate orders are requested from the court through the court records process.
- Decree
- A court order that ends a divorce case and states the court's final decision.
- Personal representative
- The person appointed to administer an estate in probate.
- Conservatorship
- A probate case involving management of another person's finances or property.
Clear Creek County Record Fees
Fee sources differ by office. Court payments for fines, fees, costs, restitution, and collections use court channels. County Clerk recording and marriage fees use the County Clerk and Recorder. CORA fees apply to many county public records requests. Sheriff criminal justice records require prepayment after the Records Unit calculates the cost.
| Item | Amount or rule |
|---|---|
| Most recorded documents | $43.00 flat fee through the County Clerk and Recorder |
| Marriage license | $30.00 |
| Marriage or civil union certified copy | $1.25 each, with two free certified copies for Social Security and DMV after recording |
| CORA research | $27.50 per hour, first hour free |
| CORA paper copy | Usually $0.25 per page for 8.5 x 11 black-and-white copies |
| Sheriff criminal justice records | Records Unit contacts requester with cost, and prepayment is required |
Interpret Clear Creek Court Records
Case class is one of the fastest clues in a Clear Creek County court record. CR points to criminal matters, CV to civil matters, DR to domestic relations, PR to probate, S to small claims, T to traffic, and CW to water cases. A docket entry is a line of case activity. A disposition is the current or final result. A sentence is the punishment or terms ordered after conviction.
Charges are not convictions. A criminal court record may show a charge that was amended, reduced, dismissed, or resolved by plea or trial. Bond is the money or release condition tied to court appearance. A mittimus is an order that commits a person to jail or prison or documents the sentence. A continuance means a hearing was moved to another date.
Clear Creek Record Limits
Online court dockets are useful, but they do not replace the case file. Commercial register-of-action vendors may show case data for civil, criminal, domestic, traffic, and other court matters, but the Judicial Branch states that document copies must come from the court or records request process. Colorado State Courts Data Access is login-gated and says it contains court data, not documents.
Records can lag after a hearing, payment, bond posting, sealing order, or transfer between courts. Payments made after 4:00 p.m. in the state online payment system apply the next business day. Traffic arraignments are high-volume Clear Creek County dockets, and the court warns it may take 2 to 3 hours before a case can be heard or handled by clerks.
Note: Verify court dates, warrant status, payment balances, and certified-copy needs with the originating office before relying on online data.
Clear Creek County Court History
Clear Creek County has unusually deep local record history because the county archives include county, school, and mining district records from 1859 to the present. The archives are in the courthouse basement, where archive staff protect old documents, research materials, organize departmental records, and handle destruction of obsolete records. That matters for older probate, mining, land, county government, school, and court-adjacent research.
The county Archives and Records page is the official source for that historical record context.
The archives source is a practical fallback when modern court portals do not contain older local government, probate, mining, or property-related material.
Clear Creek Court Records FAQ
Where does a Clear Creek County court records search start?
Start with the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search for hearing dates and case activity. Use the court records request process or the Clear Creek Clerk of Court for document copies.
Are court documents downloadable from the docket?
No. The public docket search shows docket information. The Judicial Branch access guide says copies of case documents must be requested from the court or through the records request process.
Who holds Clear Creek County marriage records?
The County Clerk and Recorder issues and records marriage licenses. Divorce decrees are different because divorce records are District Court domestic relations records.
Is there a Clear Creek County jail roster?
No county-hosted jail roster was found in the inspected official pages. Clear Creek County points custody-status users to VINE online or by phone at 888-263-8463.
Where are Sheriff reports requested?
Police reports, booking photos, body-worn camera video, Georgetown records, and related criminal justice records use the Sheriff records request process, not the court clerk.