Adams County Background Check (Colorado)

Adams County Criminal Records (Colorado)

 

An Adams County Colorado Criminal Check will cover the last seven years and can reveal convictions and deferred judgments. The searches will include the Courts of the District as well as the County for Felony and Misdemeanor charges. The average turnaround time is between 1-4 business days. Criminal background checks in certain counties might take longer due to the court procedure or when further records are required. Some counties have more time to process than average: none currently reported.

Crime Numbers

The Colorado Department of Public Safety collects crime statistics for each city within the state. The department provides crime statistics reported by law enforcement agencies, not county-wide totals. The statistics on crime reported through The Adams County Sheriff's Office indicate the trends in crime within the county. In 2017 it was reported that the Sheriff's Office recorded 606 cases of violent crimes, including seven deaths, 164 assaults, 80 robberies, and 355 assaults that were aggravated. The property crime statistics for 2017 include 4,09 burglaries and 1,664 larcenies frauds of 455 and 924 thefts of motor vehicles.

Compared to the 2013 crime statistics provided by The Adams County Sheriff's Office, overall crime rates increased by 29.8 percent. An analysis of the violent crime statistics illustrates that murder rates remained the same between 2013 and 2017. However, rape rates increased by 18%. the rate of robbery was up 73.9 percent, and aggravated assault increased by 29.1 percent. The pattern of crime in property within Adams County indicates that the burglary (23.4 percent) rate fell, but the robbery (14.4 percent) and fraud (38.3 percent), as well as the theft of motor vehicles (78 percent) rates, grew for five years.

Criminal Records

Checks on the criminal background of Adams County are available from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI). It is a Division within the Colorado Department of Public Safety that provides fingerprint-based criminal record information for each county in the state. It offers the public two options to obtain background checks. Individual Search is the first option. An individual Search option allows for quick searches and does not require prior registration. This account user option requires users to sign up on the website. There is a non-refundable cost of $6.85 per search.

The Adams County Sheriff's Office provides copies of reports on criminal justice requests. They include case reports, custody and jail records of inmates and medical records such as mugshots and photographs of the case. In addition, the public can look up current warrants issued by the Sheriff's Office online from its Warrant Search page. To request copies of police records, fill out the form and send it in with an Open Records Request. Email an electronic copy of the completed form to ACSOSubRecords@adcogov.org or fax it to 720.322.1333. Alternatively, mail a printed copy of the form to:

Adams County Sheriff's Office

Record Section

4201 E . 72nd Ave Suite C

Commerce City, CO 80022

For jail records, email the request form to ACSOJailRecords@adcogov.org or fax it to 720.685.3880. A physical copy of the request form to:

Adams County Sheriff's Office

Jail Records

150 N 19th Avenue

Brighton, CO 80601

The Sheriff's Office charges a $5 search fee per jail or police investigation report and 25 cents for each webpage for copy fees. The first copy is free to the people who are the victims of a police report. After that, every arrest/in-custody report costs $10, while a CD with images of the case is $5. there is a fee of $2 for each photograph taken. Jail videos cost $15 for each CD, and a search charge is $30 for an hour.

The CBI is the government agency charged with collating and making available details about registered offenders who are sex offenders in Colorado. Search functions on the Colorado Sex Offender Registry to locate registered offenders who reside within Adams County. Make sure you choose Adams in the county list that appears on the page. You can locate Adams by address, name, and zip code.

This is the county jail. It's situated in Adams County Detention Facility, located at 150N. 19th Avenue, Brighton. The Sheriff's Office oversees the operation of the county jail. The jail offers an inmate Locator tool online that helps people locate those who are detained in the facility.

To transfer money to an account for an inmate, use the Detention Facility kiosk to pay cash. Money orders can also be accepted. Pay them at Adams County Detention Facility. To fund an inmate's account by credit card, call (866) 345-1884 or visit www.accesscorrections.com.

Court Records

The principal courthouse in the county is the Adams County Justice Center. Adams County Justice Center is located at:

1100 Judicial Center Drive,

Brighton, CO 80601

Phone: (303) 658-1161

The courthouse is home to the District Court and a County Court. Find out information on the trials that are heard in this courthouse by filling out the Adams County Docket Search web form. Call for assistance from the Adams County Combined Records Department to request copies of documents created by these courts. This office is located within the Justice Center building and opens to the public between the hours of 8:00 a.m. between 8:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. between Monday and Friday.

It is also possible to request records via mail. The records Department also accepts mail requests for court records. Complete a Records Request Form and email it to AdamsRecordRequest@judicial.state.co.us. You can also send it via mail to:

Adams County Combined Courts

Attention to Records

1100 Judicial Center Drive,

Brighton, CO 80601

Phone: (303) 658-1161

The records Department charges $5 per name as a search fee for documents, five dollars per page (up to five pages) for retrieval of records offsite, 10 dollars for retrieval of files offsite, and $30/per hour for time-consuming retrieval, research, and redaction tasks. The cost for copying documents on paper is 75 cents per page, while electronic records are 25 cents for each page. Also, add $20 for authentication, certification, and exemplifications of court documents. Postage and handling will cost you 75 cents.

Adams County is also home to seven municipal courts. Below are their addresses as well as contact details:

Bennett Municipal Court

355 South 1st Street, Bennett, CO 80102

Phone: (303) 644-3249 ext. 1001

Brighton Municipal Court

3401 Bromley Lane, Brighton, CO 80601

Phone: (303) 655-2064

Fax: (303) 655-2168

Commerce City Municipal Court

The number is 7887 East 60th Avenue, Commerce City, CO 80022

Phone: (303) 289-3640

Fax: (303) 289-3704

Federal Heights Municipal Court

2380 West 90th Avenue, Federal Heights, CO 80260

Phone: (303) 412-3523

Northglenn Municipal Court

CSS0_11701 Community Center Drive, Northglenn, CO 80233

Phone: (303) 450-8701

Fax: (303) 450-8758

Thornton Municipal Court

9551 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO 80229

Phone: (720) 977-5400

Fax: (720) 977-5450

Westminster Municipal Court

3030 Turnpike Drive, Westminster, CO 80030

Phone: (303) 658-2240

Fax: (303) 429-8684

Visit or call these courts to inquire about their documents.

The Adams County Assessor provides a convenient Property search feature online that helps the public locate information on numerous real estate properties throughout the county. Locate land records for parcels, street accounts, permits, or account numbers.