Records & Video Request

For criminal justice records, there is a $8.00 review-and-redaction (blacking-out of confidential information) charge for reports up to 10 pages in length. Reports of 11 pages or more are $8.00, plus $.25 cents per page copying charge. Payment can be in the form of a business or cashiers check, a money order or cash (No personal checks are accepted), credit or debit card. Credit and Debit card payments are assessed a $2.00 or 2.39% (whichever is greater) convenience fee by the card processing company.

To pay by card, please click the following LINK

The confirmation number provided at the end of the transaction must be provided on the final page of your submitted request form.

If the request is for voluminous records or records that are highly sensitive, the fees for retrieving and preparing the records will be calculated by the hourly rates of the employee(s) required to accomplish this preparation. An advance deposit of an estimated fee will be required.

To expedite processing your request, provide as much information as possible about the case you are looking for. The most helpful information would be the case report number, date and approximate time the incident occurred, location of incident, type of incident, victim’s name, suspect’s name, deputy’s name, etc. You do not need to provide all the information requested, but please provide what you know. If you need assistance finding any of the information to complete your request please call (719) 520-7177. If you mail your request along with the $8.00, and the report is longer than 10 pages, we will contact you to let you know if there is a balance owed. Be sure to include current phone numbers so we can contact you if needed.

All El Paso County Sheriff’s Office records are released in accordance with current Colorado Revised Statutes. Not all information is releasable on all reports. Therefore, the copy of the report you receive may have areas which have been redacted (blacked out).

Pursuant to the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act, you may request a copy of a body camera video, or the opportunity to review a body camera video. Please be advised that your request will be considered pursuant to the statutory guidelines. (See CRS 24-72-301 et seq.) first hour of research is free, any additional hours will be charged at $32.00 per hour. If a matter is pending investigation, the video may not be released until the investigation is closed. If EPSO is able to honor your request, please be advised that the video may be redacted for privacy reasons. If your request is able to be filled, you will be notified and asked to pay the fee in advance of the copy being made. You will be given an approximate cost of providing the video, to include the redaction, at the time you are notified. The cost of video production is as follows:

Please be advised that an effort will be made to respond within 72 hours of request, however some requests may take up to ten days for response.

Please keep in mind that we give very limited information over the telephone. We do not provide background checks, and our inmate information is limited.

Request Criminal Justice Records Form

In the spirit of transparency and open government, the Public Information Office will take requests for public records available under Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) The fee for researching, retrieving and, if necessary, redacting requested information, shall be $32.00 per hour with the first hour being free of charge. NOTE: Pursuant to Section 24-72-205 (6) (b), C.R.S., the maximum hourly fee for the research and retrieval of public documents in response to a Colorado Open Records Act request is $32.00.

If the request for records will exceed 1 hour, we will provide an estimated time and associated fee to the requester before work is performed, to determine if the requester seeks to move forward with his/her request.

We will require payment up front after we estimate research time, retrieval and copy fees.

After full payment is received we have up to three working days to comply with your request.  If extenuating circumstances exist, then we may extend up to seven additional working days to fill your request. You will be notified in writing when your request is complete.

To expedite processing your request, provide as much detailed information as possible. A request which is broad, vague, or too voluminous may cause a delay in the time it takes to produce the records.

Request Criminal Justice Records Form