The records division is part of the administrative support staff at the Delta County Sheriff’s Office and satisfies statutory responsibilities including release and storage of records.
Records That Can be Released
- LOCAL BACKGROUND CHECKS (Records of Official Action) for housing, employment, etc: We can only conduct a check for incidents involving the Delta County Sheriff’s Office. If you require a criminal background check outside of Delta County, you will need to contact that agency or the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
- LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS (Criminal Justice Records) which include 911 tapes, photos, reports, body cam footage, etc. We can only release records that are in the custody and control of the Delta County Sheriff’s Office. If your reported incident was covered by another agency, you will need to contact that agency for the record or report.
Request a Record or Background Check
All requests for records must be made to the Records Division of the Delta County Sheriff’s Office.
A NON-REFUNDABLE research fee of $5.00 is due at the time of request before a search will begin.
The initial fee includes 30 minutes of research/redaction and up to 4 pages, with an additional fee of $.25 per page accessed beyond that.
Research/redaction beyond 30 minutes will be assessed at $20.00 per hour, minimum ¼ hour.
Additional reports under the same request are $2.50 per report.
Dispatch/911 recordings, body cam videos, and photos are $25 per disc/thumb drive.
A separate request form must be completed for multiple requests along with the required fees.
All fees must be paid prior to the release of records.
All records are released in accordance with the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA).
Costs for reproduction of records have been authorized by Colorado Revised Statute § 24-72-306.