This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, or obtain an official booking record for you. Use the government contact that matches the record or custody system involved.
Where to Start for Jail or Record Questions
Montezuma County Jail / Sheriff's Office Detention Division
730 East Driscoll Street, Cortez, CO 81321
Detention: (970) 564-4995
Detention / CJS: (970) 564-4971
Montezuma County Sheriff's Office Records Division
730 East Driscoll Street, Cortez, CO 81321
Records: (970) 564-4965
Records Technician: (970) 564-4978
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; closed Fridays, holidays, and weekends.
Use the list below to match the request to the right page or agency channel.
- For a person believed to be in local custody at the Montezuma County Jail, start with jail inmate records and the Detention Division phone numbers above.
- For booking photos or booking-report requests, review jail roster mugshots and contact the Records Division.
- For charges, hearings, or case activity after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Colorado Judicial Branch court tools.
- For facility-specific jail details, use the Montezuma County Jail page.
- For a sentenced Colorado state prisoner, search through the Colorado Department of Corrections offender locator rather than the county jail.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System, depending on the case.