Gunnison County, CO Courts and Public Records

The Gunnison County Combined Court in Gunnison serves the 7th Judicial District. District Court handles felonies, civil, domestic relations, juvenile, mental health, and probate cases, while County Court handles misdemeanors, traffic, infractions, small claims, and civil cases.

Have the full name, the case number if you know it, and approximate dates ready before you search. Cases are kept by the court location that handled them.

Gunnison County's District and County Courts together reported 1,607 filings in fiscal year 2024, up 4.4% from 1,539 in FY 2023. The two courts also reported 1,509 dispositions (terminations) during the year.

The biggest single change was in District Court civil filings, which rose by 71 cases, from 143 to 214, while total filings rose by 68.

County Court case-type dispositions in the court's report do not add up to its reported total, so the reported total is shown.

This table covers the five most recent fiscal years for Gunnison County. Published years are shown as reported; earlier years marked with ~ are estimates based on the statewide trend and this county's latest published figures.

The largest annual change was +4.4% in FY 2024 (from 1,539 to 1,607). In the latest year combined filings rose 4.4% mainly because District Court civil filings rose from 143 to 214.

County Court misdemeanor cases are the largest single category, at 304 filings or 18.9% of the 1,607 combined filings.

District Court civil filings grew fastest at +49.7%, while District Court juvenile filings fell fastest at -62.2%.

Gunnison County accounted for 0.09% of the 1,715,971 combined filings statewide in FY 2024.

Gunnison County's combined filings rose 4.4% while statewide filings rose 9.9%. Its District Court docket is less criminal than the state's, at 18.7% of filings against 19.2% statewide.

These figures are Colorado statewide totals as reported to the FBI, not counts for Gunnison County. Agency reporting may be incomplete, and county crime counts are not available here. Statewide violent and property crimes combined fell 14.6% from 2024 to 2025. In 2025, reporting agencies covered about 99.1% of Colorado's population, so year-over-year changes can partly reflect which agencies reported.

Rates use the Colorado 2025 population of 6,012,561. County-level rates are not published, so this section does not compare Gunnison County with the state.

Gunnison County has 1 official court location in Gunnison. Check your notice or summons for the assigned courthouse and division before you go.

Colorado's District and County Courts handle different case types, and the county's courts are based at Gunnison County Combined Court. Federal cases go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Yes, most Gunnison County court records are public under Colorado's public access rules, with exceptions for sealed, suppressed, and restricted records under Chief Justice Directive 05-01.

Public records

Most case records in District and County Court are open to the public unless a law, court rule, or court order restricts them.

Restricted or confidential records

Sealed records are available only to judges, court staff, and authorized staff unless a court orders otherwise. Juvenile delinquency, mental health, guardianship, and truancy cases are not public, and criminal cases with a sexual assault or child victim charge are limited until victim information is redacted.

Online access

Colorado Judicial does not offer a public case search on its website. Commercial sites cocourts.com (LexisNexis Colorado Courts Record Search) and bisi.com (Background Information Services) show a register of actions for civil, domestic, felony, misdemeanor, and traffic cases, but they are not the official record.

In-person access

Visit or contact the court location that handled the case, such as the Gunnison County Combined Court at 200 E. Virginia Avenue, Gunnison, CO 81230. Confirm the records you need before you visit.

Fees

The court's record request form lists $0.25 per page for copies, and fees vary by court and form. Commercial vendors also charge fees, but the branch does not state their amounts.

Colorado Judicial does not offer a general public case search on coloradojudicial.gov, so start with the public access guide and the court location for your case.

1. Identify the case type, such as criminal, traffic, civil, small claims, family law, probate, or juvenile.
2. Check the public access guide on coloradojudicial.gov for the options available for that case type.
3. Search by party name or case number on a commercial site listed in the online access section, knowing that results are not official records.
4. Review the register of actions for case status, parties, and scheduled dates.
5. Request documents that are not online with the online records request form.

The Colorado Judicial Payment System accepts online payments of fees, fines, and restitution for Gunnison County cases. See the Gunnison County court page for court information.

1. Online: Pay through the Colorado Judicial Payment System by choosing Gunnison County and entering your case or ticket number or name.
2. Payment plans: Ask the court about a payment plan, since availability and application methods vary by county.
3. In person or by mail: Contact the Gunnison County Combined Court at 200 E. Virginia Avenue, Gunnison, CO 81230 to confirm which options apply to your case, since methods vary by county.

Parking tickets are not handled by the county court; pay them to the city or agency that issued the ticket.