This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, or issue certified copies for anyone. For Washington County, Colorado court, clerk, sheriff, jail, marriage, probate, traffic, and criminal justice records, use the official contacts below.
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Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Washington County:
- Court case files, divorce decrees, probate matters, traffic cases, and dispositions: contact Washington Combined Court Clerk, 26861 Hwy 34, P.O. Box 455, Akron, CO 80720; phone 970-345-2756; fax 970-514-9757; email Washingtonclerksoffice@judicial.state.co.us; Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- District Court and County Court matters: use Washington Combined Court at the same Highway 34 court campus for felony, civil, divorce, probate, juvenile, misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, and protection-order case questions.
- Marriage, civil union, recording, elections, motor vehicle, and county records: contact the Washington County Clerk and Recorder, 150 Ash Avenue / P.O. Box L, Akron, CO 80720; phone (970) 345-6565; fax (970) 510-7874; Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Sheriff, jail, civil process, and local criminal justice records: contact the Washington County Sheriff's Office / Justice Center, 26861 Hwy 34, Akron, CO 80720; phone (970) 345-2244; fax (970) 345-2419; Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Inmate information: call the county directory's Inmate Information line at (970) 514-3145, or use the Colorado Department of Corrections locator for state-prison custody.
- Criminal prosecution questions: Washington County is served by the 13th Judicial District Attorney Sterling Office, 110 N. Riverview Road, Sterling, CO 80751; phone (970) 522-2973; office hours 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. weekdays.
- Public Defender applications: the Washington County court page lists the 13th Judicial District Public Defender phone as (970) 522-5032 and says completed applications go to the Public Defender, not the court.