Dolores County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

Dolores arrests are booked in Cortez, Montezuma County.

Start with Dolores County Inmate Search. If the name is missing, call the Dove Creek sheriff at 970-677-2257 and ask where the person was taken.

The Dolores County Sheriff's Office also provides police work for the Town of Dove Creek under a contract, so a Dove Creek arrest is a sheriff's office arrest. Get his case number and the jail that booked him.

It depends on the charge. Conditions can include no alcohol, no drugs and no new offenses, and nobody leaves until sober. Ask the jail at 970-564-4995 whether he qualifies.

The same order bars release until a judicial officer sets bond for class 1, 2, and 3 felonies, drug felonies 1, 2, and 3, any act of domestic violence, charges covered by the Victims' Rights Act, a third or later DUI or DWAI, violation of a protection order, resisting arrest, escape, and vehicular eluding. A person arrested on a warrant is released only on the bond the judge wrote in that warrant.

Ask the Cortez jail desk at 970-564-4995 which category the booking falls into.

Pay through the Montezuma County Detention Center. Montezuma County takes online bond payments by credit card through a link on its sheriff page. Cash must be the exact bond amount, because the jail cannot make change or break large bills. Payments are made out to Montezuma County, never to the person in jail.

The Dolores County Sheriff's website also links its own bond payment page. Call 970-564-4995 ahead of time to confirm where payment goes.

Under the county's posted rule, which cites C.R.S. 16-4-102, only the bond amount must be paid to get someone out. A $10 bond fee and a credit card fee of up to 3.5 percent can be collected later from the defendant if you did not pay them at bonding. No other bond fees may be charged, and nobody can be held in jail over them.

Montezuma County rules set a six-hour release deadline once the bond is set and ready to post, barring an extraordinary event. For online payments, the six hours begin when your payment is submitted. If it takes longer, the jail has to explain the delay to you.

Yes. Montezuma County says local bondsmen go to the detention center in person to bond someone out, and bondsmen from out of county or out of state should email the jail at mcsodetention@so.montezuma.co.us. Ask for every charge, collateral term and penalty in writing. State law says the charge cannot be more than 15 percent of the bail, or $50, whichever is more (C.R.S. 10-2-707).

In-state real estate can secure a Colorado bond. Free-and-clear equity must reach 1.5 times the bond, secured by a deed of trust (C.R.S. 16-4-104). Land elsewhere in Colorado can qualify, but out-of-state land does not. Call the court clerk at 970-677-2258 to learn how paperwork is filed here.

The state court directory lists the Dolores Combined Court at 409 N. Main, Dove Creek, CO 81324, phone 970-677-2258. The county belongs to the 22nd Judicial District with Montezuma County. County Court handles misdemeanors and first appearances, and District Court handles felonies.

Colorado gives the court 48 hours from his jail arrival, or sooner when practicable, to see him and enter a bond order (C.R.S. 16-4-102). Ask the jail for the hearing date.

The Colorado Constitution, article II, section 19, lets judges withhold bail in capital cases on evident proof or a great presumption, and for certain violent crimes in listed situations. Holds for probation, parole or an outside warrant keep him in too.

The Colorado Public Defender's Durango office serves Dolores and Montezuma counties from 109 W. 9th Street, Durango, at 970-247-9284. The judge appoints it at his first appearance.

The state's Grand Mesa Youth Services Center, 360 28 Road, Grand Junction, serves the 22nd Judicial District, including Dolores County, for youth detention. Its main line is 970-245-2516. A minor's case stays confidential and off the adult search.

A missed date lets the judge forfeit bond and order his arrest.Phone a lawyer plus the bondsman that day, and ask the clerk at 970-677-2258 about resetting the date.

Requests for gift cards, payment apps or crypto come from scammers. Check the number yourself: Cortez at 970-564-4995 or Dove Creek at 970-677-2257.

These public offices serve Dolores County cases:

• Montezuma County Detention Center (holds Dolores arrests): 730 East Driscoll Street, Cortez, CO 81321; 970-564-4995.
• Dolores County Sheriff's Office: 409 N. Main Street, Dove Creek, CO 81324; 970-677-2257; dispatch@dolorescountyco.gov.
• Dolores Combined Court: 409 N. Main, P.O. Box 511, Dove Creek; 970-677-2258; DoloresClerk@judicial.state.co.us; open Monday and Tuesday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Dove Creek Municipal Court: Town of Dove Creek, 314 W. Hwy 491; 970-677-2255.
• Rico Municipal Court: Town of Rico, 2 Commercial Street, P.O. Box 9; 970-967-2861; townclerk@ricocolorado.gov.
• District Attorney, 22nd Judicial District: 109 West Main Street, Cortez; 970-565-3788.
• Public Defender, Durango: 109 W. 9th Street, Durango; 970-247-9284; Durango@coloradodefenders.us.

A detained Dolores youth goes to Grand Mesa Youth Services Center, 360 28 Road, Grand Junction.

The state sets these rules for him:

• 48 hours: bond is set within 48 hours of his arrival at the Cortez jail.
• PR: he leaves on his signature.
• Unsecured: money is due only if he misses court.
• Cash: the whole amount, payable to Montezuma County.
• Agent bond: 15 percent at most, or $50 when that is more.
• Land: Colorado property with equity of 1.5 times the bond.
• Petty and traffic: cash bond is off limits.
• Leftover fees: the $10 bond fee and card charges up to 3.5 percent can be billed afterward and never block release.
• Remote payment: HB25-1015 requires online cash bond by credit card; Montezuma County posts a pay link.
• No bail: Amendment I (2024) reaches first-degree murder when proof is evident or the presumption great.

The statute is at Colorado bail law, C.R.S. Title 16, Article 4 (https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-16.pdf), and each bond type is at Colorado Judicial Branch guide to bond types (https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help/types-bonds).

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado hears Dolores federal cases at the federal court in the La Plata County Courthouse, Durango, 1060 East 2nd Avenue, Suite 150, Durango, CO 81301, 970-385-9564, with a Durango courtroom at 1060 E. 2nd Avenue. The process:

• A first hearing before a magistrate judge.
• A talk with Pretrial Services.
• A detention hearing if the prosecutor wants him held.
• Release on federal conditions if allowed.

Before sentence, the U.S. Marshals choose where he is held: U.S. Marshals Service, Durango office, 970-317-6117 (district headquarters in Denver: 303-728-7800).

Each agency runs its own search:

• Federal: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/); before sentencing, the Marshals at 970-317-6117.
• State prison: Colorado Department of Corrections inmate search (https://www.doc.state.co.us/oss/).
• Cortez jail: Dolores County Inmate Search.

Our Dolores County inmate search page lists more options.

C.R.S. 24-76.6-102 (https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-24.pdf) keeps Colorado jails from arresting someone, or keeping him past release, solely for a civil immigration detainer. Once the Dolores case allows release, county custody stops, though ICE can still use federal authority.

The ICE Denver Field Office, 12445 East Caley Avenue, Centennial, CO 80111, 720-873-2899 covers Dolores County. Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) with his A-number and birth country.

VINE costs nothing and reports custody status:

• Visit VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/) and select Colorado.
• Search his full name or inmate number.
• Open the match for his current status.
• Add a contact so a transfer or release triggers a notice.

Free options:

• Dockets: Colorado Judicial Branch docket search (https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/dockets); pick Dolores County.
• Records: court record request form (https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/recorddocument-request-form), or 970-677-2258.
• Town tickets: Dove Creek 970-677-2255; Rico 970-967-2861.
• Warrants: Dolores County Sheriff's Office, 970-677-2257.

He can surrender on a warrant at the Cortez jail, with a lawyer along if possible.

Phone these two first:

• The Cortez jail, 970-564-4995, for bond type, amount and pay method.
• The Dove Creek clerk, 970-677-2258, for his court order and next date.