The Larimer County Jail is the local jail, found at 2405 Midpoint Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525. The jail's main phone is 970-498-5200.

Use Larimer County Inmate Search. When nothing comes up, wait a bit or phone 970-498-5200. VINELink can send a text or call when someone is released.

The official lookup is the Larimer County Most Wanted list; a blank result does not prove there is no warrant. By phone, call the sheriff, option 5 at 970-498-5100.

The Colorado Judicial docket lists upcoming court dates by county. If you plan to surrender on a warrant, speak with a lawyer before going.

• Judge's call: in a Fort Collins case, a judge fixes the kind of bond and the dollar figure.
• Hearing time: nearly everyone held in Fort Collins ought to get a review of bond inside 48 hours of arrival.
• PR bond: sometimes a judge lets the defendant go with only a signature to return.
• Cash bond: the full amount is posted to the court.
• A bail bond company can't charge more than 15 percent of the bond (at least $50 allowed), and that money is gone for good.
• Pledging a home: the court requires equity equal to at least 150 percent of the bond on Colorado land.
• Judges may add terms: set reporting dates, testing or no-contact orders.
• Still held? An outside warrant may delay release even with bond paid.
• No-shows: a missed hearing date may mean an arrest warrant and forfeiting the bond.
• Current bond: the Fort Collins jail at 970-498-5200 can give the bond amount.

See our bail page for how to pay.

A judge first sees the inmate at a first advisement hearing. State charges start at the Larimer County Justice Center, 201 LaPorte Ave. Suite 100, Fort Collins. Phone the clerk at 970-494-3500 with case questions.

Legal help is free when a judge decides they cannot afford an attorney. Contact the local public defender by phone at 970-493-1212.

Plan visits ahead and bring a photo ID. Days and times can change, so phone 970-498-5200 before you go. Guides: visiting and remote visits.

Only that person can place calls. Family can load money onto a phone account. Read about phones, email plus tablet access.

Deposits in their account buy commissary items. Use whatever method the Fort Collins jail accepts. Steps: deposits and commissary.

Letters without the right name or ID number can be returned; include both. Skip stickers, glitter and tape. Check the mail rules.

Arrests of minors run through the juvenile system instead of adult court. Held teens might go from Larimer to the Platte Valley Youth Services Center. A parent can learn which place holds the child by calling the sheriff at 970-498-5100.

Make sure the detention center at 970-498-5200 hears about urgent health needs, like diabetes, prescriptions or suicide risk. A doctor's letter helps staff confirm it.

Any federal charge from Larimer County is not handled in the local courts. Hearings are held inside the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse in Denver, 901 19th Street, Denver, CO 80294; its clerk answers at 303-844-3433. Soon after being arrested, the accused sees a U.S. magistrate judge at a first appearance.

There is no set bail list. Rather, the magistrate holds a formal detention hearing and rules on whether your loved one stays locked up until trial and on what terms. Before trial, most federal defendants are kept in a nearby jail working with the U.S. Marshals. For which jail, ring the Marshals at 303-728-7800. Once prison is ordered for a Larimer case, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) picks one. Next, the BOP inmate locator displays where they are.

Step 1: As part of booking, prints get run through federal systems that ICE can see.

Step 2: Once ICE shows interest, it issues a hold request with Form I-247A to the Larimer jail.

Step 3: That form requests 48 added hours at most after the planned release. The clock runs nonstop; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays still count.

Step 4: State law in Colorado, C.R.S. 24-76.6-102, makes clear a jail cannot keep anyone longer only because ICE asked. That means Larimer County has to let them go on time except when a court order says otherwise.

Step 5: ICE officers can arrive at release time and take custody. If ICE does not come, the person goes free.

Look up ICE detainees with the detainee locator. Type in their A-number and their home country.

Many Colorado ICE detainees are booked into the Aurora center. Location: 3130 North Oakland Street, Aurora, CO 80010; line 303-361-6612.

Need to reach ICE? Use the Centennial field office at 12445 East Caley Avenue, Centennial, CO 80111 or by phone at 720-873-2899.

A state prison sentence often means a wait in this county jail until state transport comes. Next is a CDOC reception center for classification. There, staff check custody level, health, mental health and school needs.

Then, they go to a prison that matches that rating. The CDOC search lists the prison after intake; see Colorado prisons for addresses.

Search the Larimer booking search. Don't count on Larimer mugshots being there. Reporters asking for a mugshot not shown publicly may reach the Larimer County sheriff's office at 970-498-5100.

A mugshot from ICE must be sought through the ICE FOIA records page; then ICE decides whether to approve it.

Mugshots taken in federal cases are not released to the public and news outlets. The lone exception: the U.S. Marshals Service takes federal booking photos; it may share one in rare cases, such as catching a fugitive, warning the public or a threat right now.

• Holding jail: Larimer County Jail, 2405 Midpoint Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525, 970-498-5200
• ICE search: detainee search
• Custody alerts: VINELink (free)
• Bond hearing: most often inside two days after booking
• Federal cases: Arraj courthouse — 303-844-3433
• Public defender: 970-493-1212
• Court: Larimer County Justice Center, 201 LaPorte Ave. Suite 100, Fort Collins, 970-494-3500

• Fort Collins Police: 970-419-3273
• Loveland Police: 970-667-2151
• Larimer County Sheriff's Office: 970-498-5100

Outside town limits, deputies respond to calls. In an emergency, call 911.