Boulder County
Boulder County is located in the northern part of the State of Colorado and was founded in November 1861. It was named for large granite boulders in the area and its largest city and county seat is Boulder. Boulder County has over 330,000 residents.
The court system in Boulder County is made up of the municipal courts, county courts, and the district courts. Municipal courts in Boulder County handle cases of violations of local ordinances and may share jurisdiction with the district and county courts in cases involving civil protection orders.
Boulder County courts have original jurisdiction over misdemeanor and traffic cases. They handle petty offenses and preliminary hearings for all criminal case types. The civil cases heard by these courts include most general civil cases for amounts in dispute for up to $15,000, excluding ownership of real property. County courts in the county have a small claims division to handle general civil cases for amounts in dispute of up to $7,500.
Boulder County district court has original jurisdiction over all felony cases. Civil cases heard in these courts include general civil claims with no financial limits. District courts are also authorized to handle probate matters, domestic relations, juvenile matters, paternity, adoptions, and mental health cases.
The clerk of court keeps court documents in Boulder County. To obtain physical copies of public court documents, you must visit or contact the Boulder County court where the action was filed. However, you may visit a commercial site allowing users to search by name or case, a real-time actions register of state court records on the internet. Note that copies of court documents are not available on commercial sites.
The actions register available for search on commercial websites include civil, small claims, felony, domestic, misdemeanor, and traffic cases. There are charges for using commercial services to access Boulder County register of actions. Approved commercial services include Background Information Services (BIS) Inc., LexisNexis, and Tessera. Although the Colorado judicial branch does not allow users to search court cases online, it permits docket search via the county docket search feature of its website.
