This is a private reference site, not a sheriff's office, jail desk, court clerk, bondsman, or records custodian. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official office or locator that controls the record you need.
Where to Check for La Plata County Records
Sheriff Sean Smith's office handles La Plata County sheriff records through the Sheriff's Records Department at 283 Girard Street, Durango, CO 81303. Records staff can be reached at 970-247-1157, fax 970-259-4595, Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The jail information line for the La Plata County Detention Facility at 742 Turner Drive is 970-247-1161, ext. 2. Court records are handled separately through the La Plata County Courthouse, 1060 East Second Ave, Suite 106, Durango, CO 81301, where clerk hours are Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Choose the path below based on the kind of record or custody status involved.
- For a person currently held in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the county VINE route for La Plata County jail custody.
- For booking-photo questions, review jail roster mugshots; official sources did not identify a county mugshot gallery, so a records request may be needed.
- For charges, hearings, or case documents after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Colorado Judicial Docket Search.
- For facility location and jail-phone details, use the La Plata County Detention Facility page.
- For a sentenced Colorado prisoner, use CDOC Offender Search rather than the county jail lookup.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator. These systems are separate from La Plata County jail records.