Search Moffat County Court Records
The main free starting point is the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search prefiltered to Moffat County. It is a docket and hearing search, not a full document download site. It can show date, time, duration, name, case number, hearing type, location, appearance type, and courtroom. It does not show full pleadings, orders, charge text, birth dates, addresses, or financial history in the observed public results.
Use the docket result to find the case number, then request copies from Moffat Combined Court when a document, certified copy, older file, or case detail is needed. CoCourts is a separate official Judicial Branch initiative and vendor for statewide court data, and the State Courts Data Access program is another data-only path for approved account users.
- Open the Moffat County docket search and add at least one filter besides date.
- Select Moffat County, the court type if known, and the case class when it helps narrow the result.
- Search by party, business, attorney, case year, case class, or case sequence.
- Review the hearing result and copy the case number before calling or filing a document request.
- Use the Judicial Branch record/document request form for copies, certified records, older files, and documents not visible online.
The official Moffat County Judicial Branch landing page identifies the local court and related court resources.
That landing page is the local court hub for state court information, filing notes, self-help contacts, and court location links.
Moffat County Court Search Fields
The docket search works best when the searcher knows either the case number or enough party and date information to narrow the results. Moffat sample case numbers included 2025M5020, 2026T3, 2025T204, and 2025DR47. The case class in the number helps identify the type of file.
The Moffat Combined Court location page confirms the courthouse address, phone, and business hours.
Use the location page when a court appearance, copy pickup, filing question, interpreter request, or accessibility issue requires direct court contact.
| Field | Use | Local Note |
|---|---|---|
| County | Limits search to Moffat County | Moffat is in the 14th Judicial District. |
| Court Type | District, County, or both | Traffic and misdemeanors often use County Court; felonies and divorce use District Court. |
| Date Range | Required with another filter | Use today, one week, one month, or a specific date. |
| Case Class | Filters by case type | CR, M, T, DR, PR, JV, and other classes may appear. |
| Name or Business | Party search | Useful when the case number is unknown. |
| Attorney | Attorney name or bar number | Useful for calendar and represented-party searches. |
Moffat County Court System
Moffat County belongs to Colorado's 14th Judicial District with Grand and Routt counties. District Court hears civil cases in any amount, felony criminal cases, domestic relations, juvenile matters, probate, mental-health matters, and appeals from County Court. County Court handles misdemeanors, traffic infractions, felony complaints before transfer, small claims, protection orders, and civil cases under the statewide county-court limit.
Municipal Court is separate from the state court system. Craig Municipal Court can handle city ordinance violations and municipal traffic matters inside Craig. That split matters when a traffic ticket, municipal bench warrant, or city code case does not appear in the same way as a state court case.
Case flow: municipal or county-level matter › County Court or District Court › Colorado Court of Appeals › Colorado Supreme Court where review is allowed.
| Court or Office | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Moffat District Court | Felony, civil any amount, domestic, probate, juvenile, mental-health, appeals | Moffat Combined Court, 970-824-8254 ext. 7 |
| Moffat County Court | Misdemeanors, traffic, small claims, protection orders, civil under $25,000 | Moffat Combined Court, 970-824-8254 ext. 7 |
| Craig Municipal Court | Municipal ordinance and city traffic cases | Municipal Court Clerk Gayle Zimmerman, 970-826-2018 |
Moffat County Clerk Records
Colorado splits court clerk duties from county recording duties. The Moffat Clerk of Court is a Judicial Branch office at Moffat Combined Court. Maria Malatino is listed as Clerk of Court, Jury Commissioner, and Probate Registrar. The elected Moffat County Clerk and Recorder handles recording, elections, motor vehicle work, marriage licenses, and recorded county documents.
Do not send a court filing to the county recorder unless a separate recording is required. Pro se court filings may be emailed to moffatclerk@judicial.state.co.us only if they are legible, complete, signed, include a case number when filed into an existing case, and include ID where required. A filing is not filed until accepted and uploaded by the Clerk's Office.
The Moffat docket search page shows the public hearing-result fields used for Moffat County court records.
Those docket results help identify the court case before a records request is sent to the Clerk of Court.
Moffat County Court Record Types
Civil files may be in District Court or County Court depending on the amount and case type. Criminal files may start in County Court as misdemeanors, petty offenses, traffic misdemeanors, or felony complaints, then move to District Court for felony prosecution. Domestic relations records use DR case class, probate uses PR, and traffic matters often use T.
Public dockets are not the same as full case records. The docket may show a plea hearing, return date, status conference, or court trial, while the full file may include complaint, petition, motion, order, judgment, sentence, return of service, transcript of judgment, or certificate of satisfaction. The Moffat County court records page focuses on the full record request path.
- Civil records: complaints, answers, motions, orders, judgments, and satisfaction documents.
- Criminal records: complaints, information, pleas, bond, disposition, sentencing, probation, and restitution.
- Family records: divorce, custody, support, and domestic relations hearings with possible restrictions.
- Probate records: estates, wills, personal representatives, guardianships, and conservatorships.
- Traffic records: ticket cases, hearings, dispositions, payments, and court copy requests.
Moffat County Public Record Access
Colorado court access uses court-specific rules, not just county open-records rules. The Judicial Branch access guide cites Chief Justice Directive 05-01 and the Supreme Court Public Access to Information and Records rules. General state and local government records may fall under CORA, while criminal justice agency records such as sheriff reports and arrest records use CCJRA concepts.
The Colorado Judicial Branch access guide explains the court-system framework for public records.
Use that guide when a court record is not visible online and a copy or inspection request is needed.
Key access rules: CORA covers many government records, CCJRA governs criminal justice records, and Judicial Branch rules control Colorado court records.
Moffat County Restricted Records
Juvenile, adoption, mental-health, sealed, protected-address, and personal-identifier information can be restricted or redacted. The sealed-case search is limited to certain automatically sealed conviction records and is designed for the defendant. It does not replace all petition-based sealing processes, non-conviction sealing issues, municipal cases, or research requests.
The Colorado sealed case search is a narrow confirmation tool, not a broad public case search.
When a Moffat County case may be sealed, the court location can require proof of identity or a formal research request.
Moffat County Court Fees
For court copies, the Judicial Branch record/document request schedule lists $0.25 per page, a $15 copy maximum for parties and their attorneys, no stated maximum for non-parties, $20 per certified or exemplified copy, $5 name search, actual off-site retrieval cost, and $30 per hour for research or redaction after the first hour.
The Colorado Judicial Online Payment System is used for eligible fees, fines, costs, restitution, case number searches, ticket number searches, and name searches.
Payment status and copy fees should be confirmed with the court when a deadline, warrant, or certified document is involved.
| Item | Fee or Rule |
|---|---|
| Plain court copy | $0.25 per page |
| Party or attorney copy cap | $15 maximum |
| Certified or exemplified copy | $20 per document |
| Name search | $5 |
| Research or redaction | $30 per hour after first hour |
Moffat County Payments and Hearings
District 14 publishes collections and payment instructions for Grand, Moffat, and Routt counties. Eligible balances may be searched by county, case or ticket number, or name and date of birth. In-person payment options identified in the research include check, cash, money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, and Apple Pay. Payment-plan applications are available when a person cannot pay in full after sentencing, and the annual processing fee is $25.
The state court fee schedule gives court-wide fee context for court filings, conviction fees, traffic fees, and probate fees.
Use the fee schedule with the local court contact because case type, copy type, and payment status can change the amount due.
Moffat County Sheriff Records
The Moffat County Sheriff's Office CRIMEWATCH portal lists Sheriff Chip McIntyre, the Public Safety Center address, main phone, jail phone, warrants, arrests, cases, tips, maps, and app links. The jail page identifies 93 adult beds and 8 juvenile beds. No official public jail roster search was found in the inspected sheriff pages, so current custody questions should go to the jail phone or records request process.
CRIMEWATCH also supports the mobile app used by Moffat Sheriff and Craig Police. The app can show participating-agency arrests, fugitives, incidents, news, alerts, and anonymous tips. It was not verified as a complete inmate lookup or complete warrant database.
For a full custody-focused breakdown, use the Moffat County inmate records page.
Moffat County Family and Probate
Marriage licenses and recorded marriage certificates belong with the Moffat County Clerk and Recorder. Divorce files are District Court domestic relations records and use court request channels. Probate is not a separate local court in Moffat County; probate matters are heard through District Court, and the Clerk of Court is listed as Probate Registrar.
The Colorado trial courts overview explains the District Court and County Court structure statewide.
That statewide structure explains why probate and divorce are court files while marriage licensing is a county recorder function.
- Personal representative
- The person appointed to administer an estate.
- Disposition
- The outcome or current resolution of a case or charge.
- Certified copy
- A copy issued by the record office with certification for official use.
Moffat County Traffic Records
State traffic citations filed in Moffat County Court can be searched through the court docket and paid through eligible online payment channels. Municipal tickets inside Craig may require Craig Municipal Court. DMV driver records are separate from court traffic records and show license status, points, reported convictions, and suspensions.
The Colorado court livestream portal warns that watching a livestream does not count as a court appearance and that unauthorized recording is prohibited.
That warning matters for traffic and criminal cases because missing court can lead to failure-to-appear consequences.
Moffat County Federal Records
Federal cases are not in the Moffat County or Colorado Judicial Branch docket search. Moffat County federal matters route to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, with PACER and CM/ECF used for federal docket and filing access. Federal prisoners are searched through the Bureau of Prisons, while Colorado state prisoners and parolees are searched through CDOC.
Federal records can involve federal crimes, civil rights cases, constitutional claims, diversity cases, habeas matters, and appeals to the Tenth Circuit. State court case numbers, sheriff records, and county recorder documents do not prove that a federal case exists.
Moffat County Courthouse Contact
Moffat Combined Court is at 1198 W. Victory Way, Suite 200/201, Craig, CO 81625. The phone is 970-824-8254, and regular listed hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Local instructions say civil return dates and notices to set are handled during court business windows, and questions go to 970-824-8254 ext. 7.
Suite numbers matter in Craig. The same W. Victory Way corridor includes court, probation, collections, the District Attorney, and the County Clerk and Recorder. The Sheriff and jail are at the Public Safety Center, 800 W 1st St #100, Craig, CO 81625.
Moffat Combined Court
1198 W. Victory Way, Suite 200/201
Craig, CO 81625
970-824-8254
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Moffat County Sheriff
800 W 1st St #100
Craig, CO 81625
970-824-4495
Jail: 970-824-4498
Moffat County Court Records FAQ
Where do I search Moffat County court dockets?
Use the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search and select Moffat County. The search shows hearing information and public docket fields, not full documents.
Who gives certified court copies?
Moffat Combined Court handles certified court copies through the Judicial Branch record/document request process. The County Clerk and Recorder handles recorded county documents and marriage records.
Is there a public Moffat jail roster?
No official public jail roster search was found in the inspected sheriff pages. Call the jail at 970-824-4498 or use sheriff records channels for booking information.
Can an online payment clear a warrant?
Do not assume it does. Confirm warrant status and clearance with Moffat Combined Court, Craig Municipal Court, or the Sheriff before relying on a payment result.