Getting Mineral County Court Records
First, pick the right channel. The Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search costs nothing. It covers the calendar for a scheduled Mineral County hearing. It will not hand you filed documents or the full event history, though. A paid vendor like CoCourts fills part of that gap. It offers real-time public registers of actions by name or case number for a charge. Remember that vendor data is unofficial and carries no document images.
Need the official Register of Action? So do the same for a ticket, a pleading, an order, a judgment, or an authenticated copy. Go to Mineral Combined Court itself. You can visit the counter, call 719-658-2575, email MineralClerk@judicial.state.co.us, mail a request to P.O. Box 337, Creede, CO 81130, or use the statewide online form. The counter at 1201 North Main is listed as open weekdays. Hours run 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except state holidays. Want a verbatim hearing transcript? That takes the separate 12th Judicial District transcript form.
- Gather the case number, case class, filing year, party names, and Mineral County location. If the case number is unknown, give enough detail for staff to distinguish the file.
- Use the free calendar or a public ROA to identify the exact document title and event date. Do not treat an event description as the filed paper itself.
- Submit the Record/Document Request Form and select Mineral County, or contact the Combined Court through one of the direct channels.
- Ask for a plain copy, certified or exemplified copy, ROA, ticket, judgment, or other named item. Tell the clerk if authentication is required.
- Wait for the fee quote and payment directions. Off-site retrieval, research, and redaction can affect the final cost and timing.
The official request interface lays out the choices the clerk uses to route a Mineral County court record order. The Judicial Branch request-form source shows those document categories and routing options on its page.
Naming a specific document category beats asking for everything in a case file. The choices let a requester state the exact product wanted.
Three Mineral County Record Products
A common Mineral County court record mistake is treating three products as one. People treat a docket entry, a filed paper, and a certified copy as the same thing. They are not. Each serves a different need and arrives through a different path. Choose the product before you submit. That way you never pay for an ROA when the order is what you actually need.
- Register of Action (ROA)
- The chronological case summary, including events, charges, sentences, settings, and minute orders where public. It is an index and history, not a bundle of documents.
- Filed document
- The actual complaint, information, motion, order, judgment, protection order, or ticket accepted into the official Mineral County court file.
- Certified or exemplified copy
- A copy authenticated by the Clerk of Court for a purpose that requires proof it came from the official file.
Court Record Types
Mineral Combined Court holds files for two trial-court levels under one roof. District Court covers felony cases, civil claims over $25,000, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, mental-health, and local water-related matters. County Court handles misdemeanors and traffic infractions. It also takes civil claims below $25,000, small claims, protection orders, and initial felony complaints before transfer.
The state request form sorts its selections by record family. Criminal menu items include the complaint or information, disposition or sentence order, protection order, and ticket. Civil items include an order for judgment, transcript of judgment, satisfaction of judgment, and protection order. Family and probate menus list decrees, parenting plans, and support orders. They also list petitions, letters, wills, trusts, claims, and closing documents. Availability still turns on the specific file and item.
Mineral County Record Request Fields
The statewide form doubles as the official Mineral County online request channel. It collects requester contacts and case identifiers, then offers named document categories to choose from. No case number? Party information can narrow the docket search. Date of birth when appropriate, case type, filing year, and other identifying facts help too.
| Field Group | What to Supply | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Case identity | Case number, type, year filed, Mineral location | Routes the request to the correct District or County Court file |
| Party identity | Names on case, optional birth date, other identifiers | Helps staff distinguish files when the number is unknown |
| Document choice | ROA, ticket, order, judgment, family or probate item | Defines what staff must locate, review, and copy |
| Authentication | Certification or exemplification request | Tells the clerk whether a plain copy is insufficient |
There is also a Mineral-specific entry point from the Judicial Branch. The Mineral County request landing page presents the same document-order process for this court.
The Mineral County route names the court location clearly and keeps the statewide process intact.
Inside a Mineral County Court Record
A public Mineral County ROA usually opens with a case header. It then lists people, settings, and events in date order. The case number combines a four-digit year, case-class letters, and a numeric sequence. Colorado's search controls break a format like 2019T999999 into year, class, and sequence. The class tells you the record family. Unpublished local code meanings should never be guessed.
| Case Header | Number and class, Mineral County court and division, filing date, style, and public status |
|---|---|
| Parties and Counsel | Role-labeled parties and attorneys where those details are public |
| Chronology | Filings, minute orders, motions, notices, settings, continuances, and other dated events |
| Outcome | Disposition, sentence, judgment, satisfaction, or appeal activity where public |
| Financial Entries | Costs or court financial data when the access level permits release |
| Document Availability | An event label does not mean the underlying image is downloadable |
Read the chronology from the newest relevant entry, especially for settings. An old hearing notice can linger in the ROA after a continuance. A later minute order or amended notice gives the current status instead. For a ruling's exact terms, request the order itself. Don't trust the short event description.
Mineral Combined Court Record Desk
Mineral County runs a unified state court clerk. There are no separate elected district and county court clerks here. The Combined Court office receives filings and records case events. It preserves District and County Court files. It also processes court money and issues certified or exemplified copies. The elected Clerk and Recorder is a different office. It handles land, vital, election, and county records. Its published recorder-copy fees do not control Judicial Branch case files.
Mineral Combined Court
1201 North Main
P.O. Box 337
Creede, CO 81130
719-658-2575
MineralClerk@judicial.state.co.us
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except state holidays
Call before driving to Creede, since an off-site file may need retrieval. The official material promises no lobby terminal, no parking arrangement, and no local digitization cutoff.
Fees and Certified Copies
Mineral County court record charges follow the Judicial Branch request form and Chief Justice Directive 06-01. A certification or exemplification charge applies per document. Ordinary pages are billed separately. The party-copy maximum protects a party or that party's lawyer in their own case, not every requester.
| Mineral County Court Record Item | Published Fee | Request Note |
|---|---|---|
| Plain copy | $0.25 per page | Party or party-attorney copies in own case have a $15 maximum; nonparties have no maximum |
| Certified or exemplified copy | $20 per document | Ask for authentication on the request form |
| Name search | $5 | Useful when the case number is unknown |
| Transcript of judgment | $25 | A judgment enforcement or recording instrument, not a hearing transcript |
| Certificate of satisfaction | $20 | Request the specific certificate from the court file |
| Off-site retrieval | Actual cost | Applies when an older file must be brought back |
| Research or redaction after first hour | $30 per hour | Assessed in 15-minute increments |
A fee waiver could apply under CJD 06-01 or C.R.S. section 13-32-104(1)(a). The Mineral County request form does not list payment methods. Wait for the clerk's quote. Send payment only when the clerk tells you how, and never rely on another office's fee schedule for a Mineral County filing.
Older Mineral County Court Files
Older Mineral County court records sometimes sit off site rather than at the Creede counter. Retrieval is billed at actual cost under the state form. No official source marks the year the local court records went digital. So a blank docket search proves nothing about whether an old case existed.
Contact the Combined Court clerk with specifics. Give the filing year and party names. Add the case class and the item you want. Ask if the file needs retrieval first. Ask whether redaction review is likely. CJD 05-01 lets the court impose reasonable controls that protect records while keeping operations running. Some items may not go through the ordinary copy path. Think exhibits, medical material, juvenile content, victim information, and sealed filings.
Sealed Records and Public Access
Chief Justice Directive 05-01 sets the rules. It governs public access to Colorado Judicial Branch court records. It sorts records into public, protected, restricted, suppressed, and sealed categories. Some information is viewable only inside a court facility. Redaction is allowed. Remote access and data vendors get their own rules. The current version of the directive took effect November 10, 2025.
For the live access rule, the official CJD 05-01 page is the place to look. The Judicial Branch source shows the directive itself.
That statewide directive is what governs the Mineral Combined Court clerk. It decides what the clerk may release, redact, or withhold from any Mineral County case file.
Mineral County access rule: A missing online result does not prove that no case exists or that it is sealed. Check the search filters, then ask the clerk whether public access is available and whether identification or court authority is required.
Juvenile files are usually confidential or limited in Mineral County court records. Probate and protected family records often require proof of relationship or authority. A residential eviction case starts out suppressed under C.R.S. section 13-40-110.5. Whether it becomes public later turns on the statutory outcome or an agreement. Criminal record sealing runs on separate Colorado law. It uses its own Judicial Branch forms.
CORA and Mineral County Case Files
The Colorado Open Records Act overview explains a broad idea. Government records are presumed open in this state. Court case files work differently. Judicial Branch records answer to court rules and directives, chiefly CJD 05-01. So a Mineral County pleading, ROA, or judgment request belongs at Mineral Combined Court or on the court record form. It does not go to county government as a CORA request.
The legislative overview draws a clear line. It separates the broad public-records law from the Judicial Branch process. The Colorado General Assembly source lays out that overview.
For a Mineral County case file, one rule covers it. Use the court's own channels. Let the clerk apply the court-specific access categories. A plain public request cannot override a sealing order or a protected-data rule. Expect to show ID for suppressed, juvenile, probate, confidential, or protected material.