How to Search Logan County Court Records
The official online starting point for Logan County court records is the Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search. It is free and covers docket-level public information for Colorado state trial courts, including Logan County Combined Courts. It is not a document image portal. A docket result can help confirm a case number, hearing setting, case class, party match, or courthouse, but pleadings and certified records must be requested through the clerk.
For Logan County cases, select Logan County or the 13th Judicial District, then narrow the search to Logan County Combined Courts when that field is available. District Court is the right court type for felony cases, divorce, civil cases above the county-court limit, probate, juvenile, mental health, and district-level family matters. County Court is used for misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, civil matters under the county-court threshold, protection orders, and early felony complaint appearances.
- Open the Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search and choose Logan County or the 13th Judicial District.
- Use Court Type if the case level is known. Choose District for district-level matters or County for county-court cases.
- Set a date range. The form offers six months, three months, one month, one week, today, or a specific date.
- Add at least one non-date filter, such as case number, party name, business name, or attorney name.
- Use the docket result to request full court records through the Record/Document Request Form or by contacting the clerk.
Logan County Combined Courts is the local court office for state case files. The office is at 110 N. Riverview Road, Room 205, Sterling, CO 80751. The published phone number is 970-522-6565 Option 7, and the clerk email is LoganClerksOffice@judicial.state.co.us.
Logan County Court Records Search Fields
The docket form is built around location, date, case number, party, business, and attorney search paths. The form states that at least one filter in addition to date is required. That matters in Logan County because a broad date-only search will not run, and a user who does not know a case number may need a party name or attorney field before the system returns docket results.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judicial District | Dropdown | Optional | Select the 13th Judicial District for Logan County cases. |
| County | Dropdown | Optional | Select Logan County from the Colorado county list. |
| Courthouse | Dropdown | Optional | Use Logan County Combined Courts for local state cases. |
| Court Type | Choice | Optional | Both, County, or District. |
| Date Range | Dropdown | Base filter | Six months, three months, one month, one week, today, or specific date. |
| 4-Digit Year | Text or number | Optional | First part of a Colorado case number. |
| Case Class | Dropdown | Optional | C, CR, CV, CW, DR, JD, JV, M, PR, R, S, or T. |
| Case Sequence | Text or number | Optional | Sequential number portion of the case number. |
| Party Search | Choice and text | Optional | Individual first and last name, or business name. |
| Attorney Search | Choice and text | Optional | Attorney name or attorney bar number. |
The Colorado Secretary of State CORA resource explains the general open-records framework for state and local records. Court case files, however, also have court-specific access rules. That is why the docket search confirms public case activity while the clerk reviews copy requests and restrictions.
The court-records manifest includes the Colorado Secretary of State CORA resource for access context.
Types of Logan County Court Records
Logan County court records come from both District Court and County Court functions housed in Logan County Combined Courts. District Court is the general jurisdiction trial court for Logan County within the 13th Judicial District. It handles felony criminal cases, larger civil cases, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, mental health, and appeals from County Court or municipal court when allowed. County Court handles misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, protection orders, limited civil cases, and felony complaints before transfer or bind-over.
Some records that look court-related are not state court files. Sterling Municipal Court handles Sterling city traffic, criminal, and animal tickets, and its official page directs users to call 970-522-9700 and ask for the Municipal Court Clerk. Logan County Clerk and Recorder records are also separate. The county recorder handles recorded documents, marriage licenses, civil unions, subdivision maps, and other recording office records, not pleadings in court cases.
- Civil case records can include complaints, answers, motions, orders, judgments, transcripts of judgment, and satisfaction records.
- Criminal case records can include complaints, informations, advisements, pleas, motions, disposition orders, sentences, bond entries, restitution, and probation terms.
- Family records can include divorce decrees, parenting plans, separation agreements, support orders, petitions, and custody filings.
- Probate records can include letters, wills, trusts, applications, petitions, claims, closing documents, and date-of-death details.
- Traffic and protection order records may be found in County Court, Municipal Court, or a related civil or criminal case file.
What Logan County Court Records Show
A Logan County docket result is a public index to case activity. It may show the searchable case number structure, court location, case class, parties, attorneys, and event history, but the public form does not provide free downloads of pleadings or document images. Full court records are requested by document type. The request form lists family, criminal, civil, probate, other documents, and Register of Action choices.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | The year, case class, and sequence number, such as the format shown by the record request form. |
| Court | Logan County, Logan County Combined Courts, District or County Court, and division if known. |
| Parties | Names tied to the case, such as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, protected person, or estate. |
| Case Class | Colorado class code such as CR, CV, DR, PR, T, M, or another docket-search class. |
| Docket Entries | Hearings, advisements, arraignments, motions, orders, continuances, judgments, pleas, or sentencing events. |
| Documents | Records requested separately, such as complaint, disposition, ticket, divorce decree, probate letters, will, or ROA. |
| Financial Items | Fines, fees, costs, restitution, payment obligations, copy charges, or satisfaction records. |
| Restrictions | Sealed, suppressed, juvenile, probate, or confidential information that may need review or ID. |
The Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act public-records request page is useful when the requested material is law-enforcement or criminal-justice agency material rather than a court case file.
Public Access for Logan County Court Records
Colorado public access starts with the idea that public records are open unless a law, court rule, order, or privacy protection limits release. For Logan County court records, the practical route is simpler: use the docket search to confirm public docket information, then submit the statewide record request form or contact Logan County Combined Courts for copies. The clerk may require review, fees, or identification before release.
The record request form states that suppressed cases, juvenile and probate records, or records with confidential or protected information may require a U.S. government-issued photo ID. Unless extenuating circumstances exist, the requested response is generally provided within three business days. Fees listed by the form include $0.25 per page, a $15 maximum for parties and their attorneys on ordinary copies, $20 for certified or exemplified copies per document, $25 for a transcript of judgment, $20 for a certificate of satisfaction, $5 for a name search, actual off-site retrieval costs, and $30 per hour for research or redaction after the first hour.
Note: Docket access is not the same as certified copy access, so legal use often requires a clerk-issued copy.
Restricted Logan County Court Records
Some Logan County court records are not ordinary public files. Juvenile cases, sealed or suppressed cases, adoption matters, mental health proceedings, protected personal information, and certain probate records may be restricted or redacted. The court request form warns that access can be limited by Colorado statutes, court rules, Supreme Court rules, Chief Justice directives, local administrative orders, or other authority.
Record cleanup also depends on the record type. A person seeking to seal a court case normally starts with Colorado Judicial Branch forms filed in the court that handled the case, often Logan County Combined Courts for local state cases. If a judge grants sealing, public court access is restricted, but agencies may keep nonpublic access where law allows. CBI public criminal history also excludes sealed cases, juvenile arrests, and traffic arrests under age 16, so a court case seal and a criminal history correction are not the same task.
The manifest also includes the Colorado State Public Defender's Sterling office, which serves Logan County and the wider 13th Judicial District.
Logan County Court Records Requests
The full access chain for Logan County court records includes online docket lookup, online document request, in-person clerk service, phone or email contact, and separate channels for municipal, recorder, criminal history, and federal records. The clerk's office is the key local contact for state case copies, certified records, probate filings, divorce decrees, disposition orders, tickets, and register-of-action requests.
Logan County Combined Courts
110 N. Riverview Road, Room 205
Sterling, CO 80751
970-522-6565 Option 7
LoganClerksOffice@judicial.state.co.us
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Federal court records are a separate system. Logan County is in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and federal records use PACER or District of Colorado CM/ECF rather than the state docket search.
