Terms & Limitation

The State of Colorado is an open records state by Colorado Revised State Statute which allows anyone to obtain Colorado arrest information. Sealed records are not releasable and generally juvenile records are not accessible to the public. To inquire about a person and to obtain his or her record, you must enter the exact spelling of the person's name and the correct date of birth. Otherwise, the criminal history record will not be found.

Terms and Limitations of Criminal History Searches and Reports

• A non-refundable fee of $6.00 will be charged for every search, regardless of search results. If more than one record matches the search parameters submitted, user must select at least one record to be viewed. In the event additional matched records are selected to be viewed, an additional charge of $6.00 will be charged for each.
• To retrieve and ensure the most accurate response, it is recommended you enter the exact spelling of the person's name (NOTE - DO NOT use suffix; i.e. Jr., Sr., I, II, Esq.), correct date of birth, and social security number (optional) if known. In the event, maiden and or alias names, dates of birth, or social security numbers are known, it is highly recommended that additional searches be conducted which will require an additional $6.00 per search. It is the responsibility of the user to provide accurate and complete data within the search parameters. Please see   Questions.
• CBI shall deny any person access to records of official actions and criminal justice records unless such person agrees to a statement which affirms that such records shall not be used for the direct solicitation of business for pecuniary gain.

I hereby affirm that the records I am requesting shall not be used for the direct solicitation of business for pecuniary (financial) gain. (Per Colorado Revised Statute: 24-72-305.5)

Batch File Format

Batch File Format

• A batch file is an ASCII encoded text file.
• Each line presents one check request.
• All fields are fixed length, each line includes the following fields.

  Field Description	Field Length
  Name	30
  DOB (DATE OF BIRTH)	8
  SOC (SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER)	9
  RTY (REASON FOR SEARCH)	3
  AGENCY NUMBER	5
  Sex	1
  Race	1

Name Validation

• Length - The Name field has a maximum length of 30 characters
• Format - LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME INITIAL
• That is, the individual's last name, always with one "comma" and one "space" following, then the first name and one "space", then middle initial,then another "space" if appropriate. NO periods are allowed.

DOB (Date of Birth) Validation

• Field format: YYYYMMDD
• YYYY is "year", MM is "month", and DD is "day. A valid date of birth for example would then be 19720430, which represents April 30, 1972.

SOC (Social Security Number) Validation

• Field format: 123456789
• This field must be entered as 9 digits. Enter the Social Security Number without dashes. Ex: 332260101. This field is optional, but will lead to greater accuracy in identification of an individual.

RTY (Record Type/Reason for Search) Validation

• Field format: PUB
• This field is required by Colorado Statutes. To get allowable entries, Click Here

Agency Number

• This number is allowed a maximum of 5 characters--it is available as an identifier, if needed

Sex

• Either "M" (Male), "F" (Female), or "U" (Unknown)

Race

• Either "I" (American Indian), "A" (Asian or Pacific Islander), "B" (Black) , "U" (Unknown) or "W" (White)