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Civil Process and Records
Office Manager
Nicole Mendenhall
records@rbc.us
Direct Office Phone: (970) 878-9630
Records Technician
Nancy Murphy
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00AM-12:00PM and 1PM-5:00PM
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1460 Meeker, CO 81641
Civil Process
The Sheriff’s Office Civil Section is located at 355 4th Street, Meeker, Colorado 81641 and is open to the public between 7:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday, except for county holidays. If sending a process request through the mail, please send all applicable paperwork and payment to P.O. Box 1460, Meeker, CO 81641.
Forms of payment may include cash, personal checks or money orders made out to “RBC Sheriff”. Please note that our office has the ability to accept credit and debit cards, however you will be charged an additional 2.95% vendor fee with a minimum of $1.00.
For a better chance at successful service, please supply a cover letter or fill out our Civil Process Information Sheet. Complete and accurate information including, but not limited to, addresses, descriptions or employment will help eliminate service delays.
All processes must come through the Sheriff’s Office Civil Section before any attempt is made, so please keep compliance deadlines in mind and account for additional time if needed. If our office is not given an adequate amount of time to attempt service, your papers will be returned.
Upon completion of service or attempts, a Return of Service will be mailed to you. We ask that you please provide a self-addressed, stamped return envelope for this service.
The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office cannot guarantee service, nor will we attempt service outside our jurisdiction.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please call (970) 878-9630 for Civil Process.
All Fees are Per Person Served per the fee scheduler below, we do NOT charge for mileage and ask that you please adhere to the fee schedule below.
Civil Process Sheet
Civil Action | |
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Citation | $35.00 |
Decree Notice of Hearing or Deferment | $35.00 |
Demand | $35.00 |
Distraint Warrant | $35.00 |
Garnishment | $20.00 |
Interrogatories | $35.00 |
Motion | $35.00 |
Notice | $35.00 |
Order | $35.00 |
Petition | $35.00 |
Protection Order | $35.00 |
Summons | $35.00 |
Subpoena | $60.00 |
Criminal Action | |
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Juror | $10.00 |
Subpoena | $7.50 |
Summons | $15.00 |
Non-Service | |
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Civil Non-Service | $20.00 |
Criminal Non -Service | $5.00 |
Evictions | |
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Notice/Demand | $35.00 |
Summons and Forcible Entry Detainer | $35.00 |
Writ of Restitution Includes posting and 2 hours move out time Additional move time will be billed per hour/per deputy | $100.00 $45.00 per hour/per deputy |
Two or more papers served on the same person or different person at the same time and place in same action:
Pursuant to C.R.S. 30-1-105.5, as amended, in situations when two or more papers are served on the same person or different persons at the same time and place and in the same action, the sheriff shall charge the highest individual fee allowable pursuant to section C.R.S. 30-1-104, as amended, for the first process and an additional ten dollars ($10.00) for each subsequent process served.
The following fee schedule pertains to criminal justice records that are available for release from the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office. Payments must be received at the time of service, prior to the release. Requester must present identification when submitting any request.
Records in the custody of the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office will be provided for public inspection, pursuant to the Public Records Law, C.R.S. 24-72-201 through 24-72-206, Children's Code Records and Information Act, C.R.S. 19-1-302 through 19-1-304 and Criminal Justice Records Law C.R.S. 24-72-301 through 24-72-309 as amended.
Criminal Justice Records | |
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Case, Custody and CAD Reports Includes up to 10 pages for offense and incident reports Each additional page | $5.00 $.25 |
Accident Reports Includes the State of Colorado Traffic Accident Report form, completed by deputy only. | $7.50 |
Citations or Summons | $2.00 |
Letter of Clearance / Local Background Check Includes a search of Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office (RBSO) contacts and RBSO Detention Center custody reports only. | $5.00 |
Case Photographs Price per printed photo Price per CD with digital photos | $2.00 $10.00 |
Case Audio For each file copied (provided on CD only) | $15.00 |
Case Video For each file copied (provided on DVD only) | $20.00 |
Detention Center Video For each file copied (provided on DVD only) | $20.00 |
Mugshot | $2.00 |
Dispatch Audio - 911 Recordings & Radio Traffic (provided on CD only) Per hour of research, review, production and/or redaction with one hour minimum | $25.00 |
Postage - CD & DVD Postage - Printed Materials | $3.00 $1.00 |
Cost of Materials CDs, DVDs, SD Cards or USB Flash Drives | $5.00 |
Research, Retrieval, Review, Production and/or Redaction There is no charge for the 1st hour, in accordance to C.R.S. 24-72-205(6)(a) | $30.00 |
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES | |
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Notary Public Service | $5.00 |
Ranch Watch - No Trespassing Signs | $3.90 |
Patch Collecting All trades or requests must provide a stamped, self addressed envelope. | $2.00 |
Certified VIN Inspections Pursuant to C.R.S. 42-5-204(1)(a) | $50.00 |
There will be no charge to persons indexed as a victim of the requested report.
None of the fees listed reflect restitution costs.
For Criminal Justice record requests, please complete Sheriff's Office request for records form.
To submit a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request, please review the Rio Blanco County's Policy below:
A RBC CORA Request Form is attached below:
Sheriff's Sale | |
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Certificate Levy, Purchase or Redemption |
$30.00 (does not include actual cost of recording fee) |
Deed | $40.00 (does not include actual cost of recording fee) |
Publication For advertising property for sale |
$30.00 (does not include actual cost of publication) |
Notice of Levy / Seizure (to serve) | $30.00 |
Order for Possession | $75.00 |
Report and Return | $60.00 |
Writ of Attachment / Replevin | Actual expenses, plus mileage |
Writ of Execution | $60.00 |
Pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute 30-1-104(2)
Actual expenses mean those personnel and processing costs incurred in typing, processing, filing and serving said process papers but does not include mileage.
This fee structure is in accordance with House Bill 10-1057, as approved by the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners on 01/14/2020. This fee schedule shall take effect immediately.