Fremont County Criminal Court Cases
Fremont Combined Court houses both Colorado District Court and County Court functions at 136 Justice Center Road in Cañon City. District Court is the felony trial court. County Court hears misdemeanors and traffic cases, and it also handles felony complaints, first advisements, bond settings, and preliminary hearings. That split explains why one felony may first show County Court activity and later appear in District Court. The clerk, not the sheriff or prosecutor, keeps the official Fremont County criminal court case file.
Municipal courts keep a different class of files. Cañon City and Florence municipal courts hear their own ordinance matters. Their records do not merge into the Fremont Combined Court counter merely because the offices are nearby. Start by identifying the law charged and the court named on a summons, bond paper, or docket entry. A Colorado case number combines filing year, case class, and sequence, which is often the fastest key for finding the correct Fremont County court case.
Fremont Court Clerk at 136
The Fremont Combined Court clerk is at 136 Justice Center Road, Cañon City, CO 81212. The phone is 719-269-0100 and the records email is fremontcountyclerk@judicial.state.co.us. Public hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a noon closure from 12:00 to 12:30. General email cannot accept pleadings. Filing must follow the court's mail, fax, or counter rules.
Fremont Combined Court
136 Justice Center Road
Cañon City, CO 81212
719-269-0100
Monday-Friday, 7:30-4:30
Closed 12:00-12:30
The same road also holds sheriff and city offices, yet those counters are separate custodians. Court documents belong at 136. Sheriff incident and booking records belong at 100. Cañon City police and ordinance matters use 161.
Searching Fremont County Case Records
The free Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search finds calendars and scheduled events. It is not a document store or a Colorado rap sheet. The tool says a date alone will not run a search, so add Fremont County, Fremont Combined Court, a party name, court type, or case-number segment. Once the correct case is found, the clerk's request form supplies the Register of Action and source documents.
- Open Docket Search and choose Fremont County or Fremont Combined Court.
- Select County Court, District Court, or both, then set a useful date range.
- Add a party name or the year, class, and sequence from the case number.
- Read the calendar result as a scheduling lead, not as the full case record.
- Submit the Judicial Record/Document Request for the ROA, disposition, or certified source document.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County / Courthouse | Dropdown | Optional | Choose Fremont or Fremont Combined Court |
| Date Range | Dropdown | Effective | Today through six months, or a specific date |
| First / Last Name | Text | Optional | Individual-party path |
| Year / Case Class | Text / dropdown | Optional | Includes CR, M, T, and other court classes |
| Case Sequence | Text | Optional | Final case-number segment |
Order Fremont County Court Documents
The Judicial Record/Document Request is the official route for actual documents. Select Fremont, provide the party and case details, and choose a complaint or information, disposition and sentence order, ticket, protection order, Register of Action, or certification. The ROA is a short case history that may list charges, sentences, and minute orders. It is often the best first purchase when the requester does not yet know which pleading is needed.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Copy | $0.25 per page |
| Name search | $5 |
| Certified or exemplified copy | $20 per document |
| Transcript of Judgment | $25 |
| Research or redaction | $30/hour after first hour |
Off-site retrieval costs the actual charge. Suppressed, juvenile, probate, protected, or confidential material can require government photo identification and may remain unavailable to a general requester.
Inside a Fremont County Case File
A Fremont County criminal case file records judicial action after allegations reach court. It may show the filed charge rather than the first booking label, each hearing and minute order, the plea or trial result, and the sentence. The complaint or information states what prosecutors filed. The ROA supplies a compact timeline. A disposition or sentence order is the stronger source for the final outcome.
| Case Number & Court | Filing year, class, sequence, county, division, and court level |
|---|---|
| Charging Document | Allegations filed in the complaint or information |
| Docket Entries | Minutes, motions, hearings, pleas, and other events |
| Hearing Dates | Past and scheduled court events |
| Disposition & Judgment | Dismissal, plea, verdict, or other final result |
| Sentence & Conditions | Custody, probation, fines, and orders when public |
Fremont County Docket Tools
The official Fremont trial-court page brings together records, dockets, payments, transcripts, interpreter requests, and remote-proceeding links.
That hub is the sound starting point for choosing between a calendar check and a request to the clerk.
The state docket form shows why several search filters matter.
The displayed schedule should be confirmed against the official file when an outcome matters.
The document request form is the next layer.
Its choices let a requester ask for the precise record instead of a broad, slow search.
How a Fremont Criminal Case Moves
A Fremont County criminal court case begins for public-record purposes when charges are filed. County Court may conduct the first felony advisement, set bond, and hold a preliminary hearing before a felony proceeds in District Court. Misdemeanors generally remain in County Court. Motions and plea talks can change the count and wording of charges before trial or disposition, so an early jail post should never be treated as the settled result.
Case flow: Charges Filed › Arraignment › Pretrial › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing
Read a Fremont Case Number
Colorado's year-class-sequence format is a compact locator. The four-digit year marks filing. The class identifies the docket family, such as CR for a criminal case. The sequence distinguishes the matter from other filings in that year. Entering all three parts is more precise than a broad name search and avoids confusing people who share a name.
- ROA
- Register of Action, a short history of charges, minutes, and sentence entries.
- Advisement
- A first court appearance where rights, allegations, and bond may be addressed.
- Disposition
- The court's outcome, such as dismissal, plea, or verdict.
- Suppressed
- Kept from ordinary public display by law or court order.
CoCourts can provide real-time ROA data, but Colorado Judicial states that vendor output is not the official record. Use the clerk's certified copy when the source document itself is required.
Fremont Case Record Access & Restrictions
Colorado treats records of official action, including charging and disposition, as open under the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act. Access is not absolute. Juvenile, sealed, suppressed, and protected material can be absent from a public search or require identification. Victim and child identifying information may be removed. Investigative records also remain subject to custodian review rather than the same rule as a public judgment.
If a Fremont County case does not appear, ask the clerk whether the search terms, court level, or access status explain the gap. A blank docket result does not prove that no file exists. The Colorado Seal My Case hub provides current forms for eligible matters.
The official forms route makes clear that sealing restricts public access and does not physically destroy every government record.
The linked court page also permits remote observation in some proceedings. Watching does not grant permission to record, photograph, screen-capture, or reproduce the hearing. Written authorization is required, and violations may lead to removal or contempt.