Centennial Criminal History Checks
Choose the custodian by record type. ACSO holds Centennial police reports, arrest files, booking data, and sheriff evidence. Centennial keeps administrative material and Municipal Court cases. The 18th Judicial District holds state felonies and misdemeanors. CBI adds a Colorado-wide fingerprint-supported history layer, but it cannot replace a court disposition.
Collect the subject's full name and birth date, event date and location, report or summons number, and the reason the chosen office should hold the file. Each identifier narrows the search. Keep the sheriff request number and confirmation email because InfoRequest uses both to show status. A no-result in Centennial Municipal Court should trigger a timing and jurisdiction check, not an assumption that the underlying contact never occurred.
- Confirm whether ACSO issued the report, arrest, or citation.
- Request sheriff records through InfoRequest or the Broncos Parkway counter.
- Allow a new citation time to reach Centennial Municipal Court.
- Use county court and detention channels for state charges or custody.
- Search CBI ICHC for the statewide layer and verify outcomes with the court.
Why Centennial Has No Police Department
Centennial contracts with the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. ACSO supplies patrol, traffic, investigations, emergency management, school-resource officers, SWAT, bomb services, community resources, and the records function. A search for a Centennial Police Department arrest log or records counter therefore points to an office that does not exist.
The city's public-safety explanation shows the contract model illustrated below.
The sheriff is the local police-record custodian, while Centennial remains the custodian for city government and Municipal Court records.
Records at the Centennial Police Department
For Centennial, the police agency is ACSO. Use the dedicated InfoRequest portal for a case or incident report, address check, auto accident report, booking photo, digital evidence, in-custody report, crime statistics, or clearance letter. Do not use Centennial's ordinary city portal for a sheriff criminal-justice file.
ACSO Administration and Records is at 13101 E Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112. The main number is 720-874-3600 and fax is 720-874-4158. The counter is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., excluding county holidays. Status help is available at 720-874-3875 or ACSOrecords@arapahoegov.com.
InfoRequest asks for requester contact information and conditional details tied to the product, such as subject name and birth date, location, approximate date range, and a clear description. Proof of identity may be required for restricted material. The portal is not optimized for phones or tablets, so ACSO recommends a desktop or laptop. A paper form and the records counter remain useful fallbacks when the portal is impractical.
Centennial City or Sheriff Request?
The city Public Records Request portal covers Centennial administrative and court material. It sends confirmation and responses by email and tells the requester when added time or cost is expected. Ordinary CORA review normally takes three working days, with a possible seven-working-day extension for extenuating circumstances. Physical inspection is available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Civic Center, 13133 E Arapahoe Road.
Police, arrest, criminal investigative, and sheriff evidence records follow CCJRA and ACSO's separate process. Sending them to the city can delay routing. The distinction is simple: city administration or municipal case goes to Centennial; police work or booking goes to ACSO.
Booking and Arrest Records in Centennial
Centennial has no city jail. ACSO makes custodial arrests and the Arapahoe County Detention Facility is the local custody channel. The facility at 7375 S Potomac Street operates around the clock and can be reached at 720-874-3500. Its inmate lookup is designed for people currently held there, not a full historic arrest search.
An ACSO incident report and a detention booking answer different questions. The first records the law-enforcement event. The second tracks intake, preliminary charges, bond, housing, and release. A court file later shows what prosecutors filed and how the matter ended. The county arrest search overview explains those handoffs in more depth.
Current custody is time sensitive. A person released or transferred may no longer appear in the detention lookup even though ACSO still holds the incident and booking files. Call the facility when the online result is unclear. For historic Centennial activity, request the relevant sheriff record rather than treating the current-inmate tool as a complete arrest archive.
Centennial Citation Records Take Time
An ACSO citation can take seven to ten business days to reach Centennial Municipal Court. Before that period passes, a missing payment or case entry does not mean the citation was dismissed. Check the document heading too. A paper titled SUMMONS requires an appearance and cannot be prepaid.
When the entry remains missing after the expected interval, contact the court at 303-754-3380 or court@centennialco.gov. Supply the cited person's name, issue date, and summons details. The court can confirm whether it has received the municipal record or whether the matter belongs in another system.
The Centennial Municipal Court File
Centennial Municipal Court shares the Civic Center at 13133 E Arapahoe Road. It hears traffic, animal, municipal-code, and zoning-code violations. The office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A city case remains separate from an ACSO investigative report and from a state case in the 18th Judicial District.
| Court Name | Centennial Municipal Court |
|---|---|
| Case Types Heard | Traffic, animal, municipal, and zoning violations |
| Case Lookup Channel | City court portal, clerk at 303-754-3380, or court@centennialco.gov |
| Timing | ACSO citations may take 7–10 business days |
| Appearance Rule | A document titled SUMMONS cannot be prepaid |
Centennial Court's Monday Schedule
Centennial holds weekly Monday arraignments virtually and provides public live audio. Trials generally follow a second- and fourth-Monday rhythm. The schedule is useful when reading a Centennial docket because a filing date and hearing date need not fall close together. Appearing can add a $30 court cost.
The official Municipal Court page supplies the court image below.
The city portal and clerk are the proper sources for municipal outcomes, while ACSO remains the source for the police report.
How Centennial Records Reach the County
Centennial begins at county altitude because ACSO is its law-enforcement agency. An arrest report stays with the sheriff. A municipal citation moves to the city court. A state felony or misdemeanor moves instead into the 18th Judicial District. Received dispositions may later join fingerprint-supported arrest cycles at CBI.
Record flow: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office for Centennial › city or county court › Colorado Bureau of Investigation
A CBI report can omit tickets, summons-only contacts, or missing dispositions. The deciding court is the authoritative outcome source. Use sheriff records to understand the event and court records to confirm adjudication.
CBI ICHC searches first name, last name, and birth date. Common names can produce more than one separately charged match. Its statewide report can join fingerprint-supported arrests with dispositions received from courts, but it is not a copy of either the ACSO report or Centennial court file. If an outcome is missing, obtain the official disposition from the court before seeking a correction.
Sealing Centennial Municipal Records
Eligible dismissals, acquittals, diversion completions, and deferred nonconvictions can be sealed without added cost under CRS 24-72-705. A municipal conviction generally follows the motion path in CRS 24-72-708 after three years if no disqualifying intervening case exists. Eligibility depends on the record and later history.
A sealing order is not the same as a website deletion request. Courts and criminal-justice custodians must receive and apply the order. Someone reviewing their own Centennial criminal record should keep the signed order and confirm that the affected city, sheriff, court, and CBI entries reflect it.
Centennial's Contract Records History
The city's records model reflects its founding. The incorporation idea emerged at a 1998 pancake breakfast. A later petition gathered more than 2,500 signatures in six hours, and 77 percent voted yes on September 12, 2000. Centennial became official on February 7, 2001. Its first office lease cost $1.
The official city history provides the local image shown below.
Contract governance explains why sheriff policing and city court custody remain distinct today.
Centennial Record Access Rules
CORA, CRS 24-72-201 through 206, governs ordinary Centennial records. CCJRA, CRS 24-72-301 through 309, governs ACSO criminal-justice material. Access is not unlimited. Active investigations, juvenile material, sealed files, victim privacy, court orders, and public-interest findings can restrict production.
Key Statutes:
CORA, CRS 24-72-201 through 206 governs general Centennial city records.
CCJRA, CRS 24-72-301 through 309 controls sheriff criminal-justice files.
CRS 24-72-305.5 requires denial for direct business solicitation.