Court portal, certified copy fees, and expungement laws for Colorado
In Colorado, an eviction (forcible entry and detainer) case is filed and decided in the County Court for the county where the rental sits, and those records are reachable from anywhere through a single statewide system. There is no patchwork of county-by-county websites to chase down: the judiciary publishes case data through Colorado Integrated Courts e-Filing (ICCES), so a landlord, tenant, or screening company in Denver can pull a Pueblo or Mesa County file without leaving their desk.
The harder reality is what happens to that record afterward. Colorado has no statutory right to expunge or seal an eviction record, which means a filing can linger in the public index and surface on tenant-screening reports for years. That single fact shapes everything below: how you search, how you read a result, and why both sides need to treat an eviction entry with care. Throughout this state the average rent of roughly $1,476 keeps screening stakes high for renters and owners alike.
Start with the statewide path. Because Colorado offers statewide online access, you do not need to know which courthouse the case sits in before you search. Open ICCES, the Colorado Integrated Courts e-Filing system, and query by party name or case number; results span County Courts across all 64 counties. For an eviction, look under the County Court civil docket, where forcible entry and detainer (FED) matters are filed.
If you need a certified or stamped copy for a lease file, a dispute, or a court submission, request it from the County Court clerk in the county that heard the case. Certified copies run $0.25 per page. For older matters that may not appear fully online, the clerk of that county court remains the authoritative source for the complete paper file.
The most common mistake is treating any eviction entry as proof the tenant lost. A filing is not a judgment. A County Court case can be dismissed, settled, decided for the tenant, or resolved when the renter cures the default and stays. The line that matters is the disposition: look for whether judgment entered for the landlord (possession and/or money), whether the case was dismissed, or whether it is still pending.
Check the parties, the property address, and the filing date so you are not reading a different person with a similar name. A pending case shows only that a complaint was filed, nothing more. In Colorado, where many FED cases are resolved short of a possession order, the disposition field is the difference between a real adverse outcome and a case that went nowhere.
Colorado does not provide a statutory eviction-record sealing or expungement remedy. Practically, that means an FED case can remain visible in the public court index and on tenant-screening reports long after it closes. Landlords should not assume an old record will quietly disappear, and tenants should not expect to erase one.
For anyone screening applicants, two rules govern. First, the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires accuracy and adverse-action notices when a third-party screening report drives a denial. Second, because Colorado has no sealing statute, do not deny on a bare filing alone verify the disposition, weigh dismissals and settlements differently from possession judgments, and apply criteria consistently. A filing with no judgment against the tenant is weak grounds for rejection.
Because Colorado has no eviction-sealing law, a tenant cannot file a routine motion to expunge an FED record the way some states permit. The realistic levers are narrower. If a case was dismissed, decided in your favor, or resolved by settlement, make sure the court record reflects that disposition accurately a corrected or completed docket entry is the strongest defense against a misleading screening report.
If a screening company reports the case wrong such as listing a dismissed case as a judgment FCRA gives you the right to dispute the entry directly with that company and demand correction. Keep your court paperwork: a stamped dismissal or a certified copy at $0.25 per page from the County Court clerk is the evidence that resolves most disputes.
This guide was prepared by the Eviction Risk Map research team using public information from the Colorado Judicial Branch and its statewide Colorado Integrated Courts e-Filing (ICCES) system; Colorado has no eviction-record expungement or sealing statute as of this review. It is general information, not legal advice consult a Colorado attorney or the County Court clerk for your specific case. Last reviewed June 2026.
Search the statewide Colorado Integrated Courts e-Filing system (ICCES) by party name or case number; eviction (forcible entry and detainer) cases appear under the County Court civil docket. For a certified copy or an older file, contact the County Court clerk in the county where the case was filed.
Yes. Eviction cases heard in Colorado County Courts are part of the public court record and are searchable statewide online through ICCES. Anyone, including landlords and tenant-screening companies, can view them, which is why an old filing can keep surfacing on rental applications.
No. Colorado has no statutory right to expunge or seal an eviction record, so an FED case can remain in the public index indefinitely. A tenant's best options are ensuring the court accurately reflects a dismissal or favorable outcome and disputing any inaccurate entry on a screening report under the FCRA.
Certified copies from the County Court clerk run $0.25 per page in Colorado. You request them from the clerk of the county court that handled the case; the total depends on the number of pages in the file you need certified.
Court portal information sourced from the Colorado court administrative office official website. Expungement laws from published Colorado statutes (see citations above). Last updated July 14, 2026. For informational purposes only, not legal advice.
