Welcome to the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office website.
The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office has been serving its citizens and visitors since it was created by the Colorado Legislature in 1889. Montezuma County is approximately 2,000 square miles in size, located in the southwest corner of Colorado where the San Juan Mountains meet the mesas and canyons of the high desert. The county seat is Cortez where the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office and the Montezuma County Detention Center are located at 730 East Driscoll Street. The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office substation is located at 420 Central Avenue in Dolores.
The 72 members of the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office along with our civilian volunteers, are dedicated public safety professionals who value the importance of public service and a duty to our citizens, communities and visitors, by providing knowledgeable, responsible, respectful, caring and professional service. The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office provides enforcement, proactive crime prevention, and many other public safety services through our Patrol Division, Detective Division, Detentions Division, Judicial Security, Pre-Trial Services, Records Division and Administrative Services Section.
The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office website is designed to provide public information and assistance when needed, and is continually updated and expanded. Enjoy our great county safely and all it has to offer with the many outdoor recreational opportunities, communities, history, cultures and yearly events. We are here to protect and serve.
Steven D. Nowlin, Sheriff
Montezuma County, Colorado
Finger Prints
Notice of change in "FINGERPRINT POLICY" Effective April 22, 2013, fingerprints will now be done on Thursdays from 07:30 - 4:00 p.m. Fingerprints will not be done on any other day except those mentioned.
