Teller County Clerk of Court
The Colorado Judicial Branch judges-and-staff page lists Sheila Griffin as Clerk of Court and Jury Commissioner for Teller County. The clerk office supports Teller County Combined Court at the Teller County Courthouse in Cripple Creek. It is the local contact for case questions, filings, court records, jury questions, and clerk functions tied to district and county court. The official Teller court page routes general case questions to tellerclerkgeneral@judicial.state.co.us or 719-689-7360.
This distinction matters. The Teller County Clerk of Court is not the elected Teller County Clerk and Recorder. The Clerk and Recorder, Stephanie Kees, handles recording, marriage licenses, motor vehicles, elections, and Board of County Commissioners records. Court case files, divorce cases, probate cases, traffic cases, criminal cases, and civil court files belong with the Colorado Judicial Branch clerk system.
Teller County Clerk of Court
Clerk: Sheila Griffin
101 West Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
719-689-7360
tellerclerkgeneral@judicial.state.co.us
Teller Court Record Channels
There is no Teller-only county-built database for full case files. The first public channel is the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search. It can be filtered by judicial district, county, courthouse, court type, division, date range, case number parts, party, business, attorney name, and attorney bar number. At least one filter in addition to date is required. Dockets are useful for settings and case events, but they do not replace a certified copy or full case-document request.
The second channel is direct clerk contact. Use the Teller Clerk of Court for older, restricted, non-digitized, or copy-specific files. The third channel is the Colorado Judicial Branch record/document request form. The court may contact a requester for proof of identification, party status, attorney status, or a court order when a requested record is not open to the general public.
Case type determines what the clerk can locate. District court files may include felony, civil, domestic relations, juvenile, probate, mental health, and county-court appeal matters. County court files may include misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, protection orders, lower-dollar civil cases, and felony complaints before bind-over. Municipal citations from Woodland Park or Cripple Creek may not be in the state court file unless the citation was written into Teller County Combined Court.
- In person at Teller County Courthouse for local clerk counter questions.
- Phone or email for Teller case questions and routing.
- Statewide docket search for public settings and docket events.
- Record/document request form for copies and research requests.
- Colorado Judicial Online Payment System for fines, fees, costs, and restitution.
Request Certified Court Copies
A certified copy is a court copy authenticated by the clerk for official use. Certified decrees, orders, letters, judgments, and dispositions are often required for agencies, title issues, employment licensing, name changes, or proof of case outcome. Online docket information is not the same as a certified copy. If the record is sealed, juvenile, confidential, or contains protected data, the clerk may redact, deny, or require proof before release.
- Identify the case number from the docket search, citation, notice, decree, or prior paperwork.
- List the party names, approximate filing year, court type, and requested document.
- Submit the request through the Judicial Branch form, by clerk contact, or at the courthouse counter.
- Ask whether the copy must be certified and whether payment is due before processing.
- Use the copy only after checking that the name, case number, seal, and certification are correct.
Records Request Fields
A strong court-record request gives the clerk enough information to identify the file without guessing. If the case number is missing, include party names, business names, attorney names, approximate filing date, court level, and record type. For traffic and criminal cases, ticket numbers, charge details, and date of birth may help. For probate or divorce cases, the estate name, protected person, or former spouse names may matter.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | No, but strongly helpful | Use year, class, and sequence if known. |
| Party names | Yes | Include full names and business names if applicable. |
| Document type | Yes | Examples include decree, order, disposition, letters, judgment, or docket sheet. |
| Court location | Helpful | Use Teller County Courthouse or 4th Judicial District when known. |
| Certification need | Yes if official use | Say whether a certified copy is required. |
| Delivery method | Yes | State pickup, mail, or electronic response if offered. |
Clerk Fees and Payments
Court filing fees and copy charges are controlled by the Colorado Judicial Branch fee list and clerk practice, not by the county recording fee page. Teller collections information is published through the 4th Judicial District. In-person collections payments for Teller County are handled at 101 West Bennett Avenue, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pay-by-phone for Teller collections is listed as 719-689-7360, Option 3.
Accepted in-person payment types for Teller courthouse payments include check, cash, money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, and Apple Pay. Online payment for eligible fines, fees, costs, and restitution uses the Colorado Judicial Online Payment System. If full payment is not possible on the day of sentencing, the 4th Judicial District payments page directs users to a payment-plan application and notes an annual processing fee for cases on a plan.
Collections and court-copy questions should stay with the judicial branch. Recording fees from the county Clerk and Recorder do not control certified decrees, criminal dispositions, probate letters, or docket-copy requests. When a case has fines, restitution, costs, or fees, the Colorado Judicial Online Payment System can search by county plus case number, ticket number, name, or date of birth where the payment system supports that search.
| Item | Where to confirm |
|---|---|
| Court filing fees | Colorado Judicial Branch fee list |
| Certified court copies | Teller Clerk of Court before ordering |
| Fines, costs, fees, restitution | Colorado Judicial Online Payment System or Teller collections |
| Payment plans | 4th Judicial District collections and payments page |
Public Access Limits
Court records are governed by CJD 05-01 and the Colorado Judicial Branch Access Guide to Public Records. CORA rules may apply to county-government records, but court case files follow judicial-branch access policy. Juvenile records, sealed cases, adoption records, mental health matters, financial identifiers, Social Security numbers, protected addresses, and medical information are not ordinary public records. The sealed-case search only confirms some automatic conviction sealing for defendants under C.R.S. 13-3-117.
The clerk may release a docket entry while withholding an underlying document, or may provide a redacted copy when protected identifiers appear in a filing. Parties and attorneys may have access that the public does not. A requester who cannot prove party status may need a court order for some materials. For sealed or expunged records, the public record may show little or nothing even when a file still exists for authorized agencies.
For county recording, marriage, elections, motor vehicles, and county CORA records, use the Teller County Clerk and Recorder. For court filings, docket events, certified decrees, probate letters, criminal dispositions, and traffic case documents, use the Clerk of Court. Mixing those offices can delay a record request.