What Are Archuleta County Court Dockets
A court docket is the court's public schedule and event list for a case or hearing date. In Archuleta County, docket information can show the case number, party name, hearing date, time, hearing type, court, judge or administrator, charge or violation text, and whether an appearance is telephonic. It is most useful for confirming a hearing or tracking the next event. It is not a full document repository and usually does not include pleadings, exhibits, financial details, or a certified order.
Archuleta County dockets split by court. District Court and County Court are part of Colorado's state court system in the 6th Judicial District. Pagosa Springs Municipal Court is a local town court for municipal traffic, parking, animal, code, ordinance, and misdemeanor matters. If a case is a county or district court case, the municipal court directs users to Archuleta County/District Court at 970-264-8160.
How to Find Archuleta County Dockets Online
The main state-court docket channel is the Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search. The tool is statewide, so Archuleta County users should narrow by the 6th Judicial District, Archuleta County, or Archuleta County Courthouse. The search requires a date or date range plus at least one more filter. The page also displays current court notices above the form, which can matter during closures, fraud alerts, or operational changes.
- Open the Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search.
- Select Archuleta County, Archuleta County Courthouse, or the 6th Judicial District.
- Enter the hearing date or date range and at least one additional filter.
- Use a case number, party name, or attorney information if the form provides that field.
- Review the hearing time, court location, case number, hearing type, and appearance notes.
The assigned manifest row for the docket search itself failed capture, so no image is inserted for that row. The researched URL remains the official state docket search path.
Sample Archuleta County Docket Entry
Pagosa Springs Municipal Court provided the clearest sample docket inventory in the research. Its public PDF for July 13, 2026, showed a Town of Pagosa Springs Municipal Court header, Municipal Court Judge Anthony D. Edwards, Court Administrator Candace E. Dzielak, docket date, generation timestamp, page number, time blocks, party names, case numbers, hearing types, charges, and citation or report references. Some entries were marked TELEPHONIC, and some juvenile-related entries included "With Parent or Guardian."
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Docket Date | The hearing date for the public docket, such as Monday, July 13, 2026. |
| Time | Scheduled time blocks such as 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 1:45 p.m. |
| Party Name | The public name listed for the case or hearing. |
| Case Number | Municipal formats observed in research, including 26MT162, 26MT220, and 26MP059. |
| Hearing Type | Examples include Arraignment, Pre-Trial Readiness, and Restitution Status Hearing. |
| Violation or Charge | Traffic and municipal text such as speeding, careless driving, unsafe backing, or parking violations. |
| Citation / Report | References such as AC260054, P26-0245, Cit. 30248, or Cit. 4019. |
| Appearance Note | Telephonic notation or parent/guardian notation where shown. |
Archuleta County Courts With Dockets
Colorado's court hierarchy explains why a docket search may need more than one court source. The 6th Judicial District includes Archuleta, La Plata, and San Juan counties. District Court handles felony, civil, domestic relations, juvenile, probate, mental health, and some appeal matters. County Court handles misdemeanor, traffic, infractions, small claims, and lower civil matters. Municipal Court is local to the Town of Pagosa Springs.
- Archuleta County District Court dockets cover district-level state cases at the Archuleta County Courthouse.
- Archuleta County Court dockets cover county court misdemeanor, traffic, infraction, small claims, and county civil settings.
- Pagosa Springs Municipal Court dockets cover municipal traffic, ordinance, parking, animal, code, and town misdemeanor cases.
- Colorado Court of Appeals dockets are separate from trial court dockets and apply after an appeal is filed.
The Colorado courts livestreaming directory was the successful image assigned to this docket page and is part of the Colorado Judicial Branch court access ecosystem.
Livestream availability does not replace the docket search because the docket is still the source for case numbers, hearing times, and court settings.
Archuleta Docket vs Case Record
A docket and a full case record answer different questions. The docket tells a reader what is scheduled or what event has been logged. The full case record contains the documents behind those events, such as complaints, orders, motions, disposition and sentence orders, registers of action, divorce decrees, probate letters, or traffic tickets. For full case documents, use the Colorado Judicial Record/Document Request Form or contact the Clerk of Court.
| Topic | Docket | Full Case Record |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Track hearings and event entries | Review the filed court documents |
| Access | Often available as a search result or municipal PDF | Requested from the Clerk of Court or official form |
| Common Fields | Date, time, party, case number, hearing type | Pleadings, orders, ROA, disposition, sentence, decree, letters |
| Certification | Not a certified copy | Certified or exemplified copies may be ordered for a fee |
Read Archuleta County Docket Terms
Docket terms are short labels. Arraignment is the first formal hearing where a defendant is advised of the charge and enters a plea. Pre-Trial Readiness is a setting used before trial to review readiness, plea status, or unresolved issues. Restitution Status Hearing relates to payment or calculation of restitution. TELEPHONIC means the court marked a phone appearance for that entry, but parties should not assume remote appearance unless the court has authorized it.
For state court, the Archuleta County court page says court may be held by audio/visual device and in person, but parties should appear in person at the courthouse unless previously authorized to appear by telephone or Webex. For municipal court, the researched sample showed some telephonic entries, while the Municipal Court page states it conducts court on the 2nd and 4th Mondays and Tuesdays of every month.
Note: A docket can show a hearing, but a notice, summons, or clerk instruction controls appearance details.
Pagosa Municipal Docket Actions
Pagosa Springs Municipal Court adds local details that do not appear in the statewide court hierarchy. The court is at 551 Hot Springs Blvd. in Pagosa Springs, with main phone 970-264-4151. The researched court contacts include Court Administrator Candace Dzielak at 970-585-8732, Court Clerk Emily Remmert at 970-585-8734, Court Clerk Meghan Sheridan at 970-585-8735, fax 970-264-4076, and Municipal Prosecutor Clayton M. Buchner at extension 257. Those contacts are specific to municipal traffic, parking, animal, code, ordinance, and town misdemeanor dockets.
Municipal docket entries can lead to payment or appearance steps. The Pagosa Springs traffic and court payment page states that online payments are currently unavailable. Phone payment is handled by calling Court Clerk Emily Remmert at 970-585-8734 for debit or credit card payment. Mail payments go to Pagosa Springs Municipal Court, P.O. Box 1859, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147, with name, case number, and/or citation number included. In-person payment is made at Town Hall, and checks are payable to Town of Pagosa Springs.
| Municipal Docket Detail | Use |
|---|---|
| Case number | Use it when calling, mailing payment, or matching a docket entry to a notice. |
| Citation or report number | Use it for traffic and ordinance payment references. |
| Hearing type | Shows whether the setting is arraignment, readiness, restitution, or another event. |
| Telephonic note | Confirms only the notation shown on that docket entry, not a general right to appear by phone. |