Clear Creek County DUI Bail Information

Clear Creek County posts bond electronically more often than in person, and that single fact changes how fast a defendant gets out of the Georgetown jail. The Sheriff's Office runs bonds through a CJIS-compliant system called Delivery Slip, built precisely because so many defendants and their families live nowhere near Georgetown and can't just drive over with cash.

Here's how it actually works. The full bond amount goes into the inmate's Bail Bond Trust account first, paid through AllPaid (formerly GovPayNet) online or by phone. Once the funds land, the payer emails detentions@clearcreeksheriff.us to flag the deposit. Jail staff then sends a Delivery Slip invitation, and the payer has to scan and submit a state-issued photo ID, front and back, through that secure channel. Staff prepares the bond paperwork, sends it over, and the payer signs it (electronically, or by printing, signing, and scanning it back). Only then does release begin.

Colorado law backs a hard deadline on the other end: under C.R.S. §16-4-102, the Sheriff's Office has to release someone within six hours of the bond being posted. The clock starts the moment the jail actually has both the funds and the completed paperwork in hand — not when the payment initiates. If that six-hour window gets blown, ask for a Bond Complaint Form on the way out; the jail provides one specifically so a violation can be documented.

Standard bond schedules give a rough sense of what to expect going in. A misdemeanor DUI or DWAI first or second offense without injury typically runs $500 to $1,000. Felony DUI — meaning three or more prior convictions under C.R.S. §42-4-1301 — escalates fast, often landing anywhere from $2,000 to $50,000 depending on flight risk and criminal history. A bail bondsman's fee is typically 10 to 15 percent of the total bond amount and is non-refundable, on top of whatever the bond itself costs.

Getting to the jail in person requires knowing Georgetown's layout, not just its address. The facility sits at 405 Argentine Street, with a P.O. Box 2000 mailing address, and it's recognizable by its green roof at the corner of Argentine and 6th. Coming off I-70, take Exit 228, work through the roundabout to the first right onto Argentine, follow it to the T-intersection, turn left onto 6th, then immediately right to stay on Argentine. The Sheriff's Office parking lot is on the right; access is up the stairs to the double doors.

The administrative lobby only keeps hours Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Show up on a Friday, a weekend, or any evening, and there's no staffed front desk. Instead, walk into the vestibule and find the phone mounted on the wall next to the vending machines — it auto-dials the jail's control room, and a deputy will buzz you in or come meet you once you identify yourself.

To confirm someone is actually in custody, the Sheriff's Office doesn't run its own public roster. Search VINElink.com (select Colorado, then Clear Creek County) or call the toll-free VINE line at 888-263-8463. VINE data can lag by up to two hours, though, so calling the booking desk directly at (303) 679-2376 during business hours, or non-emergency dispatch at (303) 980-7300 after hours, is often faster for a real-time answer.

Once someone's out, mail has to go to P.O. Box 518, Georgetown, CO 80444 — not the street address, which can get returned or delayed — and everything gets inspected. Personal checks aren't accepted for inmate funds; use money orders, cashier's checks, or the Access Corrections kiosk in the lobby.