Search Warrant Process

Search Warrants

• Before submitting any search warrant to the courts the District Attorney's office must first review

  • Locate the correct template from the search warrant pages
  • Follow the instructions in the template to remove what isn't needed from the template
  • All submissions should be sent to warrants@co.larimer.co.us and the DA Office will respond within 5 business hours
  • After DA Office approval, follow the steps on the court’s e-warrant coversheet and email the search warrant to larimercourts@judicial.state.co.us and cc DA office at warrants@co.larimer.co.us
  • A court cover sheet, search warrant, and affidavit are needed for submission the court
  • Search warrants do not need to be notarized; the Judge will call to swear officer in

Urgent Search Warrants

• Follow the first three steps above and then do the following

  • Mark urgent on the Court's e-warrant coversheet and on the email to the DA Office.
  • Mark urgent only when law enforcement is ready to take action on the search warrant at the time it is submitted, not at later date
  • State why it is urgent in the body of the email
  • Search warrants do not need to be notarized; the Judge will call to swear officer in
  • During business hours (8am -5pm Monday through Friday)  call (970) 498-7200 and tell our office you submitted an urgent search warrant
  • After-hours urgent search warrants, call the on-call DA (970) 214-5500