Boulder County · elected office · BCSO
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
“The Sheriff’s Office operates primarily in unincorporated Boulder County for patrol and law enforcement, but also provides countywide services in areas such as emergency response, drug investigations, and the jail.” source as of 2026-10-30
Who runs it
AI-read · unreviewed read by a model from the city's pages, the Charter, the code and the budget books; every quote checked against its saved source; not reviewed by a person. Hover a source for its words.Researcher's note: Inside the City of Boulder, patrol is the Boulder Police Department's; the Sheriff patrols unincorporated Boulder County and, by contract, Lyons, Nederland and Superior. City residents use the Sheriff for the jail, concealed handgun permits, and countywide emergency services. Non-emergency dispatch: 303-441-4444 (Communications Center, same page). The Records Requests portal link carries a session id, so it is left out of services.
- Head
- Curtis Johnson, Sheriff (elected) as of 2026-10-30 source source as of 2026-10-30
- Answers to
- electorate. The Sheriff is elected countywide (at-large) by Boulder County voters and sets policy for the office; the Board of County Commissioners sets the office's budget. source source as of 2026-10-30
- Contact
- 303-441-3600 · bcso@bouldercounty.gov · 5600 Flatiron Parkway Boulder, CO 80301 · Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. · contact page source as of 2026-10-30
Boards and commissions it staffs
not recorded for the county layer
Divisions
in the city's own words; heads only where an official source names them- Administration
“The mission of the Administration Division of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is to keep and preserve the peace in the county, enforce provisions of county ordinances, coordinate emergency services, maintain the Boulder County Jail, provide overall direction, review operations, and oversee financial planning and budget management.” source source page - Operations
“The Operations Division is one of the most visible divisions of the Sheriff’s Office, as it encompasses the sections of the organization which the public is most likely to have contact: patrol, animal protection services, and detectives.” source page - Support Services
“The division is made up of four sections: Communications, Records, Sheriff’s Computer Support, and the Radio Shop.” source page - Jail
“The jail houses inmates of all security levels, from maximum to minimum including work release inmates.” source source page - Office of Disaster Management
“The name has changed to the Office of Disaster Management for the City of Boulder and Boulder County.” source source source page