Gunnison County Attorney's Office

Gunnison County Attorney's Office

David Baumgarten

County Attorney

The County Attorney’s Office provides legal counsel to the Board of County Commissioners of Gunnison County, all elected Gunnison County officials, and various Gunnison County Departments, including but not limited to, Administration, Alternative Services, Assessor, Clerk, Coroner, Gunnison/Crested Butte Regional Airport, Housing Authority, Human Services, Library, Planning Department, Public Health, Public Works, Sheriff and Treasurer.

The County Attorney also represents various County Boards and Commissions, such as the Board of Adjustments, Board of Appeals, Environmental Health Board, Library Board, Health & Human Services Board, Planning Commission, and Weed Commission.

Please note, by law we are not allowed to give legal advice to the general public.

Public Open Records Requests

On 9/7/2010, the Board of County Commissioners formally adopted guidelines for handling requests for public records to include the wait time for inspection of records and the County’s ability to charge fees for staff time spent in researching and retrieving public records in response to a request.  The uniform procedure for handling requests for public records, deemed modified by additional or new language added to the Colorado Public Records Act C.R.S 24-72-201 et seq, simplifies the process for County personnel and provides more efficient responses to the public.

• Click here to view/print the adopted policy (PDF format).
• Click here to view/print the Public Records Request form in PDF format.
• Click here to view/print the Public Records Request form in Word format.

Other Resources

	Gunnison Combined Courts 200 E. Virginia Avenue Gunnison, CO 81230 Phone: 970-641-3500 Fax: 970-641-6876 Website The Gunnison Combined (District and County) Courts are part of the Seventh Judical District and are located in Gunnison, Colorado. Gunnison is the home of Western State College and offers many recreational opportunities in the surrounding mountains. Crested Butte and the Crested Butte ski area are approximately 40 miles north of Gunnison. The address of the Gunnison County Courthouse is 200 East Virginia Ave. The court clerk's office and courtrooms are located on the second floor along with the probation office and the community service office. The court employs a district judge, a part-time county judge, a court reporter, the clerk of court, four deputy clerks, a probation officer and an alternative service coordinator and secretary.
	7th Judicial District - Jury Commissioner 1200 N. Grand Avenue, Bin A Montrose, CO 81401 Phone: 970-252-4314 Fax: 970-252-4313 Toll Free: 877-367-5879 Website This website offers general information related to Jury Duty and the Jury Commissioner's office. The current Jury Commissioner is Penny Wagner.
	Colorado State Judicial Branch Office of the State Court Administrator 1301 Pennsylvania, Ste. #300 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: 303-861-1111 Colorado State Supreme Court 2 E. 14th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 Website The Colorado Judicial Branch joins the Legislative and Executive branches to form the government for the State of Colorado. The Judicial Branch is charged with two responsibilities: resolving disputes and supervising offenders on probation. The Branch includes the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals, and district and county courts, served by 262 justices and judges in 22 judicial districts across the state (excluding 17 Denver county court judges). Municipal courts are not part of the state system. There are also seven water courts, one in each of the major river basins.
	7th Judicial District - District Attorney Montrose Office (main location) 1200 North Grand Montrose, CO 81401 Phone: 970-252-4260 Delta Office 501 Palmer Delta, CO 81416 Phone: 970-874-2085 Gunnison Office 200 E. Virginia Gunnison, CO 81230 Phone: 641-5138 Telluride 305 W. Colorado Avenue Telluride, CO 81435 Phone: 970-728-4381 Website Each of the twenty-four judicial districts in the State of Colorado has an Office of the District Administrator. In the Seventh Judicial District, the District Administrator's office is located in the Montrose County Justice Center. The 7th Judicial District is comprised of Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties.
	Colorado Legal Services - Gunnison Office 200 E. Virginia Avenue Gunnison, CO 81230 Phone: 970-641-3023 Fax: 970-641-3023 (call before sending fax) Toll Free: 800-521-6968 Website This site provides help for low-income Coloradans seeking civil legal information such as: self-help legal information, where to find no or low-cost legal help and whether you qualify for that help, information about the courts and more! Go to this site for referrals to information about criminal and traffic matters.
	Colorado Legal Forms Website This site is intended to assist you to learn about Colorado Rules & Laws, case filing requirements, available services in Colorado & general information to assist you in representing yourself in court matters.
	Gunnison/Hinsdale County Department of Health and Human Services 225 N. Pine Street Gunnison, CO 81230 Phone: 970-641-3244 Website The Gunnison and Hinsdale County Department of Human Services seeks to promote the health and wefare of our communities through the provision of various supportive and primary services.  We are a County administered and State supervised system of care.

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