FAQs • Summit County, CO • CivicEngage

What documents are required to submit to the Sheriff’s Office to initiate service?: Please provide a cover letter (either from your law office or you personally) directing the Sheriff’s Office who to serve, where this person will be located, any contact phone numbers you may have, and work location if applicable. You may also complete and include the “Civil Process Information Sheet”. Remember the more accurate information you provide will increase the probability of successful service. Be sure to include all of your return contact information including mailing address and phone number. The Sheriff’s Office will require the appropriate fees for service be paid in advance. Please include one set of the documents to be served (an additional complete copy is appreciated for our Sheriff’s Office files). A self-addressed, stamped envelope for the Return of Service is also appreciated.

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Sheriff's Office

1. What payment types are accepted?: We accept cash, personal checks, certified checks, money orders, or credit / debit cards. There is an additional processing fee of $3.50 or 3.5% of the transaction on any credit / debit card payments.

2. When will the Sheriff’s Office accept documents to be served?: We accept papers for civil process Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Our office is closed on legal holidays recognized by Summit County.

We accept documents for service of civil process by:

Fax at (970) 453-7329 and email if prior authorization has been received from the civil clerk
Hand delivery to the front office during normal business hours at our physical address:
501 N. Park Ave.
Breckenridge, CO 80424-0210

Mail (either to our P.O. Box for U.S. Postal Delivery or to our physical address for FedEx and UPS):
P.O. Box 210
501 North Park Ave.
Breckenridge, CO 80424-0210

4. What documents are required to submit to the Sheriff’s Office to initiate service?: Please provide a cover letter (either from your law office or you personally) directing the Sheriff’s Office who to serve, where this person will be located, any contact phone numbers you may have, and work location if applicable. You may also complete and include the “Civil Process Information Sheet”. Remember the more accurate information you provide will increase the probability of successful service. Be sure to include all of your return contact information including mailing address and phone number. The Sheriff’s Office will require the appropriate fees for service be paid in advance. Please include one set of the documents to be served (an additional complete copy is appreciated for our Sheriff’s Office files). A self-addressed, stamped envelope for the Return of Service is also appreciated.

5. How will I know that the service has been completed?: Once the Sheriff’s Office has completed civil service or in the event that the service cannot be accomplished, a “Return of Service” or “Return of Non Service” affidavit will be completed, notarized, and mailed back to the person requesting service. It is the responsibility of the requester to provide this affidavit to the appropriate court.

6. What if I overpaid for civil process?: The Sheriff’s Office will issue a refund check once the service is complete that will be attached to the Return of Service document mailed back to you.

7. What if I want to know if the service has been completed?: You may call the Sheriff’s Office Civil Division during business hours to check on the status.

8. What if I only know the Post Office Box Number for the person I want served?: Unfortunately, we cannot serve a Post Office Box. A physical address is required.

9. Where can I find information on upcoming Sheriff Sales?: Notices of Sheriff Sales are published in the Summit County Journal which is published and distributed every Friday. The Notices run for a total of five weeks on consecutive Fridays prior to the sale date. You may also view them online by going to the Summit Daily News website and viewing the “Legals” section.