Self-Help & General Resources
Jury Information
As a resident of Denver County, you may receive a summons for jury duty. There are two different types of juries that you may be asked to serve on: a trial jury and a grand jury.
Trial Jury Summons
The most common summons you may receive is to serve as a juror for a trial proceeding. The trial jury consists of twelve members for a felony and six for a misdemeanor. The jury listens to the facts in criminal cases and determines whether a person accused of a crime is guilty or not guilty of the crime charged. Jury trials take place in open court in the presence of the judge, the jury, the defendant, the attorneys for both sides, and the general public.
The jury summons itself provides all the necessary information about where and when to report for jury duty. All summonses come through the US Postal Service. You will never receive a phone call regarding a summons or a missed summons.
If you have questions about the summons, please contact the jury commissioner at 303-606-2305 or denverjury@judicial.state.co.us. Do not contact the Denver District Attorney’s Office as we do not have this information.
Trial Jury FAQs:
www.courts.state.co.us/Jury/FAQs.cfm
Trial Juror Information
- www.denvercountycourt.org/jurors/
- www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/County/Jury.cfm?County_ID=3
- www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/jury/video/ColoradoJuror.mp4
Grand Jury Summons
Denver residents may also receive a summons for a grand jury.
A summons for grand jury has requirements that must be completed upon receipt of the summons, whether or not you believe you should serve. The summons directs you to complete and return a grand juror questionnaire within ten days after receipt of the summons.
Grand juries consist of twelve members and ordinarily meet once every two weeks and serve for a period of twelve months. Grand jury service may be extended for a period not to exceed eighteen months in total.
A grand jury has the responsibility to investigate and consider the evidence presented to determine whether probable cause exists to return an indictment against a person. An indictment is the grand jury’s formal written accusation charging the accused person or persons with one or more crimes. When an indictment is returned against an accused person, that person then becomes a defendant and will be given the opportunity to plead guilty or not guilty to the indictment. If a plea of "not guilty" is entered, the defendant will then be required to stand trial in open court, either before a trial jury or before the court. In short, the grand jury determines whether a person should be formally charged with a crime by indictment and thereby brought to trial.
If you have questions concerning your grand jury service, you may contact the Denver District Attorney’s Office at 720-913-9015 or GrandJury@denverda.org
General Resources
Abuse & Protection
Adult Abuse or Neglect Hotline 720-944-2994
Child Abuse Neglect Hotline 844-264-5437
Adult Protective Service Intake: 720-944-3000
Domestic Violence Resources Hotline: 1 (800) 799-7233
Family Tree Colorado Hotline: 303-420-6752
Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence 800-799-7233
Project Safeguard 720-618-3482
Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Area Agency on Aging 303-480-6700
Center for Trauma and Resilience 303 894-8000 (English) (303-718-8289 Spanish)
Nursing Home/Long-term Care Resident Abuse
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program 303-455-1000
Nursing Home/Long-Term Locator 303-455-1000
Seniors’ Resource Center 303-238-8151
Senior Law Handbook Colorado Bar Association
Network of Care – List of providers
Persons with Disabilities Resources
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Assistance Phone: 303-866-6010
Social Security Disability Benefits
Colorado Department of Human Services/DDS
Denver Department of Human Services/Disability Services 720-944-3666
Colorado Department of Human Services, Aging & Disability Resources for Colorado (ADRC) 844-265-2372
Programs for Individuals with Physical or Developmental Disabilities
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF)
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Care Program (HCP) 303-692-2370
Disability Law Colorado 303-722-0300
Mental Health Center of Denver 303-722-0300
The ARC of Colorado 303-864-9334
Child Support Enforcement Assistance 720-944-2960
Immigrant & Refugee Assistance
African Community Center 303-399-4500
Catholic Charities of Denver 303-742-4971
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition 303-922-3344
Colorado Legal Services (303) 866-9366
Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs 720-913-8471
Denver Immigration Legal Aid & Pro Bono Services Metro Volunteer Lawyers 303-860-1115
Colorado Lawyers Committee 303-894-6366
American Immigration Lawyers Association Colorado Chapter: 303-757-3334
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains: 303-980-5400
Muslim Family Services 303-298-8776
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network of Westminster, CO 303-433-2812
Inmate Information
Denver City Jail 720-337-0200
Denver County Jail : 720-913-3600
Jail/Prison Inmate Locators 720-913-3600
Colorado Department of Corrections
Adult Parole Supervision Division – Denver (DOC) 303-763-2420
Parole Board 719-583-5800
Probation 303-607-7000
Parole 720-913-8300
Public Defender’s Office 303-620-4999
Civil Rights, Employment, Housing
Civil Rights Complaints 303-894-2997 Espanol: 720-432-4294
Civil/Small Claims Court/Traffic Division (County Court) 720-865-7840
Child Support Enforcement Assistance 720-944-2960
Colorado Civil Rights Division- Intake 303-894-2997 Espanol: 720-432-4294
Concealed Weapon Permits 720-913-6836
Denver City Government Services Call 311
Denver Health & Human Services 720-944-3666
Legal Assistance
Colorado Bar Association 303-860-1115
Colorado Public Defender’s Office 303-620-4999
Colorado Legal Services/Legal Aid 303-837-1313
Pro Se Resource Center—Denver County Court (civil) 720-865-8440
Room 280 A, Denver City & County Building
Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center 303-295-2001
LINC (Legal Information Network of Colorado) 720-583-2929
Colorado Bar Association 303-824-5323
Disability Law Colorado-Denver Office (civil) 1-800-288-1376
University of Denver Student Law Office (misdemeanor offenses only) 303-871-6140
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment (CDLE)
Identity Theft
Denver District Attorney’s Office Fraud Hotline 720-913-9179
Denver Police – File a report
Colorado Attorney General’s Office 800-222-4444
Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) 1-855-443-3489
Federal Trade Commission 877-438-4338
Fraud Prevention Tips and Resources Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Criminal Background Checks 303-239-4208
Denver Office of Independent Monitor 720-913-3306
Crime Report
Crime Stoppers—Anonymous Tips 720-913-7867 TEXT: 274637, then title DMCS & enter your message.
Denver Police Department Help Lines
Gang Hotline 720-913-1339
Graffiti (Report) Hotline
Text 311 or call 720-913-1311
LGBTQ Assistance
Hate Crimes Hotline 720-913-6458
LGBTQ Safe Place Program 720-913-2800
Sex Offender Hotline 720-913-6511
ONE Colorado 303-396-6170
Denver Police Department SafePlace 720-913-2800
Denver Police Hate Crimes hotline: 720-913-6458
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN) 303-444-2424
The Center on Colfax 303-733-7743
Safe2Tell 877-542-7233
National Human Trafficking Hotline 888-373-7888
Legal Assistance
Colorado Bar Association—Referrals (civil & criminal) 303-860-1115
Colorado Public Defender’s Office—Denver (criminal) 303-620-4999
Colorado Legal Services/Legal Aid (low income) (civil) 303-837-1313
Pro Se Resource Center—Denver County Court (civil) Room 280 A, Denver City & County Building 720-865-8440
Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center 303-295-2001
LINC (Legal Information Network of Colorado) 720-583-2929 (Help Line)
Disability Law Colorado-Denver Office (civil) 303-722-0300 or 1-800-288-1376
University of Denver Student Law Office (misdemeanor offenses only) 303-871-6140
Emergency Needs Assistance
Mile High United Way Call 211
Denver Police Department Emergency: 911 Non-Emergency: 720-913-2000
Assistance for Unhoused Persons
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless 303-293-2217
Denver Health & Human Services 720-944-3666
Sealing Criminal Records
Credit Reporting Agencies
Annual Credit Reports 877-322-8228
Equifax 800-525-6285
Trans Union 800-680-7289
Consumer Fraud /ID Theft Hotlines
Denver District Attorney’s Office Fraud Hotline 720-913-9179
Stop Fraud Colorado 800-222-4444
Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) 855-443-3489
Criminal Background Checks 303-239-4208
Denver Office of Independent Monitor 720-913-3306
Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) 855-443-3489
Denver Police Department Emergency 911 Non-Emergency: 720-913-2000
Veteran Services
Volunteers of America Bill Daniels Veteran Services Center 720-501-3367
Colorado Department of Military and Veteran Affairs 720-398-7157.
City & County of Denver Veteran Services 720-944-3500
Veterans Administration—Benefits 303-914-5763
Veterans Administration—Community Resource & Referral Center 720-501-3367
Volunteers of America—Back Home (SSVF) 720-501-3368
Volunteers of America—Women Veterans Program Referral Lines: 720-663-0471 or 720-501-3369
Behavioral Health University of Denver 303-871-7942
University of Denver Law—Veteran Advocacy Project 303-660-6421
Colorado Bar Association Lawyers for Colorado Veterans Legal Clinic 303-824-5323
Financial Health Institute 303-204-3144
The Mission Continues 720-507-0612
Metro Veterans Upward Bound (Metro State University of Denver) 303-556-3305/3024
Honor Bell Foundation 303-717-6974
Volunteers of America—Women Veterans Program Referral Lines: 720-663-0471 or 720-501-3369