Baca County Sheriff

What Baca County Sheriff does

Baca County Sheriff is a law enforcement department of Baca County, Colorado, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado headquartered at the Baca County Courthouse, 741 Main Street, Suite 3, Springfield, Colorado. The county was formed in 1887 when the Colorado Legislature split the eastern portion of Las Animas County, and today comprises six incorporated towns — Campo, Pritchett, Springfield, Two Buttes, Vilas, and Walsh — covering the southeastern corner of Colorado. The Sheriff's Office provides policing and jail visitation services and is one of multiple departments within the broader county government structure, which also includes the Assessor, Clerk and Recorder (handling elections, driver's licenses, and motor vehicle registration), County Commissioners, Courts, Emergency Management, Human Services, Public Health, Treasurer, and Economic Development.

The county operates a government CMS website (bacacountyco.gov) with an ongoing WCAG levels A and AA ADA compliance program, progress report dated 6/27/2024. Service delivery is multichannel: in-person at the courthouse and Voter Service and Polling Center (M–F 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with Saturday hours during elections), a 24-hour drive-up drop box for ballots and services, mail-in options, and online portals including integration with GoVoteColorado.gov for voter registration and Colorado BallotTrax for ballot tracking alerts. Emergency Management uses the Rave emergency alert system. There is no commercial product, proprietary technology platform, API, or mobile app disclosed; no mobile app exists per source material.

The operating model is tax-and-appropriation funded: there is no pricing model, no commercial revenue line, no investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no funding rounds. Baca County is governed by an elected Board of County Commissioners, and the Sheriff's Office has approximately 10 employees. The company_type field classifies it as a private/closed government entity with no public ticker. Certifications and compliance are limited to the WCAG AA accessibility effort. There are no patents, trademarks, awards, named partnerships, or third-party customer logos in the source data.

Name

Baca County Sheriff

Legal name

Baca County, Colorado

Website

https://bacacountyco.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Baca County Sheriff is the law enforcement department of Baca County, Colorado government, providing policing and jail visitation services to residents of rural southeastern Colorado from its base at the Springfield courthouse.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

Keywords

• County government services
• Law enforcement services
• Election administration services
• Property tax collection
• Vital records services

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Baca County Sheriff is the law enforcement arm of Baca County, Colorado, providing county-level policing and jail visitation services to a rural agricultural population in southeastern Colorado. As a department of the Baca County government, the Sheriff's Office also participates in broader county service delivery covering elections administration, property tax collection, vital records, driver's licensing, motor vehicle registration, emergency management, public health, and human services for county residents.

Product overview

Baca County Colorado government website provides public access to county government services and information. The Sheriff's Office is one department within the county government structure, offering law enforcement services including jail visitation. The broader county government provides services across multiple departments including Assessor, Clerk and Recorder (DMV, elections, motor vehicle), County Commissioners, Courts, Emergency Management, Human Services, Public Health, Treasurer, and other municipal services. Tourism and community information about Baca County towns (Campo, Pritchett, Springfield, Two Buttes, Vilas, Walsh) is also provided.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Services County-level law enforcement services provided by the Baca County Sheriff's Office to residents, visitors, and businesses within Baca County, Colorado, including patrol, response, and general policing functions.
• Jail Visitation Services County jail visitation services administered by the Baca County Sheriff's Office for family members and authorized visitors of inmates housed at the Baca County jail.
• Elections Administration and Voter Services Voter registration, ballot distribution and return, provisional ballots, and electronic voting machine access administered by the Baca County Clerk and Recorder through the Voter Service and Polling Center.
• Property Tax Collection and Online Tax Payment Property tax assessment, collection, and online payment services administered by the Baca County Treasurer, including Public Trustee functions.
• Driver's License and Motor Vehicle Registration Driver's license issuance and motor vehicle registration services administered by the Baca County Clerk and Recorder / DMV.
• Vital Records and Statistics Issuance of birth, death, and other vital records by the Baca County Treasurer's office.
• Emergency Management Services County-wide emergency management including emergency shelters, a Special Needs Program, and Rave Emergency Alerts operated by Baca County Emergency Management.
• Public Health Services Public health programs including health screenings, communicable disease control, Women Infants and Children (WIC) services, and immunization clinics administered by Baca County Public Health.
• Human Services and Assistance Programs County human services including financial assistance and child support services administered by the Baca County Department of Human Services.
• Economic Development Services Baca County economic development programming for the county's businesses and workforce.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• CivicPlus: Vendor of government website and civic engagement software used by many county governments, including in Colorado. Relevant as a technology enabler whose products shape the Sheriff's Office's digital service delivery capability.
• Granicus: Provider of government communication, records, and meeting-management software widely adopted by U.S. counties. Adjacent to Baca County as a likely infrastructure provider for public-meeting and records workflows.

Direct peers

• Las Animas County Sheriff's Office (Colorado): Neighboring southeastern Colorado county sheriff's office. Baca County was carved out of Las Animas County in 1887, making them historically and operationally comparable small rural Colorado law enforcement entities serving agricultural communities.
• Kiowa County Sheriff's Office (Colorado): Small southeastern Colorado county sheriff's office. Direct peer in terms of rural service area, low population, and county-government funding model.
• Prowers County Sheriff's Office (Colorado): Adjacent southeastern Colorado county sheriff's office serving Lamar and surrounding rural towns. Operates at comparable scale and population, with similar agricultural economy and county-government structure.
• Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office (Colorado): Eastern Colorado rural county sheriff's office. Comparable in scale, geography, and rural-agricultural service profile to the Baca County Sheriff.

Broad incumbents

• CDLE / Colorado Department of Public Safety: State-level public safety authority that coordinates funding, training, and standards for Colorado sheriff's offices including Baca County. Comparable as a hierarchical oversight and grant-administering body.
• Colorado Association of Counties: Statewide association representing all Colorado county governments. Relevant as a coordinating, advocacy, and resource-sharing body for entities like the Baca County Sheriff, though not a direct operational peer.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baca-county-sheriff

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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