Private Investigator in Denver, CO for Attorneys, Families and Employers

01Local knowledge

Why Denver Work Calls for an Investigator Who Knows the City and County

Denver is a consolidated city and county with an estimated 740,000 residents in 2025, up from 715,509 at the 2020 Census. Because the city and the county are one government, the boundary that matters for a Denver case is the edge of the City and County itself, not a county line drawn somewhere else. A subject can cross into Aurora, Lakewood or Englewood within minutes, and our Colorado surveillance investigations are planned with those boundary crossings in mind so coverage does not stop at a jurisdictional seam.

Neighborhood texture changes quickly here. Dense blocks in Capitol Hill and Uptown leave little room for a parked vehicle, LoDo and RiNo fill up on game nights, and the wide arterials of Montbello and Green Valley Ranch reward a different approach. We scout the area before the first shift and set handoff points so one missed light does not end the day. When a subject leaves the metro, the same approved scope can continue through surveillance that follows someone across state lines, and our Colorado investigations hub explains how statewide files are supervised.

• One government for the city and the county
• About 740,000 residents (2025 estimate)
• Aurora, Lakewood and Englewood sit right at the boundary

02Infidelity, family and parenting time

Infidelity, Divorce and Parenting-Time Investigations in Denver

Colorado is a no-fault state. Under C.R.S. § 14-10-106 the only finding a court needs is that the marriage is irretrievably broken, and one spouse must generally have lived in Colorado for 91 days before filing. That means proof of an affair seldom decides a Denver divorce by itself, though spending marital money on a relationship or hiding assets can matter to property and support. Our marital infidelity investigations give your lawyer dated observations to weigh, and our overview of concealed assets in a Colorado divorce explains why undisclosed accounts deserve attention early.

Parenting questions turn on the child, not on fault. Colorado calls custody the allocation of parental responsibilities, and C.R.S. § 14-10-124 directs the court to weigh the child's best interests with paramount attention to safety, including each parent's willingness to support the child's relationship with the other. The statute sets no presumption of equal parenting time. We document exchanges, supervision and home conditions without approaching the child. Couples who never married can rely on our investigations for unmarried partners, which follow the same evidence rules.

03Attorney and litigation support

Litigation Support Across Denver's Four Courts and the Federal Bench

Denver is the Second Judicial District, and it is unusual. Instead of one combined court, Denver has four separate trial courts: District, County, Probate and Juvenile. Civil and domestic district court matters are heard in the City and County Building at 1437 Bannock Street, while criminal district cases sit at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, 520 West Colfax Avenue. Denver County Court is both a municipal and a state court and handles civil claims up to $25,000. Our support for Colorado trial lawyers covers witness location, statements, records and trial preparation in any of them.

Federal practice is concentrated a few blocks away. The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado keeps its clerk's office in the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse at 901 19th Street, the Bankruptcy Court sits in the U.S. Custom House at 721 19th Street, and the Tenth Circuit hears appeals in the Byron White Courthouse on Stout Street. Before a deposition, counsel can order background research on a witness covering prior statements, judgments and affiliations. Defense teams in both systems use our Colorado criminal defense investigations, which start at $750 for a misdemeanor and $1,000 for a single felony.

04Business, insurance and the local economy

Corporate, Insurance and Employer Investigations in the Capital

Denver is the state capital and the business center of the Front Range, so many files involve headquarters staff, state contractors and companies with employees spread across several counties. Our corporate investigations in Colorado begin with the specific loss or allegation leadership can describe, then move to records, interviews and lawful observation. When a buyer or investor needs to understand a counterparty before signing, merger and acquisition due diligence reviews ownership, litigation and reputation from public sources, with the scope fixed in writing first.

Injury and claim disputes are a steady part of the work. Under C.R.S. § 8-43-402, a knowingly false statement made to obtain workers' compensation benefits is a class 6 felony and forfeits the right to compensation. Colorado also requires insurers, under § 10-1-128, to keep an anti-fraud plan that includes hiring or contracting for fraud investigators. Our workers' compensation surveillance is gathered in public places and reported evenly, including observations that support the claimant. Adjusters handling auto, liability or disability files can order insurance fraud investigations on the same terms.

05Locates, skip tracing and service

Finding People and Coordinating Service Inside the City and County

Apartment turnover, short leases and constant moves between Denver and its suburbs make database addresses go stale fast. Every locate we run pairs records research with a field check before an address is reported as current. Our Colorado skip tracing services cover witnesses, heirs and former tenants, and judgment creditors can order debtor location for collection. For a missing adult, the CBI Missing Persons Unit asks that local law enforcement be notified first, and private locate work adds to a police report rather than replacing it.

Once a person is confirmed, Delator Field Services coordinates service in Denver with logged, time-stamped attempts and a signed affidavit of service. The Denver Sheriff Department Civil Unit serves only within the City and County and returns papers unserved when an address lacks a unit number or access code, so precise addresses matter either way. Routine service carries a published starting rate of $125, confirmed in writing before the first attempt. Details are on our Denver process server page, and families can start a locate for a missing loved one with the same team.

06Colorado legal limits

Colorado Has No State PI License: How to Vet a Denver Investigator

Colorado no longer licenses private investigators at the state level. A mandatory license took effect in 2015, but the 2020 bill that would have continued it was vetoed on July 11, 2020, and the regulator's rules were repealed in January 2022. Some websites still describe that program as current; it is not. With no state screen, the vetting falls to you: ask for proof of insurance, a written scope, a redacted sample report and a named supervisor. Our checklist for vetting a Colorado investigator walks through each item, and Delator Group is a licensed Tennessee firm that works to Tennessee's standard here.

Criminal law still draws firm lines. Colorado is a one-party consent state, so a participant can generally record their own conversation, but recording a conversation you are not part of can violate the eavesdropping statute, C.R.S. § 18-9-304, a class 2 misdemeanor. Stalking under § 18-3-602 includes repeatedly placing a person under surveillance in a way that causes serious emotional distress, so we never place a tracker on a vehicle the client has no right to. We work from public places and lawful vantage points. Read what an investigator may lawfully do in Colorado before hiring anyone.

• Certificate of liability insurance
• Written scope with hours, travel and price
• Redacted sample report
• A named supervisor who answers for the file

07The travel and airport angle

Travel, Hotel and Airport-Linked Cases Starting in Denver

Denver International Airport reported a record 82,427,962 passengers in 2025, and that volume shapes a surprising number of cases. A spouse's business trip, an employee's claimed conference or a witness who flies in for a single day can all hinge on where someone actually went after landing. We plan around the airport's distance from downtown and the routes back into the city, and our hotel surveillance investigations document arrivals, departures and companions from lawful public areas without entering guest floors or rooms.

When the trip leaves Colorado, the file can follow under one supervisor. Our out-of-state infidelity investigations coordinate coverage at the destination so the evidence trail stays continuous, and employers checking a claimed work trip can combine that with employee surveillance scoped to the specific dates in question. Every leg is written into the scope with its hours and travel costs before anyone books a flight, so you approve the full picture rather than discovering it on the invoice.

Services

Investigative Services Across the City and County of Denver

• SurveillanceStatic and mobile coverage planned for Denver's dense core and wide arterials, recorded with time-stamped photographs and a written activity log.Learn more
• Infidelity investigationsLawful observation of a suspected affair from public places, documented clearly enough for a Denver family law attorney to review in minutes.Learn more
• Parenting-time documentationDated notes on exchanges, supervision and home conditions that track the best-interests factors in C.R.S. 14-10-124, gathered without approaching any child.Learn more
• Attorney supportWitness interviews, records research and trial preparation for counsel appearing at Bannock Street, Lindsey-Flanigan and the Arraj federal courthouse on 19th Street.Learn more
• Felony defenseScene reviews, witness re-interviews and timeline testing for defense lawyers handling Denver felony charges, beginning at $1,000 for each charge.Learn more
• Insurance claim surveillanceLawful activity checks on disputed injury, disability and liability claims, written up evenly so facts favoring either side are recorded.Learn more
• Fraud and scamsReconstruction of account takeovers, investment schemes and romance scams for victims, employers and their attorneys anywhere in the Denver metro area.Learn more
• Skip tracingRecords research plus a field check to locate witnesses, debtors and relatives who moved within the Front Range or out of Colorado.Learn more
• Employee background checksPre-hire and internal screening for Denver employers, scoped to the role and handled under applicable consumer reporting rules and strict confidentiality.Learn more

Every service

Investigations available in Denver

Every service below is available in Denver and across Colorado, run by the same Delator Group leadership that manages our Tennessee casework. Choose a service to read how it works in Colorado.

How it works

How a Denver Investigation Moves From First Call to Final Report

1. 01

   Confidential consultation

   You explain the situation to a member of Delator leadership by phone or video. We say plainly whether an investigation can answer the question and what we need from you.

2. 02

   Written scope and fee

   Goals, hours, travel and cost are put in writing for your approval before anyone is assigned. Field time is $100 per hour and stays within the limit you sign.

3. 03

   Field work in the city

   The assigned investigator works the file in Denver and wherever the subject goes during approved hours, logging each observation and updating you in writing at set checkpoints.

4. 04

   Report organized for counsel

   You receive a written report with dated photographs, a timeline and source notes, arranged so your attorney can use it in district, county, probate or federal court.

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Common Denver Matters and How They Are Priced

Local coverage

Denver Neighborhoods and Nearby Communities We Cover

• Downtown and LoDo
• Capitol Hill
• Uptown
• Cherry Creek
• Highland
• Five Points and RiNo
• Washington Park
• Baker
• Sloan's Lake
• Central Park
• Montbello
• Green Valley Ranch
• Hampden
• Englewood
• Glendale

Nearby

Investigators Near Denver

Denver cases rarely stay inside the city limits for long. Files that drift west often overlap with our Lakewood investigator page, east-side work regularly reaches investigators serving Aurora, and subjects who live in the northwest suburbs lead to Arvada coverage. South-metro matters connect with the Centennial team. One leadership group supervises every Colorado file, so a case that crosses into another county keeps the same point of contact and the same written scope from the first call through the final report.

• Lakewood
• Aurora
• Arvada
• Westminster
• Littleton
• Centennial

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Private investigators across Colorado