Recording

Any person wishing to get married may obtain a marriage license through the Clerk & Recorder's office. The fee is $30 and the license must be used within 30 days of issue. Identification is required.

The marriage license you purchase may be used anywhere in the State of Colorado but will be recorded in the County in which you purchased it.

At least one of the parties being married must be present to purchase the license and will have to have an affidavit signed and notarized from the party that is not present. Download the absentee affidavit for a marriage license form by clicking on the button below.

Absentee Affidavit - Application for Marriage License

To search Colorado's Vital Statistics such as Marriages, Births, Deaths, and Genealogy, go to the Colorado Department of Health & Environment's website.

As a result of the passing of SB16-115, Colorado recording fees will be calculated as follows:

• $13 for the first page and $5 for each additional page for all recorded documents
• The new recording fee will go into effect on January 1, 2017

If you have questions, please contact:

Colorado County Clerk’s Association

CCCAExecutiveDirector@gmail.com 

or contact your local county recording office.

Otero County has been busy digitizing our old real estate recordings. From Grantor/Grantee indexes to the old instrument books, we have all of the records including indexes from 1993 forward on the website iCounty.org. Access is available for $25; daily or monthly subscriptions are also available. For more information please call the Otero County Clerk's office.  

eRecording, meaning that you can record instruments digitally is also available.  There are several eRecording Vendors available to help.  One that has contacted us asking to place a link on our website is CSC eRecording. We will be happy to add more links for eRecording Vendors as we receive their information.

Effective July 1, 2009: HB1260 A person named as a designated beneficiary in a Designated Beneficiary Agreement shall be entitled to exercise the rights and protections specified in the agreement under having been so named.

Beneficiary Agreement entitles the right to acquire, hold title to, own jointly, or transfer real property as joint tenants with the right of survivorship or as tenants in common;

The right to be designated as a beneficiary, payee, or owner as a trustee named in a trust for non-probate transfer on death;

To be designated as a beneficiary and recognized as a dependent on insurance, pensions, retirement funds, medical power of attorney, etc.

Must be recorded at a local County Clerk's office in the County of residence of at least one of the parties to the agreement.