Fees and Forms

Payment accepted in cash, check or credit card (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover). 
Make checks payable to: Manager of Finance.

We do not accept temporary checks or credit card information over the phone.

• Online Marriage Application - Save time by applying for your marriage license online. Fill out the form, print the confirmation page and bring it into our office for your license.
• Marriage License Requirements - You must provide this information in order to apply for a marriage license. A birth certificate may be used only to confirm date of birth when presented with one of the valid forms of identification. 
• Marriage License Absentee Affidavit - For a partner who cannot apply for a marriage license in person. This form must be notarized and used within 30 days from the date it was notarized. *Declaración jurada del ausente para permiso por matrimonio
• Power of Attorney for Marriage Ceremony form - For an intended spouse who cannot attend the ceremony in person. This form must be notarized.  *Poder notarial para persona que no puede asistir la ceremonia
• Affidavit to Accompany Marriage License - This form must accompany your application if you do not have a U.S. Social Security number. Esta forma debe acompañar su uso si usted no tiene un numero de Seguro Social de los E.E.U.U.
• Requisitos antes de obtener su aplicación para matrimonio - se deben repasar y estar seguros que están listos para obtener su aplicación

• Online Civil Union License Application - Save time by filling out your civil union license application form online. Fill out the form, print the confirmation page and bring it into our office for your license.
• Civil Union License Requirements- You must provide this information in order to apply for a civil union license. A birth certificate may be used only to confirm date of birth when presented with one of the valid forms of identification..
• Civil Union License Absentee Affidavit - This fillable form is for an intended partner who cannot apply for a civil union license in person. This form must be notarized. 
• No Social Security Number Affidavit - This form must accompany a civil union application if applicant does not have a U.S. Social Security number.
• Requisitos para Licencia de Unión Civil - Este documento contiene toda la información requerida para obtener la licencia de unión civil. Imprima por favor una copia, utilícela como lista de verificación y tráigala con usted a la oficina de la Secretaria y Registradora.

• Committed Partnership requirements sheet
• Sample of Committed Partnership Certificate
• Committed Partnership Ordinance

• Designated Beneficiary Agreement form - This form must be notarized.
• Revocation of Designated Beneficiary Agreement form - This form must be notarized.

The City and County encourages eRecording for the convenience, speed and security. eRecording takes minutes. The process of submitting by paper, particularly if you are mailing it in, can take a week to 10 days to complete.

The City and County of Denver currently contracts with the following submitters which can be contacted to set up an eRecording account.

eRecording Services

• eRecording Partners Network LLC—EPN
      www.GOePN.com
      888-325-3365

• Indecomm Global Services
      www.indecomm.net
      303-847-5020

• Corporation Service Company—CSC (formerly Ingeo)
      www.eRecording.com
      866-652-0111

• Simplifile
      www.simplifile.com
      800-460-5657

Submit Documents to the Correct County
Often, documents intended for recording in one county are sent to another county by mistake. Denver County CANNOT reject these documents or issue refunds for recording fees paid in error. It is the sole responsibility of the submitter to ensure that you are recording documents in the appropriate county.

We do not accept temporary checks or credit card information over the phone

1. Mail your document with check or money order payable to "Manager of Finance" to Clerk & Recorder Recording Dept., 201 W. Colfax, Dept. 101, Denver, CO 80202, or

2. Bring your document into the Clerk and Recorder's office in person. You may pay with cash, check, money order or credit card (Mastercard, Visa or Discover). Temporary checks are not accepted.

Preparation of Documents

• Margin requirements : one-inch margin on the top of the page and one-half inch on each side. Margin requirements are dictated by C.R.S. 30-10-406(3)(a).
• To file a lien, you must obtain the proper blank form, fill it out and have it notarized prior to bringing it to the Office of the Clerk and Recorder.
• Clerk and Recorder staff cannot supply forms or assist in filling out of forms as this is considered legal advice. Please consult your attorney.

Submit Documents to the Correct County

Often, documents intended for recording in one county are sent to another county by mistake. Denver County CANNOT reject these documents or issue refunds for recording fees paid in error. It is the sole responsibility of the submitter to ensure that you are recording documents in the appropriate county.

An Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment must be mailed to the District Court to be marked paid in the Court’s records. The Court will give you a Certificate of Satisfaction of Judgment. The fee for the Certificate is $20. Make a cashier’s check or money order payable to Denver District Court. Please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the Court to return the Certificate. This transaction may be made in person instead of by mail.

Send the Acknowledgment to:

Denver District Court Clerk
1437 Bannock St., Room 256
Denver, CO 80202

When you receive the Certificate of Satisfaction of Judgment, bring or send it to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office to record. Please send a self-addressed envelope with your certificate. The recording fee is $13. We accept a personal check or money order made payable to Manager of Finance. If you come into the office, we accept credit cards (except American Express).

Send the Certificate to:

Denver Clerk & Recorder’s Office
201 W. Colfax Ave., Dept. 101
Denver, CO 80202

We do not report to the Credit Bureaus.  You will need to send copies of your recorded Certificate of Satisfaction of Judgment to the three credit bureaus. Credit bureau information is available on the Internet.

The Clerk and Recorder does not supply most forms. Deed release forms can be found below, under Public Trustee Fees and Forms.

Many standard business forms are available at:

• Denver Public Library
• Office Max/Office Depot
• Staples

You can apply for and receive a free Denver Public Library card online. The card will give you access to the library's database of legal forms. Neither the Clerk's staff nor the library's staff can offer legal advice, such as which form is correct for your needs.

We suggest you seek the advice of an attorney for questions regarding any legal document.

Forms:

• Digital Image License Application
• If you require bulk digital data, please email records@denvergov.org with your request or Search Our Online Database Now

Fees:

Wire Transfer Instructions for Cures and Redemptions

Forms of payment to the Public Trustee

• C.R.S. 38-37-108: All monies payable to a Public Trustee at any foreclosure sale under the provisions of this article or upon redemption or cure pursuant to article 38 of this title shall be in the form of cash, electronic transfer to an account of the public trustee available for such purpose, or a certified check, cashier’s check, teller’s check, draft denominated as an official check that is a teller’s check, or a cashier’s check as those terms are defined in and governed by the “Uniform Commercial Code,” Title 4, C.R.S., made payable to the Public Trustee and certified or issued by a state-charted bank, savings and loan association, or credit union licensed to do business in the state of Colorado or a federally chartered bank, savings bank, or credit union.

Special Notices

• C.R.S. 30-1-108: All officers of this state who are required to collect fees for their services are required to make fair tables of their respective fees and keep the same posted in their respective offices in some conspicuous place for the inspection of all persons who have business in said office; and, if any such officer neglects to keep a table of fees posted in his office, such officer, for each day of such neglect, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars, to be recovered by action at law before the county court for the use of the county in which the offense has been committed.

• C.R.S. 30-1-116(1): Every officer shall collect every fee, as prescribed, for services performed by him in advance, if the same can be ascertained, and when any officer negligently or willfully fails to collect any such fee, the same shall be charged against his salary.
  
  © Colorado Public Trustees’ Association - Effective January 1, 2017

• Notice of Intent to Cure Default Form
• Notice of Intent to Redeem Form
• Certificate of Lienor
• Confirmation Deed Request Form 
• Excess Funds Claim Form & Instructions
  

• Release request WITH Evidence of Debt Form
• Release request WITH Evidence of Debt Instructions
• Release request WITHOUT Evidence of Debt Form
• Release request WITHOUT Evidence of Debt Instructions

The Public Trustee does not supply most forms. Many standard legal forms are available at:

• Denver Public Library
• Office Max/Office Depot
• Staples

You can apply for and receive a free Denver Public Library card online. The card will give you access to the library's database of legal forms. Neither the Clerk's staff nor the library's staff can offer legal advice, such as which form is correct for your needs.

We suggest you seek the advice of an attorney for questions regarding any legal document.

The Public Trustee does not supply most forms. See the drop-down above for Releases of Deeds of Trust.

Many standard business forms are available at:

• Denver Public Library
• Office Max/Office Depot
• Staples

You can apply for and receive a free Denver Public Library card online. The card will give you access to the library's database of legal forms. Neither the Clerk's staff nor the library's staff can offer legal advice, such as which form is correct for your needs.

We suggest you seek the advice of an attorney for questions regarding any legal document.