Access Denver County Clerk Records

Denver County Clerk Structure

Denver uses a split records structure. For court case records, the relevant clerks are Denver County Court clerks and Colorado Judicial Branch clerks for Denver District, Probate, and Juvenile courts. For marriage licenses, recorded documents, land records, public trustee matters, elections, and Clerk and Recorder CORA requests, the elected Denver Clerk and Recorder is Paul D. Lopez. That means a person asking for a judgment, sentence, probate certification, marriage license, deed, or data request may need a different office even though each office is downtown.

The Clerk of Court page identity for this site follows the project manifest, but Denver's official records practice must name each custodian. Denver County Court's Court Services page says official case information such as dispositions, sentences, and registers of actions can be viewed online with a valid case number. It also says case documents and person or business name searches are not available through that website. Copies are requested in person at the proper counter.

Denver Clerk of Court Counters

Denver County Court documents are requested by subject matter. Criminal and municipal copies go to Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse. Traffic and civil copies go to the City and County Building. Photo ID may be required. The copy fee is $0.25 per page, extensive redaction may add fees, and some requests may require later pickup. Written records and data requests use coradatarequests@denvercountycourt.org when the request is not handled by the public portal or a counter visit.

Denver District Court records are handled by the Colorado Judicial Branch. The records counter is combined with the civil and domestic-relations clerk's office in Room 256 of the City and County Building and provides in-person services Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Paper record requests may use a request form returned to the front counter or submitted by mail or email at denverdcrecordsrequest@judicial.state.co.us. Transcripts have separate emails for FTR and court reporter requests, and audio CDs or tapes are not provided under CJD 05-03.

The Denver Clerk and Recorder source in the image manifest shows the separate city office for recorded documents and marriage functions.

That office is part of Denver records access, but it is not the clerk counter for County Court criminal, traffic, or civil case documents.

Request Denver Certified Copies

A certified copy is a copy authenticated by the clerk so another agency, court, employer, school, or legal process can rely on it. Denver County Court copy research lists $0.25 per page for County Court copies and notes that redaction may add fees. Probate certified copies have a separate $20 certification fee. Clerk and Recorder certified recorded documents cost $1 per document plus $0.25 per page. Because those fees come from different custodians, the first task is to match the record to the office.

1. Identify the custodian: Denver County Court, Denver District Court, Denver Probate Court, Denver Juvenile Court, or Denver Clerk and Recorder.
2. Gather the case number, AB number, reception number, party names, document title, date range, or probate party details before contacting the office.
3. Use the public portal for basic Denver County Court case information when a valid case number exists, then request document copies from the proper counter.
4. For District Court paper records, submit the request at Room 256, by mail, or by email to the Denver District records address.
5. Ask for certification or exemplification at the time of request and approve any quoted search, redaction, retrieval, or postage fees.

The Colorado Secretary of State's CORA overview is one official source for statewide public-records access context.

CORA helps explain agency records, while court records also follow court-specific public access rules and clerk procedures.

Denver Clerk Request Fields

Denver request forms and CORA channels focus on enough detail to identify the record and estimate cost. Denver says requests must go to the agency that maintains the record because there is no central citywide repository. Probate requests may include case number, party name, date of death, date of birth, county of residence, and documents requested. District Court paper requests use the records counter, mail, or email.

The Denver Clerk and Recorder's CORA request page is the official route for that office's records requests.

That channel is correct for Clerk and Recorder records, not for District Court or County Court case-copy counter service.

Denver Clerk of Court Fees

Denver fee rules come from several offices. County Court copies are priced per page and may include redaction costs. Probate has published search, copy, certification, exemplification, offsite retrieval, and postage fees. Clerk and Recorder certified recorded documents use a separate certification and page fee. Citywide CORA paper copies and staff time can apply to agency requests.

The City and County of Denver Open Records CORA hub shows the citywide request routing and fee framework.

The hub reinforces the local rule that a request must go to the agency that maintains the record.

Clerk and Recorder Documents

The Denver Clerk and Recorder functions as City Clerk, Public Trustee, County Recorder, and Chief Elections Official. Its Recording Department issues marriage licenses and records deeds of trust and other documents requiring official entry into the county records database. Contact information from the research lists 200 W. 14th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 311 or 720-913-1311 outside Denver, TTY 720-913-8497, and clerkandrecorder@denvergov.org. Recording and marriages use 720-865-8699, recording@denvergov.org, and marriages@denvergov.org.

Recorded document searches use the official Denver Clerk and Recorder public search. The research also notes a local image issue for some recording images from 1989 through 1999, including death certificates, judgments, liens, lis pendens, releases, satisfactions of judgment, and tax liens. Indexing remains available, and staff can assist by reception number. Marriage and recorded documents are separate from the Clerk of Court's case-copy work.

The Colorado Attorney General's CORA and CCJRA policy source describes the public-records and criminal-justice-records distinction.

That distinction matters when a request crosses from court records into criminal justice, sheriff, or city agency records.

The Colorado Department of Revenue CORA page also identifies C.R.S. 24-72-201 to 206 as the state public-records framework.

Those statewide references support Denver agency requests but do not override court-specific access limits for sealed, juvenile, or restricted court files.

Mail Drop Box and Online Rules

Denver Clerk and Recorder remote-services research includes a red drop box outside DCR headquarters at 14th Avenue and Bannock Street. Items are picked up within four hours during city business hours. Remote recording cannot accept cash, temporary checks, or credit-card information by phone. For marriage services, signed and completed licenses may be returned by USPS or deposited in the drop box, and the original is returned by USPS.

For court records, do not use the Clerk and Recorder drop box unless the Clerk and Recorder is the custodian. Denver County Court case documents use the court counters or written request channel. District Court paper records use Room 256, mail, or denverdcrecordsrequest@judicial.state.co.us. Probate records use the Probate Court phone, email, mail, in-person, or online portal paths. When a record is restricted, expect extra proof of identity, party status, attorney role, or a court order.