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How to order a Colorado birth certificate

Who holds it: CDPHE Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics (Denver) and local (county) vital records offices.1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Who may order and what is restricted
  3. Related records in Colorado
  4. Birth certificates in Colorado counties with a full guide
  5. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  6. Sources

Fee

$25.00 first certified copy; $20.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time; heirloom $35.00; $25.00 search fee if no record found; credit card convenience fee variable; UPS for VitalChek orders $21.00.2

Who may order

Restricted: registrant, spouse, parents/step-parents, adult children, legal guardian, siblings, legal representative of any of these — with proof of relationship.3

Processing time

Normal processing for online orders: thirty business days from receipt (state office).4

How to search and order

How to order
Online via VitalChek or GoCertificates (linked by CDPHE), by mail with application, ID and fee, in person at the state office by appointment, or at a local vital records office.1

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Valid ID required (one primary or two secondary documents) plus proof of eligibility.5
Death certificates: who holds it
CDPHE Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics and local vital records offices. State Archives holds older records; certificates issued after 1908 are not at the Archives.1
Death certificates: fee
$25.00 first certified copy; $20.00 each additional at same time; $25.00 if no record found; search with unknown date $1.00 per year searched.2

Birth certificates in Colorado counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Adams CountyAdams County Health Department, Vital Records6—$25.00 first certified copy; $20.00 each additional ordered at the same time (CDPHE fee schedule effective 1/1/2026, the schedule the county page links)7
Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County Public Health, Vital Records8—$25 first copy; $20 each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time8
Boulder CountyBoulder County Public Health, Vital Records9—$25 for one copy; $20 each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time; credit card adds $.75 plus 2.25%9
Broomfield CountyBroomfield Health and Human Services, Vital Records10——
Denver CountyCDPHE Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics11——
Douglas CountyDouglas County Health Department, Vital Records12—$25 first copy; $20 each additional copy of the same certificate ordered at the same time12
Eagle CountyPublic Health & Environment, Vital Records13—$25 first copy, $20 each additional13
El Paso CountyEl Paso County Public Health: births that occurred anywhere in Colorado14——
Garfield CountyGarfield County Clerk and Recorder – Vital Records15—$25 first certified copy; $20 each additional ordered at the same time (effective January 1, 2026)15
Jefferson CountyJefferson County Public Health: any Colorado birth 1903 to present16——
Larimer CountyLarimer County Vital Records17—$25 first certified copy; $20 each additional same record at same time (effective January 1, 2026)18
Mesa CountyMesa County Public Health, Birth and Death Certificates19—$25.00 first copy; $20.00 each additional copy of same record at same time (2026)19
Pueblo CountyPueblo Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Records Office20—$25.00 first copy, $20.00 each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time20
Weld CountyWeld County Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Records Office21—$25.00 first copy; $20.00 each additional copy of the same record at the same time; VitalChek adds $10.0021

For any other county, see the county list on the Colorado guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Colorado office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: birth certificates in every state. Everything else in Colorado: Colorado public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Order certificate nowColorado Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  2. Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics Fee schedule (Effective 1/1/2026)Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  3. ID and Eligibility Requirements (October 2024)Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  4. Birth, death, and other vital recordsColorado Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  5. Vital records - other topicsColorado Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  6. Birth & Death CertificatesAdams County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Vital Records fee schedule (effective 1/1/2026)Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Birth And Death CertificatesArapahoe Countychecked November 4, 2026
  9. Birth Certificates - Boulder CountyBoulder Countychecked November 4, 2026
  10. Birth and Death Certificates (Health and Human Services, Vital Records)City and County of Broomfieldchecked November 7, 2026
  11. Birth, death, and other vital recordsColorado Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  12. Vital Records - Douglas County Vital RecordsDouglas County, Coloradochecked November 4, 2026
  13. Vital RecordsEagle Countychecked November 8, 2026
  14. Birth & Death RecordsEl Paso County Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  15. Birth certificatesGarfield County Clerk and Recorderchecked November 4, 2026
  16. Birth & Death CertificatesJefferson County Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  17. Larimer County home pageLarimer Countychecked November 4, 2026
  18. Birth and Death RecordsLarimer County Department of Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  19. Birth and Death CertificatesMesa County Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  20. Birth and Death CertificatesPueblo County Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  21. Birth and Death CertificatesWeld County Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026