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How to order a Colorado death certificate

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

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Related records in Colorado
  3. How Colorado handles it
  4. Death 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 at same time; $25.00 if no record found; search with unknown date $1.00 per year searched.2

Who may order

Restricted to listed relationships (spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents/grandchildren, legal representatives, funeral directors, others with direct and tangible interest); in-laws/aunts/uncles/cousins need proof of interest for deaths within 25 years; genealogists need a notarized family release and receive 'For Genealogical Use Only' copies.3

How to search and order

How to order
Same channels as birth: VitalChek/GoCertificates online, mail, state office by appointment, or local vital records office.1
Birth certificates: who holds it
CDPHE Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics (Denver) and local (county) vital records offices.1
Birth certificates: 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
Probate: who holds it
District Court of each county; in Denver, the Denver Probate Court (exclusive jurisdiction under Colo. Const. art. VI, §9(3)).4

How Colorado handles it

  • Flat $43 county recording fee at the counties checked (statutory $40 plus surcharges, C.R.S. 30-1-103, 30-10-421) from July 1, 2025; certificates of death recorded free5

Death 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 at the same time (CDPHE schedule effective 1/1/2026)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%10
Broomfield CountyBroomfield Health and Human Services, Vital Records11——
Denver CountyCDPHE Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics12——
Douglas CountyDouglas County Health Department, Vital Records13—$25 first copy; $20 each additional copy of the same death certificate ordered at the same time13
Eagle CountyPublic Health & Environment, Vital Records14—$25 first copy, $20 additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time14
El Paso CountyEl Paso County Public Health: deaths that occurred in El Paso County15——
Garfield CountyGarfield County Clerk and Recorder – Vital Records16—$25 first certified copy; $20 each additional ordered at the same time17
Jefferson CountyJefferson County Public Health18——
Larimer CountyLarimer County Vital Records19—$25 first certified copy; $20 each additional20
Mesa CountyMesa County Public Health, Birth and Death Certificates21—$25.00 first copy; $20.00 each additional21
Pueblo CountyPueblo Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Records Office22—$25.00 first copy, $20.00 each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time22
Weld CountyWeld County Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Records Office23—$25.00 first copy; $20.00 each additional copy of the same record at the same time23

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: death 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. Death certificates may be issued to (eligibility table)Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  4. About the Denver Probate CourtColorado Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  5. Recording FeesEl Paso County Clerk and Recorderchecked 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. Death Certificates - Boulder CountyBoulder Countychecked November 4, 2026
  11. Birth and Death Certificates (Health and Human Services, Vital Records)City and County of Broomfieldchecked November 7, 2026
  12. Birth, death, and other vital recordsColorado Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  13. Vital Records - Douglas County Vital RecordsDouglas County, Coloradochecked November 4, 2026
  14. Vital RecordsEagle Countychecked November 8, 2026
  15. Birth & Death RecordsEl Paso County Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  16. Birth certificatesGarfield County Clerk and Recorderchecked November 4, 2026
  17. Death certificatesGarfield County Clerk and Recorderchecked November 4, 2026
  18. Birth & Death CertificatesJefferson County Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  19. Larimer County home pageLarimer Countychecked November 4, 2026
  20. Requesting a Death CertificateLarimer County Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  21. Birth and Death CertificatesMesa County Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  22. Birth and Death CertificatesPueblo County Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026
  23. Birth and Death CertificatesWeld County Department of Public Health and Environmentchecked November 4, 2026