Denver County, Colorado public records

In Denver County, deeds are recorded by the Denver Clerk and Recorder - Recording Division; property values come from the Denver Department of Finance - Assessor; court files are split between the Denver District Court and the Denver Probate Court.

Last checked against official sources on November 4, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Denver County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Denver County has a combined city-county government: the Census Bureau lists the City and County of Denver as its government.¹

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Denver Clerk and Recorder - Recording Division²	Search deeds²³	Certified copy fee: $1 per document plus $0.25 per page²
Property values and owners	Denver Department of Finance - Assessor's Office⁴	Property search²	—
Property tax bills	Denver Department of Finance - Treasury Division⁵	Tax bill search⁶	—
Court cases	Denver District Court - Criminal Clerk's Office² Denver District Court - Civil and Domestic Clerk's Office⁷ Denver Probate Court²	Denver County Court⁸	Denver County Court: paper copies $0.25 per page, certification $20.00 per document, electronic copies usually free. State courts: certified copy $20.00 per document.⁹
Marriage records	Denver Clerk and Recorder⁵	Search marriage records²	—
Divorce records	Denver District Court - Civil and Domestic Clerk's Office⁷	—	—
Birth certificates	CDPHE Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics¹⁰	—	—
Death certificates	CDPHE Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics¹⁰	—	—
Probate and wills	Denver Probate Court²	—	Name search $5.00; copies $0.25 per page; certification $20.00; exemplification $20.00; offsite retrieval $15.00 per case; postage $1.00 for 10 pages¹¹
Business names (DBA)	Denver Clerk and Recorder⁵	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Denver County are recorded by the Denver Clerk and Recorder - Recording Division.²

Online search: countyfusion3.govos.com/…²
Cost: Search as guest (without an account per the Clerk's guide); some databases may require an account³
Who runs it: GovOS (Kofile) CountyFusion, linked by the Denver Clerk and Recorder²

Certified copy fee: $1 per document plus $0.25 per page²
How to order: Request certified copies through the self-service Online Records Search ('Certified Copy' button)²
Recording fee: $43 per document (flat); documentary fee $0.10 per $1,000; release of deed of trust $73 (incl. $30 Public Trustee fee)¹²
Fraud alerts: FraudSleuth property-record monitoring (free sign-up offered by the Clerk)²
Missing images: Email [email protected] with the reception number if an image is missing²

How deeds work in Colorado

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Denver Department of Finance - Assessor's Office (Assessment Division) sets property values⁴; the Denver Department of Finance - Treasury Division (property taxes) bills and collects the tax⁵.

Property search: denvergov.org/property (Denver Property Taxation and Assessment System)²
Tax bill search: property.spatialest.com/co/denver (property search tool linked by Treasury) or denvergov.org/property⁶
Parcel map (GIS): opendata-geospatialdenver.hub.arcgis.com⁴
Appealing a value: Protest to the Assessor: 2026 window May 1 - June 8, 2026 (online, mail or in person)¹³
Chain of title: Historical chain of title before 1987 is at the Denver Public Library⁴

Full Denver County deeds and property guide: searches, appeals and state rules

How property tax works in Colorado

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Denver District Court (2nd Judicial District, Colorado Judicial Branch)	Felony, civil, domestic relations/divorce	Denver District Court (2nd Judicial District, Colorado Judicial Branch) - Criminal Clerk's Office	No free official statewide case search; request records/documents from the court (Judicial Branch record request form)¹⁴
Denver County Court (administered by the City, separate from the state courts)	State misdemeanors, municipal ordinance violations, traffic, county civil, small claims	Denver District Court - Civil and Domestic Clerk's Office	public.denvercountycourt.org/case/quick Free case search by case number⁸Free search
Denver Probate Court (24th Judicial District)	Probate, estates, guardianship, conservatorship, mental health, ERPO	Denver Probate Court (24th Judicial District)	Records/search requests in person, by phone, mail, email or online portal; $5.00 per name search¹¹Fee charged

Fees: Denver County Court: paper copies $0.25 per page, certification $20.00 per document, electronic copies usually free. State courts: certified copy $20.00 per document.⁹
Denver county separate: Denver County Court records are requested from that court, not the state Judicial Branch¹⁵

Criminal records and background checks

State repository: Colorado Bureau of Investigation online check (Colorado fingerprint-supported arrests only)¹⁶
County court: Denver County Court criminal & municipal records: [email protected]⁹

How Colorado courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Denver Clerk and Recorder (also Elections Division, marriage licenses).⁵

Online search: countyfusion3.govos.com/…²
About this search: Marriage records; 1902-2003 applications via Denver Public Library; older than 1902 via CDPHE²

Marriage license: Marriage license $30; committed partnership license $25¹²
Copies: Copy $0.25; certified copy $1.25¹²

Colorado marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Denver District Court clerk (domestic matters); CDPHE gives verifications only¹⁰

Colorado divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

CDPHE (state vital records) or a local vital records office; the Denver Clerk links CDPHE¹⁷

Ordering a Colorado birth certificate

Death certificates

CDPHE or a local vital records office¹⁷

Recording exempt: Death records are exempt from Clerk recording fees²

Ordering a Colorado death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Denver Probate Court (24th Judicial District).²

Fees: Name search $5.00; copies $0.25 per page; certification $20.00; exemplification $20.00; offsite retrieval $15.00 per case; postage $1.00 for 10 pages¹¹
Index limit: Statewide index does not go back further than 1988¹¹

Finding a will or probate case in Colorado

Business names (DBA)

Kept by the Denver Clerk and Recorder (also Elections Division, marriage licenses).⁵

Trade names: Trade names are filed with the Colorado Secretary of State, not Denver (the Clerk links SOS for business trade names)²

Voter records

Kept by the Denver Clerk and Recorder - Elections Division.⁵

Info: Denver Elections Division (Clerk and Recorder); statewide voter lists sold by the Colorado Secretary of State⁵

Historical records

Library marriage: Marriage license applications 1902-2003 at Denver Public Library²
Library chain of title: Chain of title before 1987 at Denver Public Library⁴

Good to know about Denver County records

Denver is a consolidated City and County; county offices are city departments⁴
Denver County Court is run by the City, separately from the Colorado state courts¹⁵
Denver has Colorado's dedicated Probate Court, created by Colo. Const. art. VI, sec. 9(3)¹¹
Recording fee is a flat $43 per document¹²
Free FraudSleuth alerts for recorded property documents²
No central CORA office: each city agency is its own records custodian¹⁸

Office addresses, phones and hours

Denver Clerk and Recorder - Recording Division

Address: 200 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80204²
Phone: 311 or 720-913-1311 (outside Denver)²
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]²
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; in-person service by appointment²
Website: denvergov.org/…²

Denver Clerk and Recorder (also Elections Division, marriage licenses)

Address: 200 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80204²
Phone: 311 or 720-913-1311²
Email: [email protected]²
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday²
Website: denvergov.org/…⁵

Denver Department of Finance - Assessor's Office (Assessment Division)

Address: Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., 4th floor, Denver, CO 80202¹³
Mail: Assessment Division - Real Property Protest, 201 W. Colfax Ave. #406, Denver, CO 80202 (protests)¹³
Phone: 311 / 720-913-1311; protest line 720-913-4164⁴
Email: [email protected]⁴
Hours: Information Management reps Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.⁴
Website: denvergov.org/…⁴

Denver Department of Finance - Treasury Division (property taxes)

Address: 201 W Colfax Ave, First Floor, Denver⁶
Phone: 720-913-9300⁶
Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8am-4:30pm; Wed: 8:30am-4:30pm⁶
Website: denvergov.org/…⁵

Denver District Court (2nd Judicial District, Colorado Judicial Branch) - Criminal Clerk's Office

Address: Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, 520 West Colfax Avenue, Room 135 (Clerk's Office), Denver, CO 80204⁷
Phone: (303) 606-2300⁷
Hours: Clerk Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.⁷
Website: coloradojudicial.gov/…²

Denver District Court - Civil and Domestic Clerk's Office

Address: Denver City & County Building, Room 256 (Clerk's Office)⁷
Phone: (303) 606-2300⁷
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.⁷
Website: coloradojudicial.gov/…⁷

Denver County Court (city-administered; misdemeanor, municipal, traffic, county civil and small claims)

Address: Criminal & Municipal: Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse; Traffic & Civil: City & County Building⁹
Email: [email protected] (criminal & municipal); [email protected] (traffic & civil); [email protected] (data)⁹
Website: denvercountycourt.org⁵

Denver Probate Court (24th Judicial District)

Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, CO 80202¹¹
Mail: 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, CO 80202¹¹
Phone: 303-606-2303¹¹
Email: [email protected] (records)¹¹
Website: coloradojudicial.gov/…²

CDPHE Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics (birth and death; linked by the Denver Clerk)

Address: 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246 (temporary: 710 S Ash St, Building C during renovation)¹⁹
Phone: 303-692-2200¹⁹
Email: [email protected]¹⁹
Hours: Lobby Hours 9:00 am - 12:40 pm and 2:00pm - 3:40pm¹⁹
Website: cdphe.colorado.gov/vitalrecords¹⁰

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: denvergov.org/…¹⁸
Where to send it: No central office: submit CORA requests to each agency (Clerk & Recorder has its own online CORA form). Staff time up to $41.37/hour after the first free hour; $0.25 per page¹⁸

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Denver County?

The Denver Clerk and Recorder - Recording Division keeps deed records. To order copies: Request certified copies through the self-service Online Records Search ('Certified Copy' button). Certified copies: $1 per document plus $0.25 per page.²

Where do I get a divorce decree in Denver County?

Denver District Court clerk (domestic matters); CDPHE gives verifications only.¹⁰

How do I look up who owns a property in Denver County?

Use the property search of the Denver Department of Finance - Assessor's Office (Assessment Division): denvergov.org/property²

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 Denver County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Other counties in Colorado with a full guide: Adams County, Arapahoe County, Boulder County, Broomfield County, Douglas County, Eagle County, El Paso County, Garfield County, Jefferson County, Larimer County, Mesa County, Pueblo County, Weld County. Every county in the state: Colorado county list.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 20 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau
Search for Records (Clerk and Recorder)Denver Clerk and Recorder
Accessing Public Records (one-page guide, PDF)Denver Clerk and Recorder
Assessor's OfficeDenver Department of Finance
City and County of Denver - HomeCity and County of Denver
Pay Property TaxesDenver Department of Finance - Treasury
Denver - DistrictColorado Judicial Branch
Public Portal InformationDenver County Court
Data & RecordsDenver County Court
Birth, death, and other vital recordsColorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver - ProbateColorado Judicial Branch
Record DocumentsDenver Clerk and Recorder
Protest Property ValuesDenver Department of Finance
Record/Document Request Form (fees under CJD 06-01)Colorado Judicial Branch
Access Guide to Public RecordsColorado Judicial Branch
Internet Criminal History Check System (ICHC) - Official CBI Colorado Name-Based Background CheckColorado Bureau of Investigation
Order certificate nowColorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Open Records ActCity and County of Denver
Contact Vital RecordsColorado Department of Public Health and Environment
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau