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El Paso County, Colorado public records

In El Paso County, deeds are recorded by the Clerk and Recorder - Recording Department; property values come from the Office of the El Paso County Assessor; court files are kept by the El Paso County Combined Courts - Clerk's Office Room S101.

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On this page
  1. Where to get each record
  2. Deeds and land records
  3. Property values, owners and tax bills
  4. Court records: which clerk keeps which case
  5. Marriage records
  6. Divorce records
  7. Birth certificates
  8. Death certificates
  9. Probate records and wills
  10. Other records at the county
  11. Good to know about El Paso County records
  12. Office addresses, phones and hours
  13. Records that are not online: public records requests
  14. Questions people ask
  15. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  16. Sources

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsClerk and Recorder - Recording Department5Search deeds23Fee charged$0.25 per page; mail handling $1.25 (1-10 pages) to $3.00 (61-75 pages)4
Property values and ownersOffice of the El Paso County Assessor6Property search6—
Property tax billsCounty Treasurer7Tax bill search8—
Court casesEl Paso County Combined Courts - Clerk's Office Room S1019—Certified or exemplified copy $20.00 per document (statewide Judicial records request form)10
Marriage recordsClerk and Recorder: license $30.00 (cash or card), valid 35 days in Colorado11——
Divorce recordsDistrict Court (Colorado Fourth Judicial District)11——
Birth certificatesEl Paso County Public Health: births that occurred anywhere in Colorado12——
Death certificatesEl Paso County Public Health: deaths that occurred in El Paso County12——
Probate and willsDistrict Court Probate Division, Room W149, 270 S Tejon St13——
Business names (DBA)Statewide: Trade names (DBAs) are filed statewide with the Colorado Secretary of State, not counties14——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in El Paso County are recorded by the Clerk and Recorder - Recording Department.5

Online search
publicrecordsearch.elpasoco.com2Fee charged
Cost
Image viewing by subscription: $50.00 access fee plus $50.00 annual renewal; remote printing $0.25 per page; occasional copies by email request3
Years online
Images 1996 to present (subscription)3
Copy fee
$0.25 per page; mail handling $1.25 (1-10 pages) to $3.00 (61-75 pages)4
Certified copy fee
Copy fee plus $1.00 per document4
How to order
Email [email protected] or call (719) 520-6198, or use the Request Recorded Document Copies form; staff are not required to search real estate records for you3
Recording fee
Flat $43 per document regardless of pages (from July 1, 2025, includes $3.00 surcharge; HB24-1269); death certificates free to file4
Transfer fee
$0.01 per $100 of consideration over $500 on documents conveying title (C.R.S. 39-13-102)4

How deeds work in Colorado

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Office of the El Paso County Assessor sets property values6; the County Treasurer (also Public Trustee) bills and collects the tax7.

Tax bill search
paydici.com/…8
Appealing a value
Appeal to the Assessor May 1 - June 8 (phone, mail, walk-in or fax; written appeals on the back of the Notice of Valuation); Assessor answers by August 15; then the El Paso County Board of Equalization; then Board of Assessment Appeals, District Court or binding arbitration within 30 days15

How property tax works in Colorado

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
El Paso County Combined Courts: District Court and County Court, 4th Judicial District (Colorado Judicial Branch)District Court: felony, civil, domestic relations, probate, juvenile; County Court: misdemeanors, traffic, small claims and limited civil (state court system)El Paso County Combined Courts (District and County Court, 4th Judicial District) - Clerk's Office Room S101 No free official online case search; records by online request form, email [email protected] or in Room S10113
Fees
Certified or exemplified copy $20.00 per document (statewide Judicial records request form)10

Criminal records and background checks

Summary
Court cases: El Paso County Combined Courts; Sheriff's records: El Paso County Sheriff's Office records/video request page (criminal justice records follow the CCJRA, not CORA)16

How Colorado courts keep their files

Marriage records

Clerk and Recorder: license $30.00 (cash or card), valid 35 days in Colorado; copies $0.25 per license/application, certified $1.00 more per document; marriages recorded 05/01/1991 to present searchable online11

Colorado marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

District Court (Colorado Fourth Judicial District); the Clerk and Recorder refers divorce questions to the court11

Colorado divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

El Paso County Public Health: births that occurred anywhere in Colorado; $25 first copy, $20 each additional copy of the same record on the same order; proof of relationship and physical photo ID required12

Ordering a Colorado birth certificate

Death certificates

El Paso County Public Health: deaths that occurred in El Paso County; $25 first copy, $20 each additional on the same order12

Ordering a Colorado death certificate

Probate records and wills

District Court Probate Division, Room W149, 270 S Tejon St; records via the Judicial records request (Room S101 or [email protected])13

Finding a will or probate case in Colorado

Other records at the county

Military discharges (DD-214)

What the office says
Recording DD Form 214 is free, and certified copies are free4

Good to know about El Paso County records

  • Since July 1, 2025 the Clerk and Recorder charges a flat $43 to record any document, regardless of page count.4
  • Releases of deeds of trust go first to the Public Trustee, not straight to the Recorder.4
  • El Paso County Public Health issues birth certificates for any birth in Colorado, not only births in El Paso County.12
  • The Clerk and Recorder is not required to search real estate records for you.2
  • The Assessor says most of its records are public and a CORA request is usually not needed.6

Office addresses, phones and hours

Clerk and Recorder - Recording Department

Address
Citizens Service Center, 1675 West Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 (entrance on west exterior); North Office, Union Town Center, 8830 N Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80920 (Saturdays)2
Mail
Documents for recording: El Paso County Clerk & Recorder, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-2007 (full P.O. box on the fee page)4
Phone
(719) 520-6200; copy requests (719) 520-61982
Hours
Main office Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (copy searches and plat maps main office only, before 4 p.m.); North Office Saturday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.2

Clerk and Recorder (marriage and civil union licenses; Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners)

Address
1675 West Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, CO 809072
Hours
Marriage licenses Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the main office (issuance ends 4 p.m. Fridays); Saturdays 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the North Office11

Clerk and Recorder - Elections

Office of the El Paso County Assessor

Address
1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 2300, Colorado Springs6
Phone
(719) 520-6600; fax (719) 520-66356
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.6

County Treasurer (also Public Trustee)

Address
1675 West Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 21008
Mail
Payments: P.O. Box 2018, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-20188
Phone
(719) 520-7900; fax (719) 520-75498
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.8

El Paso County Combined Courts (District and County Court, 4th Judicial District) - Clerk's Office Room S101

Address
El Paso County Judicial Building, 270 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 8090313
Phone
Records requests (719) 452-549013
Hours
Clerk's Office Room S101 Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.13

El Paso County District Court (4th Judicial District)

Same Clerk's Office

Address
270 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 8090313

El Paso County District Court - Probate Division (Room W149)

Address
270 S Tejon St, Room W149, Colorado Springs, CO 8090313
Hours
Walk-up every Wednesday: protective proceedings 8:30-11:30 a.m.; estate cases 1:00-4:00 p.m.13

El Paso County Public Health - Birth & Death Records

Address
1675 W. Garden of the Gods Rd., Suite 2044 (Citizens Service Center; only office)12
Hours
Office hours 8 a.m.-3:50 p.m., closed for lunch 11:50 a.m.-1 p.m. (no check-ins outside these hours)12

El Paso County Sheriff's Office - Records/Video Request

Address
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Attention: Records Unit, 27 East Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 8090318
Phone
(719) 520-7177; fax (719) 520-717118
Hours
Records-request payments at the Office of the Sheriff, 27 E. Vermijo Ave, 8:00 am-4:00 pm Monday-Friday (closed federal holidays)18

Records that are not online: public records requests

Where to send it
[email protected]; first two hours free, then $29.50 per hour; response within 3 working days, extendable by 716

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in El Paso County?

The Clerk and Recorder - Recording Department keeps deed records. To order copies: Email [email protected] or call (719) 520-6198, or use the Request Recorded Document Copies form; staff are not required to search real estate records for you. Plain copies: $0.25 per page; mail handling $1.25 (1-10 pages) to $3.00 (61-75 pages). Certified copies: Copy fee plus $1.00 per document.534

Can I search El Paso County land records online for free?

No, the official online search charges a fee. Image viewing by subscription: $50.00 access fee plus $50.00 annual renewal; remote printing $0.25 per page; occasional copies by email request. The official search: publicrecordsearch.elpasoco.com32

Where do I get a divorce decree in El Paso County?

District Court (Colorado Fourth Judicial District); the Clerk and Recorder refers divorce questions to the court.11

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

Use the property search of the Office of the El Paso County Assessor: property.spatialest.com/co/elpaso6

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

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 19 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau
  2. RecordingEl Paso County Clerk and Recorder
  3. Remote AccessEl Paso County Clerk and Recorder
  4. Recording FeesEl Paso County Clerk and Recorder
  5. County Election OfficesColorado Secretary of State
  6. Office of the El Paso County AssessorEl Paso County Assessor
  7. El Paso County Colorado - homeEl Paso County
  8. County TreasurerEl Paso County Treasurer
  9. Trial Courts by CountyColorado Judicial Branch
  10. Record/Document Request FormColorado Judicial Branch
  11. Marriage LicensesEl Paso County Clerk and Recorder
  12. Birth & Death RecordsEl Paso County Public Health
  13. El Paso County | Colorado Judicial BranchColorado Judicial Branch
  14. Business FAQs - Trade namesColorado Secretary of State
  15. Appeals, Notice of Value & Re-AppraisalEl Paso County Assessor
  16. Colorado Open Records ActEl Paso County
  17. DepartmentsEl Paso County
  18. Records & Video RequestEl Paso County Sheriff's Office
  19. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau