How Do You Order a Birth Certificate in Colorado?
Order from the official Colorado records office, with the fee and ID that office asks for. Here is how, step by step.
The Colorado rule in one table
| Official office | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics, and county vital records offices | | Fee, county offices | 25 dollars for the first copy, 20 dollars for each additional copy ordered at the same time | | Fee change | Fees rose on January 1, 2026, from 20 dollars and 13 dollars to 25 dollars and 20 dollars. Old pages with the old fees are out of date | | Channels | Online through a vendor, by mail, and in person at county offices. The state office takes appointments only, with no walk-in visits | | Mail time | County guidance puts mail processing at 21 to 25 business days, plus mail time | | Identification | One main document, with no expired documents accepted, or two secondary documents if no main document is available |
What makes Colorado different
Colorado is the county office state. The fees on this page are 25 dollars for the first copy and 20 dollars for each extra copy ordered at the same time. Those are the fees county records offices charge on their official 2026 forms. County offices issue certificates statewide. The state office itself takes appointments only, with no walk-in visits. So most readers will order through a county office or a vendor.
The second Colorado difference is the fee change trap. Fees rose on January 1, 2026. They went from 20 dollars and 13 dollars to 25 dollars and 20 dollars. Old pages and old county forms that still show the old fees are out of date. Do not use them to plan your order. For ID, the county forms ask for one main document, with no expired documents accepted. If you have no main document, bring two secondary documents. If your name is not on the certificate, bring proof of the relationship too.
The process, step by step
- Check the fee on the county form you use. It is 25 dollars for the first copy and 20 dollars for each extra copy ordered at the same time.
- Gather one main ID document, or two secondary documents. Add proof of the relationship if your name is not on the certificate.
- Order online through a vendor, by mail, or in person at a county office. The state office takes appointments only. No walk-in visits.
- Allow 21 to 25 business days for mail processing, plus mail time, per county guidance.
Ordering in the other states
Birth certificate ordering follows the same shape in every state, but the office, the fee, and the wait change at the state line. See How to Order a Birth Certificate in California and How to Order a Birth Certificate in Texas. For all seven states side by side, see the Birth Certificates by State directory.
Source
Fees, channels, and eligibility on this page come from official county records offices, including Summit County, the City of Broomfield, and Kit Carson County 2026 applications, which reproduce the state fee schedule and eligibility list. Facts verified 2026-10-26.
This page explains how the process works and what the official rules say. It is general information, not legal advice. For a dispute about your specific situation, talk to a lawyer or your state agency.
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