El Paso County, Colorado Public Records

El Paso County recording changes, certificate windows and report requests

The recording schedule now distinguishes flat fees from copy charges

The Clerk and Recorder fee notice sets a $43 flat recording charge for standard documents from July 1, 2025, regardless of page count. It separately lists exceptions and a surveyor charge for land surveys. Ordinary recorded-document copies cost $0.25 per page, with $1 per document for certification; mailed copies add a handling charge.

Do not calculate a current standard recording transaction using an old first-page-plus-additional-pages formula. A documentary transfer fee, a surveyor fee and return-mail handling can be separate from the recording charge. Use the category that matches the actual instrument.

Birth coverage and death coverage are not identical

The county health service supplies Colorado birth certificates and death certificates for El Paso County events. Its current first-copy charge is $25, with $20 for another copy of the same record ordered together. The counter accepts arrivals from 8 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. at 1675 West Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 2044. A physical identity document and eligibility evidence are required.

The location and midday closure matter when arranging a visit. A digital identification image is not accepted as a substitute for the physical ID under the published instructions. For a death elsewhere, first identify the registrar with that geographic coverage.

Request the completed marriage record rather than a new license

The marriage service distinguishes applying for a license from requesting an existing record. It directs divorce matters to the judicial district. Its current application instructions require the online application before the office visit and identify a Friday service cutoff of 4 p.m.

For evidence of an existing marriage, identify whether the receiving organization needs the completed license/certificate or the application. Those documents can contain different information, and the copy rules for an application include identification requirements.

Request the Sheriff record through its own release unit

The Sheriff Records Unit handles deputy reports and body-camera requests. It lists an $8 review/redaction charge for ordinary reports within its stated page allowance and separate charges for longer or more demanding work. Requests should identify the incident, date, location or case number. The office states that it does not provide background checks.

A police report created by a city agency belongs with that agency rather than automatically with the county Sheriff. A body-camera request also needs a usable incident description and may involve redaction review. Payment does not establish that every part of the recording is publicly releasable.

Keep the instrument, certificate and court disposition in their own files

A property investigation may require a recorded deed and later release, while a family-record task may require a marriage certificate and a court decree. Neither can be replaced by a search screen that merely lists a name. Keep the originating office and document identifier with each image so a follow-up request reaches the correct custodian.

For a criminal-history question, separate the Sheriff report from the court outcome and the state repository product. The Colorado records guide provides the statewide routes; the county sources above explain their local services and exclusions.

Investigations closed

1,037

Back wages agreed

$9,240,326

Workers due back wages

9,605

Civil money penalties

$249,977

Employers on the record

844

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 844 on the El Paso County record; 231 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 819 more with smaller records are on the Colorado wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.