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Marriage License Information and Requirements Mailing Address:215 Comanche Street P.O. Box 37 Kiowa, CO 80117 Phone: 303-621-3128 Fax: 303-621-3168 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday Application for Marriage License Applicants for a marriage license need not be Colorado residents. Both parties must apply in person - the bride and the groom must complete and sign the license application form. If either party has been previously married, we will require the date, place and type of court if divorced. Those who have been widowed will need to supply the date and place of death of their deceased spouse. Each applicant must bring in proof of identity and birth date; any of the following will be accepted: (All documents must be in English)
Age Requirements The requirements for the bride and groom are the same:
Blood Test Requirements As of July 1, 1989, blood tests are NOT required for either party in the State of Colorado. Social Security Numbers Per Colorado Revised Statute (C.R.S. 14-14-113) Social Security Numbers are required on license application. Restrictions Marriage Licenses are not issued when:
Marriage licenses are issued only to male-female couples, and marriage license applications issued by another state are not valid for solemnization in Colorado. Witness Requirements Witnesses are not required in the State of Colorado. Some clergy, judges or public officials may request them. Ceremonies Couples themselves may solemnize their own marriage (Colorado Revised Statute 14-2-109). Marriages can also be solemnized by judges, retired judges, magistrates, public officials authorized to perform marriages, or in accordance with any mode of solemnization recognized by a religious denomination in Indian Tribe or Nation. Not anyone can solemnize a marriage. Although the couple may solemnize their own marriage, that does not mean a friend or relative can also solemnize their marriage. Clergy from out-of-state need not be registered in Colorado. Recording the Marriage License After the original marriage license has been signed by all parties involved, it must be returned to the County Clerk's Office who issued it within 60 days after the marriage. The license will be assigned a book and page number for state archives. After this process has been completed, the original marriage license will be returned to your home address for you to keep as a permanent record. Never submit your original license to anyone for documentation purpose; you may not get it back. For circumstances requiring documentation of your marriage license, a certified copy may be obtained from the County Clerk's Office which issued the license for $1.25 a copy. This certified copy will have a deputy clerk's signature from the issuing county stating that the copy is a true and correct copy of the original. You may obtain as many certified copies at anytime as you wish. Licenses The license may be issued during normal working hours of the Office of the County Clerk and Recorder, Monday through Friday (except for legal holidays), 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. The license may be obtained anywhere within the State of Colorado.
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