Where and when can a marriage or civil union license be obtained?
San Juan County Courthouse
1557 Greene St
PO Box 466
Silverton, CO81433
Phone: 970.387.5671
Fax: 970-387-8043
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm with lunch from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.
Due to time constraints, license applications will not be processed after 3:45 pm.
You must be able to provide the following to obtain a marriage or civil union license.
- Provide the date of your ceremony
- Tell whether you have been married before and if you are widowed or divorced and be able to provide the exact date and location of your divorce or spouse's death. Both parties must be able to provide this information
- If you are related by blood, be sure to state how you are related
- Provide the city and state where parents of both parties were born
- Be able to answer how you are solemnizing your marriage or union. Judge? Religious? Self-solemnization?
- You must have$30.00 cash or check for the marriage license fee.
You and your intended spouse each must present one of these valid forms of identification:
- U.S. state-issued driver's license or permit
- U.S. state-issued ID
- U.S. military ID
- Passport (with certified English-language translation if non-English
Please note the name on the marriage license will appear exactly as it is on the ID you provide.
Additionally, if you have a Social Security number you are required to provide it. If either party does not have a Social Security number (they are from another country, or they are in the process of obtaining U.S. citizenship) they are not required to have one to get married.
Important Note: Birth certificates, baptismal certificates and Mexican Consular IDs (Matricula Consular) are not acceptable for marriage license applications.
Recording Your License
It must be returned to the Clerk and Recorder's Office within 63 days of the date of the ceremony. Late returns will incur a fee. For licenses mailed to us, the postmark date is used to calculated potential late fees. After it has been recorded, the original marriage license is returned to you to keep as the permanent record of your marriage.
Never submit your original license to anyone for documentation purposes, you may not get it back. For circumstances requiring documentation of your marriage license, a certified copy can be obtained in our offices. A copy of a marriage license is not considered to be official unless it is obtained from our office.
You may obtain as many certified copies as you wish at any time. If requesting a license by mail, please include a self addressed stamped envelope to avoid postage and handling charges.
Fees
Payment is accepted in cash, check or money order payable to San Juan County Clerk. Returned checks will be subject to a service charge and processing fee. If mailing the document to us, please include your return mailing address on the front of the document in the upper left-hand corner.
For more information, please call the Recording Division at 970-387-5671.
| Marriage License | $30 |
| Civil Union | $30 |
| Certified Copy | $3 |
| Regular Copy | $2 |
| Late Recording Fee | $20 + $5/day (up to $50 C.R.S. ยง 14-2-109(1)) |
| Mailing Fee | $2 |
No blood test is required. Legal identification for proof of age is required. This can be a driver's license, birth certificate (original or certified copy), military ID, passport, or State issued identification. Social Security number is requested as well as the place of birth and names and addresses of both parents.
Marriages may be solemnized by judges, retired judges, magistrates, Indian tribe officials, and clergy, or by the couple themselves. The person solemnizing the marriage must forward the marriage certificate to the County Clerk and Recorder's office within sixty days after the marriage.
A marriage license issued by Colorado is valid only for solemnization in Colorado. A marriage license issued by another state is not valid for solemnization in Colorado.
Couples are prohibited from marrying when one of the parties is still married to another person. Also prohibited are marriages of brother and sister, uncle and niece, or aunt and nephew, whether the relationship is by half or whole blood.