Jefferson County marriage license: hours, fee and what to bring
Records & Licensing office, at 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 2560, Golden, CO 80419 handles marriage licenses for Jefferson County, Colorado. The posted license fee is $30, and the office is listed without an appointment rule on the pages we checked. The office hours on the page are Mon to Thu 7:30 am to 5 pm. On who must come: one applicant may come alone in the cases the office lists, bringing a form or ID for the other.
Open the issuing office's page (jeffco.us)
Office hours and address
Records & Licensing office
100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 2560, Golden, CO 80419Phone: 303-271-8121
| Mon to Thu | 7:30 am to 5 pm |
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Not listed: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Source: jeffco.us, checked
Fee and payment
The marriage license fee is $30, as posted by the issuing office.
| marriage license | $30.00 |
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Source: jeffco.us, checked
What to bring and who must come
Documents named on the county page:
- original identification for the absent party
Source: jeffco.us, checked
Who must come. The office states that one applicant may come alone in the cases the office lists, bringing a form or ID for the other. If both cannot be present, one party must appear with a completed and notarized absentee affidavit and original identification for the absent party.
Source: jeffco.us, checked
Apply ahead online. The county links a pre-application: landrecords.co.jefferson.co.us.
Source: jeffco.us, checked
Validity. The county page says the license is valid for 35 days.
Source: jeffco.us, checked
State rules
We have not yet verified Colorado state law against the statute or the state vital-records page, so this page does not state the waiting period, validity or age rules. Ask the office, or check with the state vital-records office.
How Jefferson compares
At $30, the fee is the same as the median of $30 across 2 covered counties (Colorado). 1 of 1 comparable covered counties list Saturday hours; Jefferson does not list one. Listed opening time adds up to about 38.0 hours across the week.
Nearby covered counties
Straight-line distances from the county center, not road miles. Some states accept applications from any county; others restrict it.
- Adams County, CO: about 53 mi, fee $30, appointment required, no Saturday hours listed
- El Paso County, CO: about 65 mi, fee $30, walk-ins accepted, lists Saturday hours
- Bernalillo County, NM: about 322 mi, fee $55, walk-ins accepted, no Saturday hours listed
- Salt Lake County, UT: about 361 mi, fee $50, no Saturday hours listed
Call ahead before you go
Fees, hours and appointment rules change, and offices close for holidays and training days. We last checked these facts on . The office phone number on its page is 303-271-8121. Confirm with the office, and if something here is out of date, report a change.