Elbert County's Marriage License Process

Elbert County is small and rural, with no appointment system either way you apply: walk in at the counter, or apply online through the county’s self-service portal.

Where to go

Elbert County Courthouse, 440 Comanche Street, Kiowa, CO 80117. Open Monday–Thursday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM. Closed Fridays, a four-day workweek common among Colorado’s smaller counties.

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Apply online, or walk in

Elbert County runs an online self-service portal for the marriage license application, alongside the option to walk in and apply at the counter; there’s no appointment system either way. See how to fill in the license application for the general tips that apply to the online route.

If you don’t have a Social Security number

The county provides its own SSN Affidavit, signed at the time of application, similar to every other Colorado county: you sign it with the clerk on the spot, no separate notary needed. See the SSN affidavit, explained and where to find a notary if some other document in your paperwork does need one.

Note that Colorado only requires the last four digits of a Social Security number on the marriage license application itself (a full SSN is only required for civil unions), per Elbert’s own marriage license information sheet.

What it costs

• License fee: $30, the statewide standard.
• Card online, cash in person. If you apply through the self-service portal, you can pay by credit card. If you apply in person at the counter, it’s cash only.

Contact

• Recording (marriage licenses): (303) 621-3128
• Email: [email protected]

We found conflicting phone numbers for the general Clerk and Recorder line across different sources; the recording line above is the one consistently tied to marriage-license information.

While you’re in the area

Elbert County itself is quiet, rural plains territory; the closest genuinely notable stop is Castlewood Canyon State Park, with canyon hiking trails and a historic dam site, about 25-30 minutes west near Franktown. It’s technically in Douglas County, more of an “on the way” stop than something inside Elbert County itself.