Certificates are good for 30-days upon issuance.

The following information is needed to obtain a marriage license:

• Fee is $30.00
•  Both parties must come to the Clerk’s Office – 109 8^th Street, Suite 200, Glenwood Springs Courthouse, Glenwood Springs, CO. or at the Rifle Annex at 144 East 3^rd Street, Rifle, CO.
• Proof of age is required, which may be obtained through a drivers license, birth certificate or passport.
• Proof of identification can be driver’s license, birth certificate, or a passport.
• If the applicant is under the age of 16, a court order allowing the marriage must be obtained.
• If the applicant is between the ages of 16 and 17, but not yet 18 years, both parents must be present and sign or bring in a signed form that has been notarized.
• Colorado does not require a blood test and there is no waiting period.
• If the applicant has been divorced for less than 6 months, we do need a copy of the divorce decree.  If the applicant has been divorced for longer than 6 months, we need to know the date of the divorce, as well as the court in which the divorce was finalized.
• The marriage certificate must be used in the State of Colorado.
• No one except blood relationship, family of the bride or groom can see the marriage application (which contains personal information). This does not affect the marriage license.
• Common Law marrages certificates may be recorded at the normal fee.