IMPORTANT: On Tuesday, November 5, the clerk's office will only be open for elections and recording. No motor vehicle transactions, birth or marriage certificates will be administered. Voter Service and Polling Centers and drop boxes for ballots.
Clerk and Recorder
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Drop off your ballot at one of our 6 – 24/7 video-watched ballot dropboxes. All ballots must be in a ballot dropbox before 7:00 pm on election day! Locations: Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt, Rifle, and Parachute. Our bipartisan team of ballot pick-up election judges are ready to get your ballot to the Garfield County Clerk’s office!Election Judge training begins for the 2024 General Election
Garfield County is fortunate to have an excellent range of experienced judges, new judges, and student judges.
Public records
Viewing public recordsThe public may view grantor and grantee indexes online, and search indexes back to February 21, 1883. View images by contacting the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s Office and sign up for either a weekly ($100) or monthly ($300) subscription.
The Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s office makes every effort to collect and maintain accurate data. However, Tyler Technology and the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s office are unable to warrant any of the information herein contained.
Colorado DRIVES
Colorado DRIVES (Driver License, Record, Identification, and Vehicle Enterprise Solution) is utilized by Garfield County. The system reduces customer service time, increases transaction speed provides better county-to-county integration, and offers additional online services. Colorado DRIVESOnline motor vehicle services
Complete many driver’s license, identification, and vehicles services online at myDMVApply for a driver’s license or identification card
Renew your driver’s license or identification card
Change your address
Register your vehicle
Renew a vehicle registration
Add or change a driver’s license renewal reminder
Request your driving record
Apply for a disability placard
Request a personalized plate
Transaction receipts
Request a duplicate title
Clerk and Recorder’s office duties
The Clerk & Recorder’s office is responsible for voter registration, the conducting of all primary, general, and November coordinated elections, motor vehicle titling and registration, real estate and other recordings, marriage licenses, birth and death records, liquor licenses and recording the proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners.- Elections
- Marriage licenses
- Motor vehicle
- Recording
- Vital records
Open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Please call 970-384-3700 for assistance.
Garfield County Clerk & Recorder time capsule of correspondence letters
In early 2023, Garfield County Clerk & Recorder Jackie Harmon upon a time capsule of correspondence letters addressed to and from former Garfield County Clerks Mr. Walter J. Frost, Mr. Charles S. Keegan, and Ms. Ella Stephens, dated as far back as 1923.Time capsule
Garfield County Clerk & Recorder
Jackie Harmon970-384-3700