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Alamosa County Clerk and Recorder

The Alamosa County Clerk and Recorder is the county office led by Mari Felix in the captured official county source. The office address is 8999 Independence Way, Suite 101, Alamosa, CO 81101. The county page lists phone 719-589-6681 and fax 719-589-6118. Election, marriage, recording, vitals, and general recorder hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., except holidays. Motor vehicle hours differ on Fridays, but motor vehicle service is outside the record focus here.

This office handles recorded real estate transactions, marriage licenses, voter registration and elections, liquor licenses, motor vehicle title and registration services, and birth, death, and other vital-record maintenance or agency services. It does not maintain state court pleadings, criminal dispositions, divorce decrees, or probate letters. Those case records route to the Alamosa County Clerk of Court at the combined court.

Alamosa County Recorded Documents

The Recording Department processes and preserves documents submitted for recording as public records. The official page says all records are open to the public and certified copies of any document of record are available for a fee. It also links a property alert subscription form and an official county route to "Search Records Online," although the direct endpoint was not exposed in the captured research text.

A key local rule shapes how a search should be done: the recorder states that the office shall not conduct record searches or give legal advice, citing C.R.S. 30-10-101. A requester should identify names, recording dates, document types, grantor or grantee details, reception numbers if known, or property details before asking for copies. Staff can process access and copies, but they are not a legal-research service.

• Use the county Recording Department page and its official search link for recorded document index access.
• Visit Suite 101 for recorder-side copies, recording questions, and certified copies of documents of record.
• Use the county CORA/CCJRA request form for county-held administrative records when the recorder search does not fit.
• Use the state court request form for pleadings, decrees, probate letters, criminal orders, and other court-held files.

Alamosa County Recording Limits

The county recording page includes practical document standards. Good and legible text is required because poor originals produce poor public records. Mailed, faxed, or emailed documents should be sent in the order the sender wants them recorded. Colorado margin rules require at least one inch at the top and bottom, and at least one-half inch on left and right sides. The recorder may refuse documents that do not conform.

Note: No return envelope is required by the captured county guidance, but the recorder says it is appreciated.

Alamosa County Marriage Records

Marriage licenses are issued by the Clerk and Recorder during marriage office hours. The county states that a license is valid anywhere in Colorado for 35 days, including the date of issue. The fee is $30. Payment options are cash, local check, or money order. Colorado residency is not required, but at least one party must apply in person before the marriage clerk. Both parties must complete and sign the license application.

If one party cannot appear, the absent party must complete an absentee affidavit and sign it before a notary public before the marriage clerk can accept it. Applicants 18 and older do not need parental consent. Each applicant must bring proof of identity and birth date, such as a driver's license, raised-seal birth certificate, or passport. Applicants age 16 or 17 require judicial approval, and applicants younger than 16 may not legally wed in Colorado.

1. Confirm age, identity, and whether either party needs an absentee affidavit or judicial approval.
2. Visit the Clerk and Recorder during marriage hours with proof of identity and birth date.
3. Have both parties complete and sign the application, with at least one party appearing before the marriage clerk.
4. Pay the $30 license fee by cash, local check, or money order.
5. Use the license in Colorado within 35 days and return it for recording as directed by the clerk.

Alamosa County Recorder Fees

The recorder fee table in the research identifies a flat fee for recorded documents and a separate flat fee for death-certificate recording. Court copy fees are included below only as a contrast because many users confuse the county recorder with the court clerk. Certified court documents, name searches, and court redaction charges are handled through the state court records process.

Alamosa County CORA Request Fields

When a county-held public record is not available through recorder search or routine office access, Alamosa County's CORA/CCJRA request form can be used. This form is for county records, not state court case documents. A request should be specific enough to locate the record without asking staff to conduct a broad legal search.

Alamosa County Vitals Services

The Clerk and Recorder page states that the office maintains birth, death, and other vital records, and the county has a separate Alamosa County Vitals page. The research identifies these as local issuance services provided as a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment agent. These services should not be treated as a divorce-record source. Divorce decrees and family case orders are district court records requested through the state court form.

Birth and death certificate service is also distinct from recording a death certificate as a document. The recording page lists a $1.00 flat fee for death-certificate recording, while vital certificate issuance follows the county's vital-record process and state eligibility rules. For marriage, the Clerk and Recorder is the local issuing and recording office. For divorce, the district court is the records office.