Fee: Marriage license is $10.00. Cash or checks only.

Blood test: Blood tests are not required to obtain a marriage license.

Age Requirements: The legal age without parental consent is 18 years of age. Applicants who are 16 and 17 years of age must have parental consent from both parents. A parent who has sole custody of a minor will be required to sign a statement to this fact. If one or both of the parents cannot appear at the time of applying for the license, an absentee application may be completed and notarized ahead of time. This is to be presented when the marriage license is issued. Applicants 15 years of age or younger, must obtain a court order granting judicial approval as well as complying with the above requirements. The court order must be obtained in the county where judicial approval has been granted.

Identification: Acceptable forms for proof of age are as follows: Drivers License, Passport, Visa, Birth Certificate, Military ID, or state issued ID Card.

Social Security Number: Must be given when applying for a license. If either party does not have a social security number, they must sign an affidavit when applying for the license.

Application Form: Both male and female applicants must appear in person to complete and sign the marriage application. If one party cannot appear due to illness, is out of state, or incarcerated, he or she must obtain an ABSENTEE APPLICATION from the Clerk and Recorder's office. The party applying must bring the absentee application along with identification for the absent party. Applicants do not have to be residents of Colorado. ABSENTEE APPLICATIONS MUST BE NOTARIZED.

Previous Marriages: If either party has been divorced or widowed, you need to know the date, County and State but physical proof is not needed. The couple will be required to swear under oath that all information given is true and correct.

Ceremony: A marriage may be solemnized by a judge of a court of record, a public official whose powers include solemnization of marriages, or in accordance with any mode of solemnization recognized by any religious denomination or Indian nation or tribe.

Cousin Marriages: Yes.

Common Law Marriages: Yes.

Marriage by Proxy: Yes. If a party to a marriage is unable to be present at solemnization, he or she may authorize in writing a third person to act as his or her proxy.

Same Sex Marriages: No.

Officiants: Couples themselves may solemnize their own marriage. They must apply for paper work from the County Courthouse in order to do this. However, friends or relatives of the couple can not solemnize the marriage for them. Out-of-state Clergy need not be registered in Colorado.

Grounds for Annulment: Lack of capacity to consent at time solemnized, under-age (not cured by consent of parents or court), fraud, jest or dare, duress and impotency (unknown to other party at time of marriage), and any prohibited marriage.

Valid: License is valid for 30 days. If either one of you is on probation or parole, you will need special authorization.