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Clear Creek County Recorder Office

The Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder is an elected county office. Brenda Corbett is listed as the current County Clerk and Recorder. The office records and processes public documents, issues and records marriage licenses and civil union licenses, runs elections and voter registration, and handles motor vehicle titling and registration. It also points residents to Colorado DMV driver services because Clear Creek County does not issue or renew driver licenses or IDs.

The office is in the same Georgetown government campus as the courthouse, but the record role is different. A recorded deed, recorded marriage certificate, election record, or motor vehicle title question belongs here. A District Court order, divorce decree, probate filing, criminal disposition, or docket document belongs with the Clerk of Court. For court case copies, use Clear Creek County Clerk of Court instead.

County Clerk vs Court Clerk

Clear Creek County has a split clerk structure. That split is the most important fact on the county-clerk page. The County Clerk and Recorder is a county office. The Clerk of Court is part of the state Judicial Branch. They may share a local campus, but they do not hold the same records. Sending a court record request to the County Clerk may delay the request, and sending a recorded deed request to the Clerk of Court may produce the same problem in reverse.

Clear Creek Recorded Documents

The Clerk and Recorder page states that most document recording is a flat $43.00 fee. Recording documents must be completed by 3:00 p.m. or they will be recorded the following day. That cutoff is separate from the courthouse Clerk of Court lunch and staff-meeting closures. It matters for people trying to record estate deeds, releases, liens, or other public documents tied to a transaction deadline.

The Clerk-published record search portal was listed in the research file, but the port did not connect during inspection from this environment. Because of that, the build should not promise that the portal is always reachable. The practical fallback is to contact the office by phone or visit during public hours, then ask whether the online record-search service is available for the record type and date range needed.

1. Identify the recorded document type, such as deed, release, lien, marriage certificate, or other recorded instrument.
2. Check whether the Clerk and Recorder online record search is reachable.
3. If the portal fails, call the office at (303) 679-2339 with names, dates, and document type.
4. Ask about copy, certification, recording, and delivery options before sending payment.
5. For case-file documents, stop and use the Clerk of Court instead.

Clear Creek County Clerk Fees

Fee information in the research file came from the Clerk and Recorder page, marriage license materials, civil union materials, and county CORA form. These amounts are not court-copy fees. Court copy costs should be confirmed with the Clerk of Court. County Clerk fees apply to recording, marriage, civil union, and county public record channels.

Clear Creek Marriage Records

Marriage licenses and civil union licenses are issued and recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. Both parties usually appear with valid identification. Colorado residency is not required. The marriage license fee is $30.00, the license must be used within 35 days, and the completed certificate must be returned to the Clerk and Recorder within 63 days after the ceremony. Colorado allows self-solemnization by the couple under C.R.S. 14-2-109.

After recording, the original license is returned to the mailing address on the application. Certified copies are available after recording. The office provides two free certified copies for Social Security and DMV purposes. Additional certified copies cost $1.25 each. Mail requests should include both parties' full names, ceremony date, return mailing address, and payment. Marriage applications generally are not available for public inspection, so people who need application access should call the office.

Clear Creek CORA Requests

Clear Creek County public records requests must go to the proper custodian. The county public information and CORA pages explain that public records are usually available, with exceptions, but a request must be directed to the office that made or maintains the record. A request is deemed received only when the custodian views it. The custodian has a reasonable time, not to exceed three working days, to make records available or explain if more time is needed.

The CORA form asks for complete requester information, the records or information requested, whether the requester wants inspection before copies or copies in lieu of inspection, and a signature. Incomplete requests may be rejected. This county CORA channel is useful for administrative records. It is not a substitute for a Judicial Branch court-record request, a Sheriff criminal justice records request, or a state DOC search.

Clear Creek Recording Timing

Office timing is a practical part of Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder access. Public business hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Recording documents and marriage license work close at 3:00 p.m. Motor vehicle transactions other than renewals must be in by 3:30 p.m. A person who arrives late in the day may need to return the next business day even though the office is still open for some services.

That schedule also helps separate county-clerk work from court-clerk work. The Clerk of Court has different weekday hours, a lunch closure, and court-specific protection order timing. The County Clerk and Recorder's deadlines are about recorded documents, licenses, and county office transactions. When a deadline is tied to a court hearing or order, verify the court deadline separately.

Historical Clear Creek Records

Clear Creek County's archives add a local layer to clerk research. The county archives are in the courthouse basement and include county, school, and mining district records from 1859 to present. Older property, estate, mining, school, and local government research may require the archives even when a modern recording search or court docket does not answer the question.

A historic probate matter, mining district record, or old county record may touch more than one custodian. The Clerk and Recorder may hold recorded instruments. The Clerk of Court may hold probate orders or case files. Archives may hold older county and mining district materials. For a complete Clear Creek County record search, use the record type and time period to choose the right office first, then ask whether another custodian has related files.

County Clerk Service Limits

The County Clerk and Recorder also handles motor vehicle titling and registration, but the research notes an important limit: Clear Creek County does not issue or renew driver licenses or IDs. The office points users to Colorado DMV driver services for that work. That distinction mirrors the broader Clear Creek custodian rule. The county clerk handles specific county functions, while court, sheriff, DMV, and state judicial records stay with their own custodians.