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Lake County Clerk and Recorder Office

The Lake County Clerk and Recorder is an elected county office separate from the Colorado Judicial Branch court clerk. The county directory identifies Tracey Lauritzen as County Clerk and Recorder. The office is listed at the Lake County government office in Leadville with mailing address PO Box 917, Leadville, CO 80461. The research captured the general phone as (719) 486-1410, election information as (719) 486-7480, driver license information as (719) 486-0888, and fax as (719) 486-8061.

The office is the correct Lake County contact for marriage and civil union licenses, recorded instruments, recording questions, elections, and motor vehicle office functions. It is not the office that keeps court pleadings, criminal case files, divorce decrees, probate letters, or state traffic court dispositions. Those court records belong to the Lake County Combined Court clerk.

Lake County Clerk Record Types

The Clerk and Recorder page identifies the office as Lake County's source for recording and marriage or civil union licensing. Recording work generally includes deeds, deeds of trust, releases, liens, powers of attorney, plats or surveys if accepted, military discharge records if recorded, and other instruments submitted for the public land records. The Lake County recording page is the local gateway for recorded-document services.

Marriage and civil union licenses use a separate county page. The Lake County marriage and civil union license page controls appointment, application, fee, age, and identification requirements. Certified copies of a recorded Lake County marriage or civil union license should be requested from the Clerk and Recorder, not from District Court.

• Marriage and civil union licenses: application, recording, and certified copies through the county clerk.
• Recorded instruments: deeds, releases, liens, powers of attorney, and other accepted recording documents.
• County clerk functions: election and motor vehicle office routing through the Clerk and Recorder.
• Historical county records: older marriage or recording indexes may require staff guidance.
• County administrative records: route through the Lake County records request page when not a recording matter.

Lake County Clerk vs Court Clerk

The Lake County clerk split is the most important routing fact. The Clerk and Recorder handles county recording and marriage work. The Clerk of Court or Combined Court clerk handles District Court and County Court case records. A person looking for a divorce decree, criminal sentencing order, probate letters, or traffic disposition should not treat the Clerk and Recorder as the case-file custodian.

Lake County Marriage License Records

Lake County marriage and civil union records are handled locally by the Clerk and Recorder. Applicants use the county marriage page for the current application process, appointment requirements, identification rules, age requirements, and fee information. The research did not capture a reliable current dollar amount for the Lake County license fee, so the page should be checked before an appointment or payment.

After a ceremony or lawful solemnization, the completed license is returned for recording. The recorded certificate becomes the county marriage record. A certified copy for name change, benefits, immigration, estate, or agency use must come from the Clerk and Recorder. Divorce records are different because the divorce case is filed in District Court.

Lake County Recording Requests

Recorded instruments are public land and official records that are different from court case files. A recorded deed may relate to a probate estate or civil judgment, but the deed itself is a Clerk and Recorder record. The probate order, civil judgment, or court filing behind it remains a court record if filed in District Court or County Court.

1. Identify the document type, such as deed, release, lien, power of attorney, or recorded marriage license.
2. Collect names, recording date, book and page or reception number if known, and property details for land records.
3. Contact the Clerk and Recorder to confirm whether inspection, plain copy, or certified copy is available.
4. Ask for current copy and certification fees before mailing payment.
5. Use the court clerk instead if the needed item is a court order, decree, judgment, probate letter, or criminal disposition.

Lake County Public Records Requests

County administrative records may route through the Lake County records request process under the Colorado Open Records Act, C.R.S. Title 24, Article 72, Part 2. That process is not a shortcut into sealed court cases, sheriff investigative files, juvenile records, or confidential personal data. Judicial case records use court procedures. Law-enforcement records use criminal justice records rules.

Note: Colorado CORA does not override court sealing orders or criminal justice record restrictions.

Lake County Clerk Fees

The research did not capture stable current fees for recorded document copies, marriage license copies, or recording services from the county pages. Exact amounts should be confirmed on the Clerk and Recorder, marriage, and recording pages before payment. Do not rely on generic Colorado county fee assumptions for Lake County transactions.