Access CO Public Records

The Freedom of Information Act requires the federal as well as the state governments to provide public access to some of the records maintained by them. The state of Colorado is no exception with several departments of the state government being entrusted with the responsibility to provide CO Public Records on request.

Birth and Death Records

The birth and death records are available from 1900 and 1910 respectively. The official state site for Colorado birth and death registrations http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/certs/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/birth.html can be accessed to obtain details of the procedure. The vital records division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment maintains all the vital records for the state. It is possible to obtain a copy of these records on the same day by visiting the department located at 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, HSVRD-VR-A1, Denver, CO 80246-1530. Requests received by mail or fax are also processed. It is also possible to order a copy online.

Marriage and Divorce Records

The Colorado public records pertaining to the marriage details of the state residents can be obtained from the vital records division of the State public health department as well. Records can be traced back to the year 1975 with the earlier records available between the years of 1900 to 1939. The records are available to any individual on request. The reason for accessing the marriage records may however be stated categorically during the submission of the request.

All dissolution records concerned with separation, annulments as well as divorce proceedings are available from the same department as well. The periods between 1940 to 1967 are not available from the department and the records section of the concerned county court needs to be contacted in order to retrieve them. The current records can be requested by mail or in person from the department in exchange for the requisite fee via money order or credit card.

Unclaimed Property Records

Information about the properties which remain unclaimed  can be obtained by calling the office of the state treasury at 303-866-6070 or 800-825-2111.

Crime Records

The Colorado Department of Correction (http://exdoc.state.co.us/inmate_locator/search_form.php) provides information about the inmates serving their sentences in state incarceration facilities.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (http://sor.state.co.us/index.cfm?SOR=captcha.lverify) has information about the known sex offenders of the state.

The state ‘Most Wanted’ list can be checked at http://www.colorado20mostwanted.com/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/mission.html which displays the information after compiling the various sources received from the following agencies.

• Arapahoe County Sheriff Department
• Aurora Police Department
• Colorado Bureau of Investigation
• Colorado Department of Corrections
• Denver Police Department
• Douglas County Sheriff Department
• Jefferson County Sheriff Department
• United States Marshal Service

Business Records

A search for Colorado’s business records can be conducted through http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityCriteria.do which is the official website for the Business Division of the Secretary of State, Colorado.

The tax information can be retrieved by logging in to the official site of the state of Colorado. http://www.colorado.gov/revenue/tax.

Transportation Records

The Colorado Department of Transportation located at 4201 E Arkansas Avenue, Denver CO 80222 maintains information of traffic safety as well as other records of traffic related information. Driver licensing as well as the status of restricted licenses and records of other traffic offenses can be accessed by visiting the website of the department of motor vehicles. The various online services offered by the department can also be checked from http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Revenue-MV/RMV/1219919954854.