CO Birth Certificates may be ordered:
By phone at 1-866-300-8540
By fax at 1-800-423-1108
By mail (2-3 weeks) at:
The Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment Vital Records Section,
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246
In person at CDPHE, Vital Records Section, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246
In person at your county department of vital records
What You Will Need
Cost: $17.75 for first copy of birth certificate
Metro Caring provides a voucher to cover the cost. First come, first serve, so we recommend to get there early.
Documentation needed:
One item from the primary list:
Driver’s License, Photo ID Card (DMV), School, University or College ID Card (must be current), U.S. Passport, U.S. Military ID Card, City of Denver County Jail Inmate ID, Colorado Department of Corrections ID card, CO Temporary Driver’s License (with hole punched Driver’s License), Department of Human Services Youth Corrections ID, Employment Authorization Card (I-766), Foreign Passport, Government Work ID, Job Corps ID, Temporary Resident Card, U.S. B1/B2 Visa card with I-94, U.S. Certificate of Naturalization, U.S. Citizenship ID Card (I-197), Alien Registration Receipt/Permanent Resident Card, Certificate of U.S. Citizenship
Two items from the secondary list:
Social Security Card, Work ID, Paycheck Stub (within 3 months), or W-2 (last tax year), Medicare Card, Social Services Card (Medicaid, WIC), Hospital birth worksheet (ID for mothers- within 6 months of event), Acknowledgment of Paternity document (Colorado only), Birth Certificate of Applicant (U.S. only), Court order of adoption or name change, Craft or trade license (Colorado only), DD-21, Divorce Decree (U.S. only), Hunting or Fishing License (must be current Colorado only), IRS-TIN card, Marriage license (U.S. only), Merchant mariner card, Mexican voter registration card, Motor vehicle registration or title (must be current -U.S. only), Pilot license, Selective Service Card (U.S. only), State or Federal Prison or Corrections Card, Tribal ID Card, Weapon or gun permit (U.S. only), Any Expired document from the “Primary” List (cannot be expired more than 6 months)