Access Park County Recorder Records

Park County Clerk and Recorder

The Park County Clerk and Recorder is located at 856 Castello Ave., P.O. Box 220, Fairplay, CO 80440. The office phone is 719-836-4333 and fax is 719-836-4348. Research lists the office hours as Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This is the county recording office, not the Colorado Judicial Branch Clerk of Court at Park County Combined Court.

The Clerk and Recorder page lists duties for elections and voter services, motor vehicle titling and registration, recordings, marriage licenses, civil union licenses, birth and death records through Public Health, liquor licenses, Board of County Commissioners proceedings, and Property Alert Notifications. Those services are county administrative and recording functions. They do not include maintaining District Court or County Court case pleadings.

Recorder Records vs Court Files

Park County uses a split clerk model. The Park County Clerk of Court handles case files, docket questions, certified court documents, transcripts, court copies, probate filings, and ROA requests for District Court and County Court. The Clerk and Recorder handles recorded instruments and county administrative records. This split is the main routing rule for users who are trying to find public records in Park County.

Park County Recorded Documents

The Park County Recordings page says documents may be submitted in the Fairplay office with fees during normal office hours or mailed with fees to P.O. Box 220, Fairplay, CO 80440. The office does not provide legal advice about documents and does not supply forms. It also says the office does not do research for the public, although public computers are available in the Fairplay office.

Documents submitted for recording must meet the margin requirements cited by the county. The top margin must be at least one inch, and the left, right, and bottom margins must be at least one-half inch. Documents must use at least 10-point font and include a complete return mailing address. These formatting rules are recording rules. They are not court filing instructions.

• Submit recorded documents in person during office hours with the correct fee.
• Mail recording documents and fees to the Clerk and Recorder's P.O. Box.
• Use public computers in the Fairplay office for self-directed research.
• Use online recorded document search when the record is covered by iCounty.
• Contact an attorney or document preparer for legal advice or forms.

Search Park County Recorded Documents

The Park County online document search page links to iCounty. The county says iCounty allows searching and printing recorded documents from 1968 to present. Plat maps are not available online. The county also warns that the Clerk and Recorder does not certify authenticity of the information in the online system and is not responsible for errors, omissions, or reliance on that system.

iCounty pricing in the research is specific: daily access is $25 plus $0.25 per copy, and monthly access is $400 plus $0.25 per copy. The vendor page supports existing-user login, new-user signup, credit card payment, and PDF export. The county says document information is uploaded daily as paper or electronic filings are processed.

Park County Recording Fees

The Clerk and Recorder fee schedule includes recording, UCC, tax lien, survey, marriage, civil union, and copy charges. Accepted payment methods in the recording FAQ include business checks, personal checks, money orders, cash, credit cards, and debit cards. Marriage appointment payment has its own published rule of cash or credit only.

Marriage and Civil Union Records

Marriage and civil union licensing is a Clerk and Recorder function. Park County licenses are issued at the Fairplay office by appointment only, Monday through Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The completed application and copies of photo IDs must be emailed before scheduling. Once the office receives the information, it contacts the applicants to schedule. Questions use 719-836-4223.

The license fee is published as $30, while the appointment page says $31.25 for the license fee and certified copy, paid by cash or credit only with no checks. Both parties must apply in person unless an absentee affidavit is used. A Colorado marriage license is valid when received and must be used within 35 days in Colorado. The certificate must be returned to the Clerk and Recorder within 60 days after solemnization to avoid late fees.

Park County Public Documents Requests

The Park County public documents request form is for county public records such as departmental records, commissioners records, or other county records not maintained by the judicial department. It is not the primary route for court case pleadings or probate files. Requesters provide contact information, a description of the requested information, and a request type.

County public-document request fees are $41.37 per hour for research and retrieval, with the first hour free. Photocopies are $0.25 per page unless emailed. An electronic storage device, including CD or flash drive, is $5 each. The county contacts the requester with time frame and cost estimate, and payment in advance is required.

Elections and Motor Vehicle Services

Research identifies elections, voter services, motor vehicle titling and registration, liquor licenses, Board of County Commissioners proceedings, and Property Alert Notifications as Clerk and Recorder responsibilities. These services should be treated at a high level for record-search purposes. They may explain why a person is sent to the Clerk and Recorder, but they are not court records and they do not replace court, sheriff, DMV, or judicial payment systems.

For driving records, license status, points, or suspensions, use Colorado DMV and myDMV resources. For court traffic tickets, use Park County Combined Court, Fairplay Municipal Court, or Colorado Judicial Online Payments depending on the citation. For county election or motor vehicle office questions, start with the Clerk and Recorder's official county page.

Note: Court files go to the Clerk of Court even when a related deed, license, or county record is available from the Clerk and Recorder.