Colorado § 14-2-106 License to marry

Colorado Statutes

§ 14-2-106 — License to marry

Colorado § 14-2-106

Title 14Domestic

Art.Marriage and Rights

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-2-106 (2026).

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(1)(a) When a marriage license application has been completed and signed by both parties to a prospective marriage and at least one party has appeared, or both parties appeared if permitted pursuant to section 14-2-106.5, before the county clerk and recorder and has paid the marriage license fee of seven dollars, a fee of twenty dollars to be transmitted by the county clerk and recorder to the state treasurer and credited by the treasurer to the Colorado domestic abuse program fund created in section 39-22-802 (1), and an additional amount established pursuant to section 25-2-121, such amount to be credited to the vital statistics records cash fund pursuant to section 25-2-121, the county clerk shall issue a license to marry and a marriage certificate form upon being furnished:

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(1) (a) When a marriage license application has
been completed and signed by both parties to a prospective marriage and at least
one party has appeared, or both parties appeared if permitted pursuant to section
14-2-106.5, before the county clerk and recorder and has paid the marriage license
fee of seven dollars, a fee of twenty dollars to be transmitted by the county clerk
and recorder to the state treasurer and credited by the treasurer to the Colorado
domestic abuse program fund created in section 39-22-802 (1), and an additional
amount established pursuant to section 25-2-121, such amount to be credited to the
vital statistics records cash fund pursuant to section 25-2-121, the county clerk
shall issue a license to marry and a marriage certificate form upon being furnished:

(I) Satisfactory proof that each party to the marriage will have attained the
age of eighteen years at the time the marriage license becomes effective; or, if over
the age of sixteen years but has not attained the age of eighteen years, has judicial
approval, as provided in section 14-2-108; and

(II) Satisfactory proof that the marriage is not prohibited, as provided in
section 14-2-110.

(b) Violation of subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section makes the marriage
voidable.

(2) Repealed.

(3) (a) If, at any point following the issuance of a valid license to marry issued
pursuant to this section, a party to the marriage presents the issuing county clerk
and recorder with appropriate documentation of that party's name change and
requests the issuance of a new license to marry, the county clerk shall issue a new
license to marry that reflects the party's name change.

(b) A new license to marry issued pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section
supersedes the original license to marry as the official public record and must not
be marked as amended or indicate in any manner that the name on the license to
marry has been changed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1017, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 90-1-6. L. 75: (2)(a) amended, p. 583, � 1, effective April 10. L. 79: (2)(a), (2)(b), and (2)(d) R&RE, p. 635, � 1, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(a)(III) amended, p. 1118, � 9, effective June 7; IP(1)(a) amended, p. 742, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1)(a)(III) amended, p. 711, � 1, effective July 1; (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(d), (2)(f), and (2)(g) amended and (2)(h) added, p. 711, � 1, effective July 1. L. 89: IP(1)(a) amended and (1)(c) added, p. 936, � 2, effective July 1. L. 93: (1)(c) amended, p. 927, � 4, effective May 28. L. 98: (1)(a)(I) amended, p. 1394, � 30, effective February 1, 1999. L. 2000: IP(1)(a) and (1)(c) amended, p. 1571, � 8, effective July 1. L. 2009: IP(1)(a) amended, (SB 09-068), ch. 264, p. 1211, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1316), ch. 380, p. 3419, � 1, effective August 2. L. 2023: IP(1)(a) amended, (HB 23-1278), ch. 291, p. 1757, � 1, effective August 7. L. 2025: (3) added, (HB 25-1312), ch. 205, p. 927, � 2, effective May 16.