# Apostille in Colorado

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- **Title:** Apostille in Colorado — United States | Andrii Co.
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> Apostille guide for Colorado, United States: the competent authority is Colorado Secretary of State (Authentications), Denver. Verified 2026-08-09.

Everything below is transcribed from this office's own published sources and printed in its words. A value we could not confirm against an official page is marked "(unverified)" — but the absence of that marker is not a guarantee that a fact was checked, and the source's own doubts stay inside the notes reproduced here verbatim. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money.

- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado, United States
- **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026

## Who issues the apostille

Colorado Secretary of State (Authentications), Denver

## Which documents this office will accept

- **birth/death certificates:** certified by Colorado Vital Records — order from CDPHE Vital Records
- **marriage licenses, divorce decrees, court documents:** certified by a Colorado County Clerk and Recorder / Clerk of the District Court
- **school transcripts:** must be notarized
- **From the source:** Original document must bear a Colorado notary public's signature, OR be certified by Colorado Vital Records, OR be certified by a Colorado County Clerk and Recorder / Clerk of the District Court; apostilles not issued for U.S. territories

## Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

## The request form

A PDF request form. Download: https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/notary/forms/NAUTH.pdf Published in: English or Spanish Spanish: https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/notary/forms/NAUTH_SP.pdf

## Requesting online

There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper. "We are unable to provide online apostilles and authentications."

## Where to go in person

- **Denver** — 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80290 Open for walk-in service. Hours: not published for this office. Same-day service is offered. Cut-off: hand-deliver before 4:30 PM for expedited walk-in Phone 303-894-2200; Authentications@coloradosos.gov. Drop-off ($5/apostille; office notifies by email/phone for pickup) and walk-in expedited ($15/apostille, same-day while-you-wait attempted); only office

## What it costs

- **$5.00 USD** per document — "Authentication, apostille, and magistracy - per document: $5.00" (fee schedule); request form: "Mail In: $5 per Apostille"; "Drop Off: $5 per Apostille"

### Faster service

- **$15.00 USD** per document — In person — Turnaround: same-day while-you-wait attempted — "Expedited: $15 per Apostille (Walk in service only)"; hand-deliver before 4:30 PM — "We will try to process your documents while you wait, but if there is a heavy demand/backlog it may take longer"

## How to pay

- **By mail:** check or money order
- **In person:** cash, check, or money order
- **Make it payable to:** Colorado Secretary of State — copy that exactly as written.
- Form: "We only accept cash, checks or money orders. No credit or debit cards. Make checks & money orders payable to: Colorado Secretary of State"; site FAQ: "We do not accept credit card payments for authentications. You must pay with check or money order."

## Where to send your documents

- **Mailing address:** Colorado Secretary of State, 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80290

## How long it takes

- This office publishes no turnaround commitment. Nothing here is estimated from other offices.
- **By mail:** Mail/drop-off: worked "in the order received" and returned "as soon as possible" (no weekend/holiday processing; no numeric commitment published)
- **Expedited:** Expedited walk-in: hand-deliver before 4:30 PM — "We will try to process your documents while you wait, but if there is a heavy demand/backlog it may take longer"

## Checking status and verifying an apostille

- **Verification register:** https://www.coloradosos.gov/auth/VerifyApostilleSearch.do

## Remote online notarization

- Remote online notarization is permitted here.
- **Legal basis:** C.R.S. § 24-21-514.5, added by SB20-096 (signed June 26, 2020), effective December 31, 2020; acts performed under COVID emergency rules March 30–December 31, 2020 ratified. (Colorado's underlying RULONA effective July 1, 2018)
- **In force since:** 2020-12-31
- **Registration:** Yes — "Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarization using a remote notarization system, the notary public shall notify the secretary of state" (C.R.S. § 24-21-514.5(3)); SOS approval required before performing remote acts (8 CCR 1505-11, Rule 5.2.1(a)); only active Colorado notaries may apply; remote notary application fee $10.00; remote notarization system providers must be SOS-approved (provider application/renewal $250.00); remote notary training & exam required
- **How the signer is identified:** At least one of (C.R.S. § 24-21-514.5(6)(b); SOS FAQ): (1) notary's personal knowledge; (2) credible witness (personally knows signer; in physical presence of notary or signer); (3) remote presentation + credential analysis of a government-issued ID PLUS either a dynamic knowledge-based authentication (KBA) assessment by a trusted third party OR a valid public key certificate; (4) other methods compliant with SOS rules
- **Remote act cap:** $25.00 USD
- **Standard notarial act cap:** $15.00 USD
- **From the source:** "The notary may charge up to twenty-five dollars for a remote notarial act." (also applies to electronic notarizations, per SOS FAQ); "the maximum fee allowed for a notarization is $15 per document" (SOS FAQ; fee set by rule under 8 CCR 1505-11). Remote notarization applies to electronic records via real-time audio-video; audio-video recording "must be securely stored for ten years"; SB20-096 includes signer-privacy protections restricting providers' use of personal data

> **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.

## Other United States jurisdictions (Markdown)

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- [Apostille in California](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/california/index.md)
- [Apostille in Connecticut](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/connecticut/index.md)
- [Apostille in Delaware](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/delaware/index.md)
- [Apostille in District of Columbia](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/district-of-columbia/index.md)
- [Apostille in Florida](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/florida/index.md)
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