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Colorado vital records forms
Applications issued by the Colorado vital records office, plus the forms of counties and cities that process requests locally. Every PDF is the current official version, checked against the source.
Last verified November 10, 2026
Statewide forms
| Form | Record | Actions |
|---|---|---|
Colorado Form to Correct or Change a Birth CertificateAsks the Colorado vital records office to correct or change information on a birth certificate, such as a name, date of birth or parent information. It cannot be used to add or remove a parent. It is mailed to the Vital Records Birth Unit in Denver. | BirthCorrections and amendments | |
Colorado Guide to Adult Name ChangesForm JDF 432 · Court instructions for an adult legal name change in Colorado: fingerprints, criminal history checks, the petition, publication and fees. The case is filed with the County Court or District Court in the county where the adult lives, not with the vital records office. | BirthLegal name change | |
Colorado Guide to Changing a Child’s NameForm JDF 420 · Court instructions for changing the legal name of a child in Colorado. The case is filed with the District Court that already has a case about the child or, if there is none, with the County Court where the child lives, not with the vital records office. | BirthLegal name change | |
Colorado Name Change DecreeForm JDF 448 · Order that a Colorado judge or magistrate signs to approve a name change for an adult or a minor child. It is filed with the County, District or Juvenile Court together with the name change petition, not with the vital records office. | BirthLegal name change | |
Colorado Name Change Petition for a MinorForm JDF 421 · Petition that one or more adults use to ask a Colorado court to change the legal name of a minor child. It is filed with the County Court or District Court, as explained in the JDF 420 guide, not with the vital records office. | BirthLegal name change | |
Colorado Petition for Change of Name (Adult)Form JDF 433 · Petition an adult uses to ask a Colorado court for a legal change of name. It is filed with the County Court or District Court in the county where the adult lives, not with the vital records office. | BirthLegal name change | |
Colorado Application for Certified Copy of a Correction Form, Acknowledgment of Parentage or Testimonial LetterOrders a certified copy of a correction or change form, an acknowledgment of parentage or a testimonial letter on file with Colorado Vital Records. It cannot be used to order, correct or change a birth certificate. It goes to the Vital Records Birth Unit in Denver. | BirthParentage and paternity | |
Colorado Data Worksheet for the Birth Certificate (Adoptions and Parentage Determination)Worksheet sent with an adoption decree or a parentage determination so the Colorado vital records office can prepare a new birth certificate. It can also order copies. It is returned to the Vital Records Birth Unit in Denver. | BirthParentage and paternity | |
Colorado Report of Parentage DeterminationForm Form VR-22 · Report of a court decree of parentage, used to prepare a new Colorado birth certificate. The clerk of the District or Juvenile Court certifies it with the court's signature and seal. It is a court report, not a form a parent files alone. It is mailed to the Vital Records Birth Unit. | BirthParentage and paternity | |
Colorado Voluntary Acknowledgment of ParentageForm FORM-VR12 · Legal document the mother and the second parent sign to add a second parent to a child's Colorado birth certificate. If it is not completed at the time of birth, it is returned to the Vital Records Birth Unit in Denver. | BirthParentage and paternity | |
Colorado Application to Access an Original Birth Certificate Prior to AdoptionLets eligible parties ask Colorado Vital Records for the original birth certificate from before an adoption. It is mailed or dropped off by appointment at the Vital Records Birth Unit in Denver. | BirthAdoption | |
Colorado Contact Preference FormForm FORM-VR08 · Lets a birth mother or birth father tell Colorado Vital Records whether and how they prefer to be contacted by an adult adoptee. It includes an optional medical history statement. It is mailed to the Vital Records Birth Unit in Denver. | BirthAdoption | |
Colorado Report of AdoptionReport of an adoption decree, used to prepare a new birth certificate for an adopted person born in Colorado. The clerk of the District or Juvenile Court certifies it with the court's signature and seal, and the court mails it to Vital Records. A parent does not file it directly. | BirthAdoption | |
Colorado Voluntary Adoption Registry Registration and Consent for Release of Identifying InformationRegisters a person, or amends a registration, with the Colorado Voluntary Adoption Registry, which helps adult adoptees born in Colorado, siblings and birth parents make contact. It is mailed or brought by appointment to the Vital Records Birth Unit in Denver. | BirthAdoption | |
Colorado Sex Designation FormUsed to request a change of the sex listed on a Colorado birth certificate to Male, Female or X. It must be completed and submitted along with the Form to Correct or Change a Colorado Birth Certificate. | BirthSex designation change | |
Colorado Report of Missing, Stolen or Lost in the Mail CertificateReports a Colorado birth, death, marriage or divorce certificate that was misplaced, stolen or lost in the mail. It is returned to the Fraud Prevention unit of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment by mail or fax. | BirthOther requests |
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