Dolores, CO Public Records
Dolores is an incorporated town in Montezuma County, Colorado, with an estimated population of 937 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 0.7 square miles of land. That is up about 46 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Dolores Town Hall
Dolores' own town government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the town clerk under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA). Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the town; see the offices below.
📇 Dolores Contact on File
| Government | Town Of Dolores |
| Contact listed | Mayor |
| Mailing address | PO Box 630, Dolores, CO 81323 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Dolores
Dolores is in Montezuma County. In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver).
📍 Montezuma County at a Glance
| County | Montezuma County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 26,841 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Montezuma County District Court – Clerk of Court (Montezuma Combined Courts)
| Address | 865 North Park Street, Suite 100, Cortez, CO 81321 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (970) 565-1111 |
| Hours | Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Records available | Colorado District Court and County Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, small claims) |
| Official website | coloradojudicial.gov |
| Sources | coloradojudicial.gov/…/montezuma-county ↗ coloradojudicial.gov/…/clerks-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Montezuma County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Dolores
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Dolores, CO:
📋 Dolores Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Colorado are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Colorado, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. |
| Court cases & divorce | Montezuma County courthouse. Divorce cases in Colorado are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Colorado are handled by the District Court in each county (the Denver Probate Court in Denver). |
| State court system | Colorado Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | Colorado Sex Offender Registry (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) |