Local Registrar

Responsibilities

The Local Registrar issues birth certificates for applicants born in Colorado and death certificates for those who died in San Miguel County. The Local Registrar works under the direction and supervision of the Colorado State Registrar.

The Local Registrar is authorized to issue birth certificates for anyone born in Colorado. The Local Registrar is not authorized to issue death certificates for anyone who died in another County other than San Miguel County at this time. The Colorado Department of Health / State Registrar does not have death index for issuance of death certificates outside San Miguel County available online.

Birth / Death Record Applicants

Applicants must present a valid and acceptable identification document to obtain a birth or death record.

*Vital Records (Birth and Death Certificate Issuance) has moved to the San Miguel County Public Health Dept., please click here for information: https://www.sanmiguelcountyco.gov/194/Birth-Death-Certificates