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Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder

The Rio Blanco County staff directory names Shawn Luce as Clerk and Recorder. This elected county office is separate from the Colorado Judicial Branch Clerk of Court. The Clerk and Recorder handles voter registration, elections, motor vehicle titling and registration, real estate and other recordings, marriage licenses, liquor licenses, and records of several county boards.

The main office is at 555 Main Street in Meeker, with a Rangely branch at 209 E. Main Street, Suite 101. The mailing address is P.O. Box 1067, Meeker, CO 81641. The main phone is 970-878-9460, and the directory lists 970-878-9476 for Shawn Luce. The office email for recorded documents, commissioner minutes, resolutions, and county maps is Clerk@rbc.us.

Clerk and Recorder vs Court Clerk

Rio Blanco County uses a split records structure. The Clerk and Recorder is the county office for recorded documents, marriage licenses, elections, motor vehicles, liquor licenses, and Board of County Commissioners records. The judicial Clerk of Court, identified in the research as Alysha Smith, handles court files, court copies, dockets, probate registrar functions, jury work, and state court records.

For judicial records, use Rio Blanco County Clerk of Court information instead of county recorder channels.

Rio Blanco Recorded Documents

The Rio Blanco County Recorder page says the county receives e-recording through Simplifile and CSC / eRecording.com. It also links to the official public record search through iDocMarket. The research did not expose the detailed search-field screen, so the safe description is that iDocMarket is the official vendor-hosted recorded-document search path linked from county pages.

Recorded documents are different from court records. A deed, lien, or recorded instrument may be in the Clerk and Recorder index, while a lawsuit, judgment, criminal charge, divorce decree, or probate petition is a court record held by the Colorado Judicial Branch. If the same person or parcel appears in both systems, each office still controls its own record set.

Rio Blanco Marriage Licenses

The Clerk and Recorder issues Rio Blanco County marriage licenses and provides certified copies of marriage licenses issued in Rio Blanco County. The official marriage page states that marriage licenses are public information and that a ceremony can take place in Rio Blanco County even when the license was issued and recorded by another Colorado county.

Applicants must bring legal identification, pay the documented license fee, and meet the marriage restrictions listed by the county. After the ceremony, the license must be returned to the issuing Clerk's Office within 63 days. The original certificate is mailed to the return address generally within 1-2 working days after recording, and certified copies can be requested afterward.

Rio Blanco CORA Requests

The Rio Blanco County Open Records Request page says the official Rio Blanco County Open Records Form must be used for CORA requests. The county states that the governmental entity is allowed three working days to process requests, starting the first working day after the request is sent. If extenuating circumstances exist, the response period can extend to seven working days.

The county routes requests by department. Recorded documents, Commissioner minutes, resolutions, and county maps go to the Clerk and Recorder at Clerk@rbc.us or 970-878-9460. Sheriff's criminal justice and public records go to records@rbc.us or 970-878-9630. DHS requests require calling 970-878-9640, and general questions may go to the County Attorney's office at 970-878-9683.

1. Identify whether the record is a county record, court record, sheriff record, or DHS record.
2. Use the official Rio Blanco County Open Records Form for county-held records.
3. Send Clerk and Recorder requests for recorded documents, minutes, resolutions, and maps to Clerk@rbc.us.
4. Allow three working days for ordinary CORA processing, or seven if the county invokes extenuating circumstances.
5. Use the Judicial Branch record request form instead when the record is a court case file.

Rio Blanco Board Records

The Clerk to the Board page says the County Clerk serves as clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, maintains complete records of proceedings and adopted resolutions, serves the Board of Equalization, Board of Adjustment, and Board of Health, and oversees liquor license applications and permits or licenses requiring Board approval.

Board of County Commissioners minutes, resolutions, and records may be researched during business hours by visiting the Clerk and Recorder on the 2nd Floor of the Rio Blanco County Historic Courthouse in Meeker. This is the Historic Courthouse at 555 Main Street, not the state-court building at 455 Main Street.

Note: The Clerk to the Board record path is useful for county-government records, but it does not provide court pleadings, dockets, or case dispositions.

Rio Blanco Clerk Fees

The research file lists selected Clerk and Recorder fees and other county costs. Use the official Recorder or Fees pages for the current full schedule before recording a document, because page size, document type, and payment method can change the cost.

Request Rio Blanco Clerk Copies

For Clerk and Recorder copies, start with the record type. Marriage copies need the issuing county and couple names. Recorded documents need grantor, grantee, reception details, approximate recording date, or other document identifiers if known. Board records need the board, meeting date, resolution number, or subject if available.

1. Confirm the record belongs to the Clerk and Recorder rather than the judicial Clerk of Court.
2. Search iDocMarket if the record is a recorded document available through the county's vendor-hosted search path.
3. Contact Clerk@rbc.us or 970-878-9460 for recorded documents, Commissioner minutes, resolutions, or county maps.
4. Use the Meeker office, Rangely branch, or mail address when an in-person or mailed request is more practical.
5. Ask whether the copy must be certified before submitting payment or relying on a plain copy.