Trans Resource Navigator

Colorado birth certificates

Change detected, under review. An official source this page relies on changed recently. Part of this page may be out of date until we review it.

  • Page changed: Correct or change a birth certificate (read via Internet Archive snapshot of February 10, 2026) (2026-10-05) · #112
Update your name
YesAfter your legal name change
Gender markerThe sex or gender field (M, F, or X) printed on an ID document or stored in an agency's record.
YesM, F, or X with your own signed form

If you were born in Colorado, you can get a new birth certificate showing M, F, or X by sending CDPHE Vital Records a short Sex Designation Form that you sign yourself. No court order, surgery, or doctor's letter is needed for adults. The new certificate is not marked as amended. Expect about $50 ($25 fee plus $25 for the first copy).

Main cost
$25
Apply
By mail or in person
Typical wait
about 6 weeks or more

Draft from official sources, September 24, 2026. Not yet checked by a person. How we verify

This applies only if you were born here. Birth certificates follow your birth state, not where you live now. Choose your birth state

On this page
  1. How it works
  2. Steps
  3. Costs and fee waivers
  4. Forms
  5. Requirements
  6. After you finish
  7. Tips
  8. Laws and other guides
  9. Sources

How it works

Colorado's birth certificate law (C.R.S. § 25-2-113.8, part of Jude's Law) requires the State Registrar to issue a new birth certificate when you submit a request and a statement, signed under penalty of law, that the sex on your certificate does not match your gender identity. You can choose male, female, or X. For someone under 18, a parent signs and a licensed medical or mental health provider also signs a statement; no specific treatment is required.

The new certificate replaces the original as the official record and must not be marked as amended or show that anything changed. The registrar may not ask for anything beyond the required statements and may not share information about the change.

If you also changed your legal name, include a certified copy of the court order and the new certificate will show the new name too.

Steps

  1. Gather the forms, your ID, and your name change order if you have one[3][5]

    You need the correction form, the Sex Designation Form, a copy of your photo ID (driver's license, state ID, passport, or other acceptable ID), and, only if your name changed, a certified copy of the court order.

  2. Fill out and sign both forms[4][5]

    Choose M, F, or X on the Sex Designation Form and sign it. On the correction form, list the changes and the number of certified copies you want.

  3. Mail the packet or bring it to a scheduled appointment[3][5][6]

    Mail to Vital Records, Birth Unit, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246-1530, with a check or money order payable to Vital Records. Use a trackable method (certified mail, FedEx, or UPS), because the office cannot confirm arrival. You can also go in person, by appointment only; appointments open on the 1st of each month. Questions: 303-692-2200.

    Cost
    $25 correction or change fee (does not include a certificate); $25 first certified copy of the new certificate; $20 each additional copy ordered at the same time, or each old certificate exchanged

  4. Wait for the new certificate[5][3]

    The form says to allow up to 30 business days from the date received; CDPHE's page lists the date of requests currently being processed. Your certified copies arrive by mail.

    Time
    about 6 weeks or more

Costs and fee waivers

No fee waiver is available for this step.[6]

CDPHE's fee schedule lists no waiver for corrections. The Colorado Name Change Project and Trans Lifeline offer microgrants for document costs when funds allow.

WhatCostNotes
Correction or change fee (does not include a certificate)[5][6]$25
First certified copy of the new certificate[5][6]$25
Each additional copy ordered at the same time, or each old certificate exchanged[5][6]$20Paying by credit card adds a $12 convenience fee.

More detail

Forms2 forms: Correction Form, Sex Designation Form

Open a form for tips on filling it out.

Correction FormForm to Correct or Change a Colorado Birth CertificateRequired

How to fill it out

  • Complete it in ink; cross-outs and white-out are not accepted.
  • Items 1 to 3: your information exactly as it currently appears on the birth certificate.
  • Items 4 to 7 (incorrect / correct information): list the sex, and your name if it is changing, with the current and new entries.
  • Items 8 to 12: sign, date, check "Self", and give your address, phone, and email.
  • Services and fees: the $25 correction fee does not include a certificate, so also order at least one certified copy ($25) and any extras ($20 each).

Open Correction Form[5][3]

Sex Designation FormSex Designation FormRequired

How to fill it out

  • Adults: complete Section A only. Check Male, Female, or X, fill in your name, date of birth, and contact details, and sign.
  • The form asks for your Social Security number, citing HB19-1039.
  • Minors: the provider completes Section B, including their license number and the state that issued it (attach a copy of an out-of-state license).
  • Instead of this form you may send a certified court order stating your sex or gender has been changed.

Open Sex Designation Form[4][3]

RequirementsWhere you live, age, timeline
Where you live
You must have been born in Colorado; where you live now does not matter. If you live in Colorado but were born in a state or country that requires a court order to change a birth certificate, Colorado courts can issue that decree (C.R.S. § 25-2-113.8(10)). Otherwise, follow your birth state's rules.[1][4][5][2]
Age
Adults 18 and older apply for themselves. For a minor, a parent, guardian, or legal representative applies, and a licensed medical or behavioral health provider completes Section B of the Sex Designation Form.
How long it takes

About 6 to 12 weeks in total, depending on CDPHE's backlog and mail time.

After you finishCDPHE notifies the Colorado DMV when it issues a new certificate, and you can use the new certificate at the DMV instead of form DR 2083.

CDPHE notifies the Colorado DMV when it issues a new certificate, and you can use the new certificate at the DMV instead of form DR 2083. As of September 2026 the Social Security Administration and the State Department will not update the sex field based on an amended birth certificate. If you were born in another state, that state's rules control your birth certificate.

Tips3 tips from people who have done this
  • Order two or three extra copies ($20 each) with the same request. Ordering later costs $25 for the first copy again.
  • If you have old copies of your birth certificate, you can exchange them for $20 each after the change.
  • Since HB25-1312 (May 2025), the law no longer limits you to a single self-attested change; if CDPHE says otherwise, ask it to confirm under C.R.S. § 25-2-113.8 as amended.
Laws and other guides3 laws, 3 other guides

Laws and rules

Other trusted guides

Sources

6 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.Show all
  1. C.R.S. § 25-2-113.8, Birth certificate modernization act (2024 edition text)Colorado.Public.Law (from the Office of Legislative Legal Services CRS 2024), Law. accessed
    “The new birth certificate supersedes the original as the official public record and must not be marked as amended or indicate in any other manner that the gender designation or name on the certificate has been changed.”
  2. HB25-1312, Kelly Loving Act (signed May 16, 2025)Colorado General Assembly, Law. accessed
    “In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-2-113.8, repeal (5).”
  3. Correct or change a birth certificate (read via Internet Archive snapshot of February 10, 2026)Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Records, Official page. accessed
    “To request a sex/gender designation change to your birth certificate, please submit the following in person or by mail: Completed Birth Certificate Correction Form, Copy of your identification, Non-refundable processing fee(s), A completed Sex/Gender Designation form OR Certified copy of a court order”
  4. Sex Designation Form (revised 09/2021)Colorado Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, Form. accessed
    “I would like to change the sex listed on my birth certificate to: Male, Female, X”
  5. Form to Correct or Change a Colorado Birth CertificateColorado Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, Form. accessed
    “Correct or Change a birth certificate - (this fee does not include a birth certificate) 25.00 ... Allow up to 30 business days from date received.”
  6. Vital Records fee schedule, effective January 1, 2026Colorado Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, Official page. accessed
    “Birth: first copy $25.00; additional copies ordered at the same time $20.00; corrections/changes fee $25.00; exchange old certificates $20.00”