Sharon Cate, Deputy Clerk to Board of County Commissioners. The first floor of the Gilpin County Old Courthouse opened to the public by appointment only on Monday, May 11, 2020.   

To ensure a safe soft opening, and following executive orders, the following protocols are being implemented. Please read carefully so you are prepared when arriving at the Old Courthouse and Gilpin County can best serve you.

Customers will be seen by appointment only. Schedule an appointment online at www.gilpincounty.org. Appointments are to be made two or more days in advance.  

When you schedule an appointment online you will be asked to complete a brief health screening and sign a waiver and release. For your safety, and the safety of the employees and community, anyone that self-reports any symptoms will not be seen. Schedule an appointment 14 days after you are symptom free without a fever reducing medication.    

Services for at-risk populations and vulnerable Individuals are to be completed online or through the mail. Appointments from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. will be reserved for these individuals, if business must be conducted face to face. 

DMV appointments may be made Tuesdays and Thursdays only. When possible please continue to complete transactions online or through the mail.

When you arrive at the Old Courthouse, please leave an empty parking spot between you and the next vehicle.

It will be required for the public and County employees to wear face masks in the Old Courthouse, in waiting areas, at the DMV window, and all areas surrounding the Courthouse.

The main entrance and DMV window will be open to the public. Individuals will be asked to wait outside the main entrance, six feet apart. Individuals will be let in the courthouse or called to the DMV window, one at a time, based on their appointment time.

So that we can stay on schedule, please be on time for your appointment. If you are not available when your name is called, you will be required to reschedule online.

Unless your appointment requires more than one individual from the same household to attend, please come to the Old Courthouse alone.

If you only need to drop off paper forms, they can be dropped off in the ballot box located in front of the Old Courthouse. No cash will be accepted. Starting June 1, 2020, only ballots will be accepted in the ballot box.

 Thank you for your patience, this is a new process for everyone. We are continually thinking about the best way to offer you necessary services during these uncharted times. 

(Originally published in the May 14, 2020, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)