Yes, a notary is required.
Sworn before a notary public or a deputy clerk.
In the official wording
"Subscribed and affirmed, or sworn to before me"
From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Value limit
- Fair market value of everything the person owned, less liens and encumbrances, by year of death: $82,000 for 2024, $80,000 for 2023, $74,000 for 2022, $70,000 for 2020 and 2021, $68,000 for 2019, $66,000 for 2017 and 2018. The form we read stops at 2024. It can't transfer real estate.
"Y.O.D. 2024 is $82,000, Y.O.D. 2023 is $80,000"
- Waiting period
- At least 10 days after the death.
"At least 10 days have elapsed since the death of (decedent)"
- Where it goes
- Presented to whoever is paying or delivering the property, who is then discharged as if dealing with a personal representative.
"The person or entity paying, delivering, transferring, or issuing personal property pursuant to this affidavit"
- Official form
- JDF 999, Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit. The Judicial Branch's statewide form, revised March 5, 2024. Open the official form
Next step
Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Colorado, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10). How Colorado treats it: Colorado gives a notarial act performed in another state the same effect as one performed by a Colorado notarial officer, when a notary public of that state performs it. More on Colorado signers.
Ask the bank, holder or court that will receive the affidavit whether it accepts an electronically notarized one.
Book an online notarization Request a mobile notary in Colorado
In person, we look for a notary commissioned in Colorado near you; you approve the price first.
If a local notary in Colorado does it: Up to $15 for a notarization, under the state's fee rules (Colorado notary fees).
Official sources
- Colorado Judicial Branch form JDF 999, Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit (rev. March 5, 2024) (checked November 2026)
- Colorado Judicial Branch: Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit (form page) (checked November 2026)
We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance.
Common questions
Is a notary required for a Colorado small estate affidavit?
Yes, a notary is required. Sworn before a notary public or a deputy clerk.
What is the small estate limit in Colorado?
Fair market value of everything the person owned, less liens and encumbrances, by year of death: $82,000 for 2024, $80,000 for 2023, $74,000 for 2022, $70,000 for 2020 and 2021, $68,000 for 2019, $66,000 for 2017 and 2018. The form we read stops at 2024. It can't transfer real estate.
How long after a death can the Colorado affidavit be used?
At least 10 days after the death.
Is the Colorado affidavit filed with a court?
Presented to whoever is paying or delivering the property, who is then discharged as if dealing with a personal representative.
Can I sign the Colorado affidavit with an online notary?
Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Colorado. Colorado gives a notarial act performed in another state the same effect as one performed by a Colorado notarial officer, when a notary public of that state performs it. Ask the bank, holder or court that will receive it whether it accepts an electronically notarized affidavit.
What does a notary charge in Colorado?
Up to $15 for a notarization, under the state's fee rules. A mobile notary may add a travel fee; ask for the total first.
Keep going
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