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Kentucky marriage records

Who holds it: County Clerk files the certificate and keeps the marriage register; Office of Vital Statistics holds statewide records from June 19581

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On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Fees
  3. More details
  4. Related records in Kentucky
  5. Marriage records in Kentucky counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Who may order

No eligibility limit in statute for a certified copy from the Office of Vital Statistics: the state registrar issues to "any applicant" on application; application and fee required2

How to search and order

License validity
License valid 30 days; must be used in Kentucky3
Where to apply
Issued by the clerk of the county where the female applicant resides, unless she is 18 or over or a widow and applies in person, in which case any county clerk may issue it4

Fees

License fee statute
Clerk fee for marriage license, indexing, recording and certificate: $26.50 (KRS 64.012(1)(n)), plus $10 storage reimbursement (64.012(3))5
License fee (example)
Fayette County Clerk: $60.00 application fee; both parties appear with government ID; valid 30 days6

More details

State records from
Central registration of marriages and divorces began June 1958; earlier marriages: county clerk where license issued7
Certified copy county
County clerk certified copy $5.00 (+$0.50/page after 3); Fayette: $5.006
Certified copy state
$6 search/certified copy at Office of Vital Statistics (non-refundable search fee)8
Divorce records: who holds it
Circuit Court Clerk of the county that granted the decree (Circuit/Family Court case file); OVS holds divorce certificates from June 19587

Marriage records in Kentucky counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Boone CountyBoone County Clerk (marriage licenses at the Burlington office and, as a limited real-estate service, the Florence office)9——
Campbell CountyCampbell County Clerk10—Certified copy fee: $7.00 per certified copy; 2.5% card fee11
Daviess CountyDaviess County Clerk12—$60.0013
Fayette CountyCounty Clerk issues licenses14——
Hardin CountyHardin County Clerk's Office15——
Jefferson CountyJefferson County Clerk's Office16——
Kenton CountyKenton County Clerk18Search17Free searchCertified copy fee: Online $10.50 (certified copy $5.00, $2.00 postage, $3.50 service fee); by mail $7.00 ($5.00 copy + $2.00 postage)17
Madison CountyCounty Clerk (licenses issued in Madison County only)19—Certified copy fee: $5.00 certified copy of a marriage license; photocopy $0.2520
Warren CountyWarren County Clerk21——

For any other county, see the county list on the Kentucky guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Kentucky office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: marriage records in every state. Everything else in Kentucky: Kentucky public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. KRS 402.230 – Filing of marriage certificate -- Record of marriages.Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (apps.legislature.ky.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  2. KRS 213.136 – Certified copy of a vital record.Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (apps.legislature.ky.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  3. Marriage and Divorce CertificatesKentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Serviceschecked November 4, 2026
  4. KRS 402.080 – Marriage license required -- Who may issue.Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (apps.legislature.ky.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  5. KRS 64.012 – Fees of county clerks -- Use of fees for recording real estate mortgages --Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (apps.legislature.ky.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  6. Marriage LicenseFayette County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Office of Vital StatisticsKentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Serviceschecked November 4, 2026
  8. 901 KAR 5:050 Fees for searches, certified copies of certificates and recordsKentucky Legislative Research Commissionchecked November 4, 2026
  9. Boone County Clerk: Locations & HoursBoone County, KYchecked November 6, 2026
  10. Other County Government Offices | Campbell CountyCampbell County, Kentuckychecked November 7, 2026
  11. Marriage Licenses - Campbell County Clerk's OfficeCampbell County, Kentuckyarchived copychecked November 7, 2026
  12. Daviess County Kentucky home pageDaviess County Fiscal Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  13. Marriage LicenseDaviess County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  14. Marriage LicenseFayette County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  15. County ClerkHardin County, KYchecked November 4, 2026
  16. Jefferson County Clerk's Office (home)Jefferson County Clerk's Officechecked November 4, 2026
  17. Marriage LicenseKenton County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  18. Kenton County, KY | Official WebsiteKenton County Fiscal Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  19. RecordingsMadison County Clerk's Officechecked November 4, 2026
  20. Marriage LicenseMadison County Clerk's Officechecked November 4, 2026
  21. Location & Contacts | Warren County ClerkWarren County Clerkchecked November 7, 2026