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Kentucky Marriage License Requirements

Below is the information on what you need to bring with you, and what you need to know about the marriage laws before filling out the marriage license forms.

In order to get married, you need to apply and receive a marriage license. This is the document that allows you to officially be married under the law. Always check with your city's marriage bureau at your clerk of court's office to find out what your local rules are.

Licenses are usually not valid for more than 30 days so you'll typically need to apply for your marriage license within one month of your wedding ceremony. You need to submit your birth certificates, tax information, and other official documents.

When you apply for your license, you'll not only need a proof of identification and age, will need to provide any information about previous marriages, and will need to pay a nominal fee. You will also need to have a witness when you sign the application, so plan on bringing your maid of honor or best man with you. The bride will need to know what her married name will be before she signs the marriage certificate. You'll have to write that name on the application.

IMPORTANT: You are not officially married when you receive a marriage license. You need to have a justice of the peace or a religious clergyman sign the document. On your wedding day, you'll give your officiant your marriage license, then after the ceremony, he'll sign it and send it to the proper government agency for validation.

ID Requirement: Picture ID such as a driver's license. If application is mailed or faxed in, it must be witnessed by a Notary Public.

Residency Requirement: Do not have to be a resident of Kentucky.

Waiting Period: 3 days.

If Divorced: If divorced within the last 60 days, a certified copy of the divorce decree is needed.

Fees: Cash Only! $25

Other Tests: No tests

Under 18: Need certified copy of birth certificate, both parents must be present with identification, or if you have a legal guardian they must be present with a court order and identification.

Officiants: The minister, priest or rabbi of any church or congregation in the state may perform marriages. Ministers must provide marriage certificates to the couple married and report the marriage to the Marriage Commissioner.

Valid: License is valid for 90 days anywhere in Kentucky.
The license can only be used within the State of Kentucky.

 

IMPORTANT: State and county marriage license requirements can change so make sure you check with your local town clerk. This information is for guidance only and should not be regarded as legal advice. It is important that you verify all information with your local marriage license office or county clerk before making any plans.

Adair County Clerk 424 Public Sq., # 424 Columbia, KY 42728 502-384-2801
Allen County Clerk P.O. Box 336 Scottsville, KY 42164 502-237-3706
Anderson County Clerk 151 South Main St Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 502-839-3041
Ballard County Clerk P.O. Box 145 Wickliffe, KY 42087 502-335-5168
Barren County Clerk1St Floor Courthouse Public Sq Glasgow, KY 42141 502-651-3783
Bath County Clerk P.O. Box 609 Owingsville, KY 40360 606-674-2613
Bell County Clerk P.O. Box 156 Pineville, KY 40977 606-337-6143
Boone County Clerk 2950 E Washington Square Burlington, KY 41005 606-334-2206
Bourbon County Clerk P.O. Box 312 Paris, KY 40361 606-987-2142
Boyd County Clerk 2800 Louisa St Catlettsburg, KY 41129 606-739-5116
Boyle County Clerk 321 W Main St, # 123 Danville, KY 40422 606-238-1110
Bracken County Clerk P.O. Box 147 Brooksville, KY 41004 606-735-2952
Breathitt County Clerk 1127 Main St Jackson, KY 41339 606-666-3810
Breckinridge County Clerk Main St & Court House Sq Hardinsburg, KY 40143 502-756-2246
Bullitt County Clerk P.O. Box 6 Shepherdsville, KY 40165 502-543-2513
Butler County Clerk P.O. Box 448 Morgantown, KY 42261 502-526-5676
Caldwell County Clerk 100 E Market St, # 3 Princeton, KY 42445 502-365-6754
Callloway County Clerk 101 S. 5th St Murry, KY 42071 502-753-3923
Campbell County Clerk 330 York St Newport, KY 41071 606-292-3845
Carlisle County Clerk P.O. Box 176 Bardwell, KY 42023 502-628-3233
Carroll County Clerk 440 Main St Carrollton, KY 41008 502-732-7005
Carter County Clerk Courthouse # 232 Grayson, KY 41143 606-474-5188
Casey County Courthouse 614 Campbellsville St Liberty, KY 42539 606-787-6471
Christian County Clerk 511 S. Main Hopkinsville, KY 42240 502-887-4105
Clark County Clerk P.O. Box 744 Winchester, KY 40391 606-745-0280
Clay County Clerk 316 Main St Suite 143 Manchester, KY 40962 606-598-2544
Clinton County Clerk Court Square Albany, KY 42602 606-387-5943
Crittenden County Clerk 107 S Main St Marion, KY 42064 502-965-3403
Cumberland County Recorder County Courthouse Room 6 Burkesville, KY 42717 502-864-3726
Daviess County Clerk P.O. Box 389 Owensboro, KY 42302 502-685-8434
Edmondson County Recorder 108 N Main St Brownsville, KY 42210 502-597-2624
Elliot County Clerk P.O. Box 225 Sandy Hook, KY 41171 606-738-5421
Estill County Clerk 130 Main St Irvine, KY 40336 606-723-5156
Fayette County Clerks 162 East Main St Lexington, KY 40507 859-253-3344
Fleming County Clerks Courthouse Square Flemingsburg, KY 41041 606-845-8461
Floyd County Clerk 3rd Ave Courthouse Prestonsburg, KY 41653 606-886-3816
Franklin County Clerk 315 West Main St Frankfurt, KY 40602 502-875-8702
Fulton County Clerk 114 E Wellington St Hickman, KY 42050 502-236-2727
Gallatin County Clerk P.O. Box 616 Warsaw, KY 41095 606-567-5411
Garrard County Court 15 Public Square Lancaster, KY 40444 606-792-3071
Grant County Clerk P.O. Box 469 Williamstown, KY 41097 606-824-3321
Graves County Clerk 100 E Broadway St Kentucky, KY 42066 502-247-1697
Grayson County Clerk 100 Court Square Leitchfield, KY 42754 502-259-3201
Green County Clerk 203 West Ocurt St Greensburg, KY 42743 502-932-5386
Greenup County Clerk P.O. Box 686 Greenup, KY 41144 606-473-7331
Hancock County Clerk 225 Main Cross St Hawesville, KY 42348 502-927-8137
Hardin County Clerk 14 Public Square Elizabethtown, KY 42702 502-765-2171
Harlan County Clerk 210 E Central St, # 205 Harlan, KY 40831 606-573-3636
Harrison County Clerk 190 West Pike St Cynthiana, KY 41031 606-234-7130
Hart County Clerk Main St Munfordville, KY 42765 502-524-2751
Henderson County Clerk 20 N Main St Henderson, KY 42420 502-826-3906
Henry County Clerk P.O. Box 615 Newcastle, KY 40050 502-845-5705
Hickman County Clerk 110 E Clay St Clinton, KY 42031 502-653-2131
Hopkins County Clerk 10 S Main St Madisonville, KY 42431 502-821-7361
Jackson County Clerk P.O. Box 700 McKee, KY 40447 606-287-7800
Jefferson County Clerk 527 West Jefferson St Louisville, KY 40202 502-574-5700
Jessamine County Clerk 102 North Main Nicholasville, KY 40356 606-885-4161
Johnson County Clerk Court St Paintsville, KY 41240 606-789-2557
Kenton County Clerk P.O. Box 1109 Covington, KY 41012 606-491-0702
Knott County Clerks P.O. Box 446 Hindman, KY 41822 606-785-5651
Knox County Clerk 401 Court Sq., # 102 Barbourville, KY 40906 606-546-3568
Larue County Clerk 209 W High St Hodgenville, KY 42748 502-358-3544
Laurel County Clerk 101 S Main St, # 203 London, KY 40741 606-864-5158
Lawrence County Clerk 122 S Main Cross St Louisa, KY 41230 606-638-4108
Lee County Clerk West Main St Room 11 Beattyville, KY 41311 606-464-4115
Leslie County Clerk P.O. Box 196 Hyden, KY 41749 606-672-2193
Letcher County Clerk 160 Main St Whitesburg, KY 41858 606-633-2432
Lewis County Clerk 514 2nd St, 2nd Fl Vanceburg, KY 41179 606-796-3062
Lincoln County Clerk 102 East Main St Stanford, KY 40484 606-365-4570
Livingston County Clerk 335 Court St Smithland, KY 42081 502-928-2162
Logan County Clerk P.O. Box 358 Russellville, KY 42276 502-726-6061
Lyon County Clerk 200 W Dale Ave Eddyville, KY 42038 502-388-2331
Madison County Clerk 101 W Main St Richmond, KY 40475 606-624-4707
Magoffin County Clerk Main St Salyersville, KY 41465 606-349-2216
Manifee County Clerk P.O. Box 172 Frenchburg, KY 40322 606-768-3512
Marion County Clerk 120 W Main St Lebanon, KY 40033 502-692-2651
Marshall County Clerk 1101 Main St Benton, KY 42025 502-527-4740
Martin County Clerk Main St Inez, KY 41224 606-298-2810
Mason County Clerk 25 W 3rd St Mayville, KY 41056 606-564-3341
McCracken County Clerk 301 S 6th St, # 2 Paducah, KY 42002 502-444-4700
McCreary County Clerk P.O. Box 699 Whitley City, KY 42653 606-376-2411
McLean County Clerk 210 Main St Calhoun, KY 42327 502-273-3082
Meade County Court Clerk 516 Fairway Dr # 1 Brandenburg, KY 40108 502-422-2152
Mercer County Recorder Main St Harrodsburg, KY 40330 606-734-6310
Metcalfe County Clerk P.O. Box 850 Edmonton, KY 42129 502-432-4821
Monroe County Clerk Main St Tompkinsville, KY 42167 502-487-5471
Montgomery County Clerk Court St Mount Sterling, KY 40353 606-498-8700
Morgan County Court Clerk 505 Prestonsburg St West Liberty, KY 41472 606-743-3949
Nelson County Clerk 113 Steven Oster Ave Bardstown, KY 40004 502-348-1830
Nicholas County Clerk Main St First Floor Carlisle, KY 40311 606-289-3730
Ohio County Recorder P.O. Box 85 Hartford, KY 42347 502-298-3673
Oldham County Clerk Main St La Grange, KY 40031 502-222-9311
Owen County Clerk Main St, Rm #6 Owenton, KY 40359 502-484-2213
Owsley County Clerk P.O. Box 500 Booneville, KY 41314 606-593-5735
Pendleton County Clerk P.O. Box 112 Falmouth, KY 41040 606-654-3380
Perry County Clerk Main St, 1st Floor Hazard, KY 41701 606-436-2812
Pike County Clerk 320 Main St Pikeville, KY 41501 606-432-6247
Powell County Clerk P.O. Box 548 Stanton, KY 40380 606-663-6444
Pulaski County Clerk Courthouse, Main St Somerset, KY 42501 606-679-2042
Robertson County Clerk P.O. Box 75 Mount Olivet, KY 41064 606-724-5212
Rockcastle County Clerk P.O. Box 365 Mount Vernon, KY 40453 606-256-2831
Rowan County Clerk 2nd Floor Courthouse Morehead, KY 40351 606-784-5212
Russell County Clerk 101 Monument Sq Jamestown, KY 42629 502-343-2125
Scott County Courthouse 101 E Main St, # 101 Georgetown, KY 40324 502-863-7875
Shelby County Clerk 501 Main St Shelbyville, KY 40065 502-633-4410
Simpson County Clerk Main St, First Floor Franklin, KY 42135 502-586-8161
Spencer County Clerk 2 E Main St Taylorsville, KY 40071 502-477-3215
Taylor County Clerk 203 N Court St, # 5 Campbellsville, KY 42718 502-465-7011
Todd CountyCourt Clerk P.O. Box 157 Elkton, KY 42220 502-265-2363
Trigg County Clerk Courthouse, First Fl Cadiz, KY 42211 502-522-6661
Trimble County Clerk U.S. Highway 42, Main St Bedford, KY 40006 502-255-7174
Union County Clerk 100 W Main St Morganfield, KY 42437 502-389-1334
Warren County Clerk 429 E 10th St Bowling Green, KY 42101 502-842-9416
Washington County Clerk 115 Cross Main St Fl 1 Springfield, KY 40069 606-336-5425
Wayne County Clerk 109 N Main St Monticello, KY 42633 606-348-5721
Webster County Clerk P.O. Box 7 Dixon, KY 42409 502-639-7006
Whitley County Clerk Courthouse, Main St Williamsburg, KY 40769 606-549-6035
Woodford County Clerk Main St Courthouse Versailles, KY 40383 606-873-3421