Marriage License FAQ
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No. You may visit our office during normal business hours. These hours can be found on our
CONTACT PAGE.
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We accept any government issued ID and proof of age must be shown.
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1. Ministers or priests in regular communion with any religious society;
2. Judges, county judges/executive, justice of the peace;
3. A religious society that has no minister and who solemnizes marriages at the usual place of worship, if either party belongs to the society.
4. KRS chapter 402 has further information concerning marriage license laws.
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No. The law that required this was repealed in 1994.
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You need to get the license in the state where you are getting married. The license we issue must be used in Kentucky.
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No. The country where you got married should send you its official certificate. The County Clerk’s office only records licenses that it issues.
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You will need to take the marriage certificate that we mail to you to the social security office.
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No, but you still need to inform the social security office of your marital status.
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At the Circuit Court located in the Courthouse Annex at 107 Main Street, Nicholasville.
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No. You need to bring your government issued ID.
Land Records FAQ
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No. We have staff available to assist customers during normal business hours. Please visit our
CONTACT PAGE for details.
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We can fax documents but cannot email them. In order to fax them we can take the order over the phone. Payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover. The fees for the document are 50 cents per page for copies, $2.00 fax fee, and a $2.20 credit card fee per $100 accrued.
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No. We do not give recording information over the phone.
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You may come in to the office to request the information or you may mail in a request along with payment for a copy of a specific document.
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No. Each county is responsible for their marriage records. It wasn’t until June 1958 that the Vital Statistics Office began centrally storing records for every county.
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Divorce records can be found in the Circuit Court where the divorce was granted. For a divorce filed in Jessamine County contact the Jessamine County Circuit Court at (859) 887-1005.
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No. The Master Commissioner’s Office is responsible for the properties that are going to be auctioned. Please contact the Master Commissioner at (859) 885-1550.
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Mobile homes are titled like vehicles. Mobile home transfers are completed in the Transfer Department of the Jessamine County Clerk.
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The Jessamine County Sheriff collects the current year tax bills. Contact the Property Tax Division of the Jessamine County Sheriff at (859) 885-4139 or online at www.jessaminetax.org. If the tax bill was delinquent (paid after April 16th), contact our office at (859) 885-4161.
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The Jessamine County Property Valuation Office is in charge of property assessments. Contact the PVA at (859) 885-4931.
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Visit the Occupational Tax Office.
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City/County Planning and Zoning.
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The Jessamine County Clerk’s Office cannot help you prepare any document nor do we have blank forms. The documents that are brought here for recording must be completely filled out prior to recording.
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Go to www.revenue.ky.gov to see the schedule of all the Kentucky counties’ tax sales.
Notary FAQ
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A Jessamine County property owner may sign for a notary’s bond. An individual can only be surety for one notary. The notary’s name cannot be on the deed. Another option is for an insurance company to sign for the notary’s bond.
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No. However, until the notary has been sworn in and bond posted, the notary cannot start notarizing documents.
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No. The notary cannot post his or her own bond.
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If the notary does something illegal in regards to notarizing a document, the surety could be held responsible for up to $500 per occurence.
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No. An individual can only be the surety for one person at a time.
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Only if the document being notarized is going out of state.
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At this time it is not required but it is preferred.
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For further notary information and/or handbook, please go to the Secretary of State’s website www.sos.ky.gov.
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No. The Secretary of State does not send any reminders when your four-year commission will expire.
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Four weeks prior to commission expiration reapply with the Secretary of State.