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The format standards for paper documents and electronic documents are the following:

• Paper Color: White – No Water marks
• Paper Size: 8 ½” x 11” preferred. 8 ½” x 14” accepted.
• Margins: First page must include a 3-inch top margin for recording information. All other margins are 1 inch.
• Print on one side only.
• Ink Color: Black preferred with dark blue signatures.
• Paper weight: 20 lb
• 10 point Times New Roman or equivalent
• 9 lines per inch maximum
• No staples or binding
• No Impression seals
• No colored highlight markers.
• Accepted Electronic Recording Vendors are Simplifile, ePn, and CSC.

Both parties must appear together in person to apply for the license.

• The license is only valid for 30 days, and is only valid in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
• There are no blood tests required, and there is no waiting period.
• The non-refundable fee for this license is $60.00 and must be paid in our office.
• Both parties need to be 18 years of age or older. If one or both parties are under the age of 17, the county clerk requires a court order.
• To apply for the license, bring a driver's license, birth certificate, or any form of government id.
• Both parties will be asked to provide the following:
  • Current residential address, not a po box.
  • Date of birth
  • County or city and State of birth
  • Mother's full maiden name (first name, middle name, maiden name)
  • Father's full name (first name, middle name, surname)
  • Marital condition, including the number of previous marriages
  • Occupation
  • Race
  • Sex
  • Relationship to one another
• No marriage in Kentucky will be legally recognized without a valid marriage license.
• The County Clerk does not perform marriage ceremonies.
• Contact our office for a current list of local magistrates who can perform ceremonies.
• Two witnesses are required to witness the ceremony performed by the officiant.
• The officiant is required to complete their section of the license prior to its return to the County Clerk's Office.

As a veteran one of the single most important documents you'll ever have is your DD214. Keeping up with it will literally be a life long task. Bring it to us and let us record a copy of it here.

• You get your original back immediately.
• We keep it private. It does not become part of the public record.
• Any certified copy of it we give you is as legally binding as the original.
• We keep it forever.
• Any time you need it, anywhere you are, we can get a certified copy of it mailed to you.

For details on the whole process please call our office at 270-765-2171 option 3