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FRANKLIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY CLERK OF COURT OFFICE

Clerk of courts are elected officials of the court who serve a 6 year term. They are responsible for the custody, control, and safe storage of all judicial records associated with circuit and district courts. In addition to overseeing judicial records, the clerk is responsible for maintaining the county law library. The clerk attends trials, and is in charge of choosing the jury, swearing in witnesses, and affirming oaths.

Contact the Clerk of Court

Circuit Court Clerk: Amy Feldman

Franklin County Courthouse
222 St. Clair St.
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: 502-564-7013, 502-564-8380
Fax: 502-564-8188

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FRANKLIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER DATABASE

Duties of the County Clerk:

Files birth and death certificates for the county

Issues marriage licenses and performs marriage ceremonies

Files voter registrations, processes mail-in absentee votes and is in charge of accounting for military and overseas voters

Records all election information and allows the public access to the results and information

Records and indexes records pertaining to property, such as deeds, liens and mortgages and provides a free online database to search land records

Registers motor vehicles, files title transfers and renewals, and issues special permits for vehicles such as disabled parking stickers

Provides motor vehicle renewals online

Provides free motor vehicle VIN searches

Collects delinquent taxes for the county and organizes auctions for belongings which have been seized due to the failure of paying back taxes

Collects fees for filing records in the office

Makes records easily accessible for the public

RECORDS SEARCH AND PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST

Public Judicial Court Records are provided by the state. The state provides a free database to search for case information. Cases can be searched by the name on the document, the document number, or the case number. Records from all counties in the state are available for search.

Franklin County has an open records policy. The person requesting the records must be a Kentucky resident and cannot use the records for commercial use. The county provides a record request form for download. A detailed description of the record being requested and the requester’s contact information is needed.

Once the form is completed, it can be submitted to the following via mail, fax, email, or in person.

Franklin County Clerk Open Record Request
315 W. Main St
Frankfort, KY 40601

Fax: 502-875-8718

Email: [email protected]

STATISTICS: CRIME, BIRTH, DEATH, PROPERTY, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE

Franklin County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 658
Per 1,000 population: 13.6
Deaths (2007): 415
Per 1,000 population: 8.5
Infant Deaths (2007): 3
Per 1,000 population: 4.6

Franklin County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 1,315
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 68
Forcible rape: 415
Robbery: 166
Aggravated Assault: 666

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,509 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,224 (0.9%)

8,694 spouses (8,657 opposite-sex spouses), 1,621 unmarried partners, (1,467 opposite-sex unmarried partners)

HOUSING
Total HU (Housing Units): 24,145 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU: 14,139 (58.6%)
Renter Occupied HU: 7,836 (32.5%)
Vacant Housing Units: 2,170 ( 9.0%)
Median Home Value: $165,140
Average Home Value: $200,352
Housing Affordability Index: 176

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