MARION COUNTY, KENTUCKY COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER DATABASE
Duties of the County Clerk:
Files vehicle registrations, title transfers, and renewals
Processes first time or out of state title and registrations for motor vehicles
Issues regular and customized license plates, permits, and tags
Records land, deed, mortgage, lien, and plat records
Files corporate records and wills
Files voter registrations, oversees county elections, and makes election results accessible to the county
Issues marriage licenses, hunting and fishing licenses, and hunting and fishing permits
Processes bail bonds for the county jail
Acts as the tax collector for the county
Processes payments for services rendered
RECORDS SEARCH AND PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
The state of Kentucky provides a free database to search judicial court records. Records from all counties can be accessed. The name on the record or the case number is needed to make a search.
Land, deed, and other public records can be searched online using the database called KLR. An account is needed to make a search. There is a fee to make an account through the database.
To obtain records filed by the county clerk, a record request form can be submitted. The Marion County Clerk’s Office requires that open records requests are submitted using the appropriate form. The Attorney General’s Office has produced a general form that can be downloaded and printed. Once the form is completed it can be submitted to the following:
223 North Spalding Ave
Suite 102
Lebanon, KY 40033
Fax: 270-692-9811
Email: [email protected]
STATISTICS: CRIME, BIRTH, DEATH, PROPERTY, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE
Marion County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 277
Per 1,000 population: 14.4
Deaths (2007): 173
Per 1,000 population: 9
Infant Deaths (2007): 1
Per 1,000 population: 3.6
Marion County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 31
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 5
Robbery: 10
Aggravated Assault: 16
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,014 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $683 (0.7%)
3,101 spouses (3,076 opposite-sex spouses), 628 unmarried partners, (544 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
HOUSING
Total HU (Housing Units): 8,451 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU: 5,874 (69.5%)
Renter Occupied HU: 1,942 (23.0%)
Vacant Housing Units: 635 ( 7.5%)
Median Home Value: $123,444
Average Home Value: $161,802
Housing Affordability Index: 177