Pulaski County Marriage License
Pulaski County marriage licenses are issued by County Clerk Tim Price, not by the Circuit Court Clerk. The County Clerk courthouse office is at 100 North Main Street in Somerset, with office hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Applicants must apply together, both must be at least 18 years old, and each must present acceptable identification such as a driver's license, government-issued picture ID, or passport. Pulaski's clerk page states that no waiting period, blood test, or physical exam is required.
The Pulaski County Clerk marriage license requirements page is the first successful marriage-record manifest source.
Use that clerk source for age, ID, fee, waiting-period, and Kentucky-use rules before applying.
Pulaski County Clerk
100 North Main Street
Somerset, KY 42501
606-679-2042
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Apply for Pulaski County Marriage License
The license fee is $60. The license is valid for 30 days, including the date issued, and it may be used anywhere in Kentucky. The license does not create a divorce record, court file, or name-change court order by itself. After the ceremony, the completed license must be returned and recorded under clerk procedure so certified copies can be issued later.
- Confirm both applicants are 18 or older and can appear together.
- Gather a driver's license, government-issued picture ID, passport, or other acceptable photo ID.
- Go to the Pulaski County Clerk's office during posted business hours.
- Pay the $60 marriage license fee.
- Use the license within 30 days and within Kentucky.
- After the ceremony, make sure the completed license is returned for recording.
- Request a certified copy from the County Clerk if proof is needed later.
Pulaski County Marriage Application Fields
The exact Pulaski online application field list was not captured because the vendor page was not accessible through the browsing tool. The official local requirements still identify the core application items. Build-safe field language should stay tied to those requirements and to the Kentucky vital-record certificate fields that were documented.
| Field or Item | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant 1 legal name | Yes | Exact online field label was not inspected. |
| Applicant 2 legal name | Yes | Both applicants must appear and apply together. |
| Photo identification | Yes | Driver's license, government-issued picture ID, or passport. |
| Age or date of birth | Yes | Both applicants must be 18 or older. |
| Fee payment | Yes | $60 marriage license fee. |
| License use rule | Yes | Valid anywhere in Kentucky for 30 days. |
Pulaski County Marriage Fees
Pulaski County Clerk copy fees are specific. Marriage-license photocopies cost $0.50 per page. Certified marriage-license copies cost $5.00. A mail request adds $2.00 for postage and handling. Those clerk copy fees are separate from state vital-record certificate fees, and the state page says its fee is a search fee that is not refunded if the certificate is not found.
The Pulaski County Clerk marriage-license copy request page documents local copy channels and fees.
Use the County Clerk for local certified marriage-license copies, not the Circuit Court Clerk.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | $60.00 |
| Marriage license photocopy | $0.50 per page |
| Certified marriage license copy | $5.00 |
| Mail postage and handling | Add $2.00 |
| Divorce filing fee | Not located in assigned research |
| Certified divorce decree copy | Confirm with Circuit Court Clerk |
Search Pulaski County Marriage Records
Marriage-license copies are requested from the County Clerk. The County Clerk's land records department also notes that records go back to around 1799, with online land records back to 1990. Marriage records, land records, notaries, and related county clerk records are at the 100 North Main Street office. The County Clerk is also a separate office from Circuit Court Clerk J.S. Flynn, who manages court case records at 50 Public Square.
If the need is a certified state certificate rather than a local clerk copy, the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics handles marriage certificates. State certificate requests require the full name of the first party, full name of the second party, month, day, and year of the marriage, Kentucky county where the license was issued, requester's name and mailing address, daytime phone number, and number of copies.
The County Clerk's broader land-records system can matter for older family research because local records reach back to the county's early period. Online land records begin around 1990, so older Pulaski County marriage, will, or recorded-document questions may require an in-person or mail copy request. The clerk's subscription land-records portal is useful for land records, but the marriage-license copy page remains the clearer source for certified marriage-license copy fees and mail handling.
Find Pulaski County Divorce Records
Divorce records are not County Clerk marriage-license records. Pulaski divorce cases are Family Court or Circuit Court records in the 28th Judicial Circuit. To search for divorce case information, use KYeCourts guest public access where available, the KCOJ docket portal for hearing dates, and the Circuit Court Clerk at 606-677-4029 for copies or older-file instructions.
A divorce case file may include a petition, response, summons, temporary orders, financial disclosures, parenting plans, child support orders, final decree, property division, and later motions. Some child, minor, adoption, domestic violence, or sealed material can be confidential or redacted. For a statewide divorce certificate, use Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics with both names, date, and county where the decree was issued.
If the divorce file is old or stored outside the local clerk's office, KCOJ directs users to start with the county Circuit Court Clerk. The clerk can identify whether the file is local, at a record facility, or subject to retention limits. When a record is at the State Records Center, the clerk must provide the case and file locator numbers before the state request can proceed. Those older-file rules also apply when a Pulaski divorce does not appear in online public access.
For estate matters tied to a spouse's death, the local court route may shift to the Pulaski County Probate Division of District Court.
Kentucky Marriage and Divorce Certificates
The state certificate channel is the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics. It issues marriage and divorce certificates, but its page says it does not issue photocopies, faxed copies, non-certified copies, or electronic copies. Mail requests go to Office of Vital Statistics, 275 East Main Street, 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621. The state page also repeats that marriage licenses are issued by county clerk offices and must be used within Kentucky.
The Kentucky marriage and divorce certificate page is the state-level source assigned to Pulaski County certificate research.
Use the state office for certificates, the County Clerk for Pulaski marriage-license copies, and the Circuit Court Clerk for divorce case files.
A certificate is often enough for identity, benefits, or proof that an event was recorded. A full case file is different. A divorce decree or case file may be needed for property, custody, child support, or legal-history questions, while the state certificate only proves core event data. A local certified marriage-license copy is different from a state certificate as well, so ask the requesting agency which document it will accept before paying fees.
For a name search, start with the office that created the record. If the event is a marriage license issued in Pulaski County, contact County Clerk Tim Price's office. If the event is a divorce decree entered in Pulaski Family Court or Circuit Court, contact Circuit Court Clerk J.S. Flynn's office. If the request is a statewide certificate for a marriage or divorce that occurred in Kentucky, use Vital Statistics and include both parties' names, the date, the county, requester information, and number of copies.
Restricted family details should not be expected in a routine public search. Divorce files can include financial disclosures, parenting plans, child support, domestic violence material, and child-related information. Public access may show the case and decree while withholding or redacting sensitive filings. Certified copies for legal use should be requested from the record-holding office instead of downloaded from an unofficial source.
Pulaski County's split clerk structure is the key practical point. County Clerk Tim Price handles marriage licenses, marriage-license copies, land records, notary records, liens, vehicles, and elections. Circuit Court Clerk J.S. Flynn handles court case records from Circuit, Family, and District Court. A marriage record request sent to the court clerk may be redirected to the County Clerk, while a divorce decree request sent to the County Clerk may need the court clerk instead for certified court copies and archived case routing.