Fleming County Marriage License
Marriage records in Fleming County are County Clerk records. The Fleming County Clerk is located at 100 Court Square, Flemingsburg, Kentucky 41041. County Clerk Jarrod R. Fritz can be reached at 606-845-8461, fax 606-845-0212, and email jarrod.fritz@ky.gov. Kentucky law requires a county-clerk-issued marriage license before a Kentucky marriage.
The Fleming County Clerk contact page is the first successful image source for marriage and divorce records.
That contact source matters because the researched clerk pages did not publish a current license fee or full application checklist.
Kentucky generally has no blood test requirement, but applicants should call the County Clerk before visiting to confirm the current fee, accepted ID, hours, and whether an appointment is needed. After the ceremony, the officiant returns the completed license so it can be recorded.
The County Clerk should not be confused with the Circuit Court Clerk. The County Clerk handles the marriage license and recorded marriage record. The Circuit Court Clerk handles divorce cases after a dissolution action is filed in court. A records search that involves both a marriage certificate and a divorce decree may require both offices.
Apply for Fleming Marriage License
The researched sources support a practical local process instead of a full online application checklist. Use the clerk's office for the license itself and the state vital-record process only for certificates or verifications after the fact.
- Call the Fleming County Clerk at 606-845-8461 to confirm fee, ID, hours, and appointment status.
- Go to the clerk's office at 100 Court Square with the information required for both applicants.
- Complete the county clerk license process and pay the current license fee.
- Have the ceremony performed by an authorized officiant.
- Make sure the signed license is returned to the County Clerk for recording.
- Request certified copies from the County Clerk or state vital records office as needed.
Fleming County Marriage Search Fields
The County Clerk records page lists marriages among the online real estate or legal records that may appear in eCCLIX. The clerk forms page also lists Application for Marriage/Divorce Certificate, Form VS-230, under Legal Records. That form is a certificate application route, not a divorce lawsuit filing form.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| eCCLIX account/password | login | Yes for online images | Assigned by SMI. |
| Private citizen signup | web form | Yes for free resident access | Fleming County only, five searches per day. |
| Commercial subscription | web form | Yes for business users | Subscription fee and optional multi-county access. |
| VS-230 certificate application | PDF or application | Required for certificate request | Use the current state form for vital certificate data fields. |
| Names and date | search data | Usually needed | Names, marriage date, and county help narrow local and state searches. |
Fleming County Marriage Fees
The researched County Clerk pages did not publish a current marriage-license fee. They did publish recorded-document copy fees and eCCLIX access rules. Confirm license and certified marriage-copy charges with the County Clerk before visiting because fees can change and certificate requests through the state may have a separate fee structure.
| Item | Published or Required Action |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | Confirm with Fleming County Clerk at 606-845-8461. |
| Mailed copy from County Clerk records | $1 per page when using the published County Clerk copy schedule. |
| Self-made in-office copy | $0.50 per page. |
| Certified copy from County Clerk records | $5 per page. |
| State vital certificate | Use VS-230 and current Kentucky vital-record instructions. |
| Divorce decree copy | Confirm with the Circuit Court Clerk at 606-845-7011. |
Look Up Fleming Marriage Records
The Fleming County Clerk records page states that most legal documents are maintained at the courthouse from 1795 to present, document indexes for most document types go back to 1880 with few exceptions, and online images are available for most instrument filings from January 1795 to current date. Marriages are listed among records that may be searched through eCCLIX.
The Fleming County Clerk records and eCCLIX page is the second successful image source for this record type.
eCCLIX is a convenience channel, while free public viewing remains available in the County Clerk office for public records and indexes.
Commercial users can subscribe to eCCLIX and add other counties. Private citizens searching for personal reasons with no commercial gain can use the Fleming private citizen option, limited to Fleming County and five searches per day. For certified vital certificates, use the Kentucky vital records route rather than assuming an online image is enough.
Free in-office viewing is still part of the county access model. The clerk records page says all public records and indexes are available for viewing in the County Clerk's office free of charge. That is useful when an eCCLIX account is not available, when a researcher needs help with older names, or when the person wants to inspect the index before buying copies.
Find Fleming County Divorce Records
Divorce records are court records, not County Clerk marriage records. In Fleming County, dissolution cases are filed as Circuit Court domestic or civil matters. A person searching for a divorce case should use KYeCourts public case information, call the Circuit Court Clerk at 606-845-7011, or visit the Fleming County Judicial Center at 101 North Main Cross Street.
Divorce files may include pleadings, orders, decrees, docket entries, and financial or custody material. Some domestic filings, minor information, and sealed material may be restricted. Certified copies of a divorce decree come from the court clerk. A state certificate or verification may be enough for some uses, but it is not the full court file.
Use names, approximate filing date, spouse names, and any known case number when asking the Circuit Court Clerk for a divorce record. If the divorce was recent, KYeCourts may help locate a public case index. If the divorce is old, the clerk may need to determine whether the file is in the office, in a records facility, or affected by retention rules.
For broader case-search context, the court record path is covered in Fleming County court records.
Kentucky Marriage Divorce Certificates
Kentucky's statewide vital-record process is separate from local clerk and court files. The County Clerk forms page lists VS-230 for marriage and divorce certificate requests. Use that route when a certificate or verification is enough, and use the Fleming County Clerk or Circuit Court Clerk when the local record or decree is needed.
KRS 402.080 is the assigned successful image source for marriage license law.
KRS 402.080 supports the local point that a county clerk marriage license is required before a Kentucky marriage.
Divorce law is separate. KRS 403.140 addresses dissolution of marriage. That statute does not make a county clerk the divorce-record office; divorce decrees and case files route through the court clerk.
When a certified copy is needed for a legal filing, name change, benefits, pension, immigration, or agency request, confirm whether the receiving agency wants a certified local record or a state certificate. An uncertified eCCLIX image, a KYeCourts index entry, or a plain copy may help identify the record, but it may not satisfy the agency that asked for proof.
Historical research can follow a different route. The County Clerk's record coverage back to 1795 makes the office useful for older marriage and legal-record work. Divorce research is more likely to depend on court retention, case numbers, and the Circuit Court Clerk's ability to locate an older file. If the record is off-site, ask the clerk for the case and locator information needed for access.
Fleming County's compact downtown layout can make a combined search practical. The County Clerk and Fiscal Court are listed at 100 Court Square, while the Judicial Center for court records is at 101 North Main Cross Street. A person who needs both a marriage record and divorce decree should plan for two offices, two record systems, and possibly two copy rules.
Use the county open-records process only for county administrative records when an office directs that route. It is not the first request path for a marriage license, a recorded marriage image, or a divorce decree. Marriage records route to the County Clerk. Divorce decrees route to the Circuit Court Clerk. State certificates route through the Kentucky vital-record certificate process. Keeping those channels separate helps avoid a denial based on asking the wrong office for the wrong record.