Background Check Resources in the State of Kentucky
Background checks are regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Most state laws concerning public records and background checks are very liberal and straightforward. In the State of Kentucky, public documents are available for anyone who wants to get through appropriate channels official state agency. Background checks are essential to the ability of parties to enter into various legally binding and as such are always a great idea. Background checks typically require written permission before performing the investigation. Occasionally, you may obtain reports without permission, but the findings can lack in-depth details.
If the background check negatively affects the consumer, the party accessing public records must furnish a copy of the report and an overview of consumer rights set up by the FCRA, and allow the consumer fair time to challenge the report. Due to the increased threat of identity theft, some states (eg California), now can require the employer to provide a copy of background check to the consumer, regardless of its content.Call the numbers below (or visit the websites listed) to know how to access the specific background information you are seeking. Public information may be accessed online or by phone, mail or in person.
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Kentucky Cities
Kentucky Background Check Contact Information
Kentucky State Information Hot Line:
(502) 564-2500
Kentucky State Website:
http://kentucky.gov
Legislative Records
Criminal Records
Kentucky State Police
Records Section
1250 Louisville Rd
Frankfort KY 40601
(502) 227-8713
(502) 227-8734 (fax)
www.kentuckystatepolice.org
Driving Records
Division of Drivers Licenses
State Office Building
Frankfort KY 40601
(502) 564-6800 x2250
(502) 564-5787 (fax)
www.kytc.state.ky.us/drlic
Vehicle Ownership Information
Department of Motor Vehicles
Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing
State Office Building
Frankfort KY 40622
(502) 564-3298
(502) 564-1686 (fax)
www.kytc.state.ky.us
Vital Statistics
(birth, death, divorce, marriage)
Department of Human Resources
Office of Vital Records
275 E Main St
Frankfort KY 40621-0001
(502) 564-4212
(502) 227-0032 (fax)
http://publichealth.state.ky.us/vital.htm
Business/Corporate Records
Secretary of State
Corporate Records
PO Box 718
Frankfort KY 40602
(502) 564-7330
(502) 564-4075 (fax)
Workers Compensation Information
Workers Claim Department
1270 Louisville Rd, Building C
Frankfort KY 40601
(502) 564-5550
(502) 564-5732 (fax)
UCCs
[tax liens available only at county level]
Secretary of State
UCC Division
PO Box 718
Frankfort KY 40602
(502) 573-0265
(502) 573-0259 (fax)
www.kysos.com
City-County Cross Index
Adair County Clerk
424 Public Square
Columbia, KY 42728
(207) 384-2626
Allen County Clerk
201 W. Main, Rm. 106
Scottsville, KY 42164
(270) 237-3561
Anderson County Clerk
151 S. Main St.
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342-1174
(502) 839-3508
Ballard County Clerk
P.O. Box 145
Wickliffe, KY 42087-0145
(270) 335-5123
Barren County Clerk
924 Happy Valley Rd., Suite A
Glasgow, KY 42141-2812
(270) 651-3763
Bath County Clerk
P.O. Box 609
Owingsville, KY 40360
(606) 674-2186
Bell County Court Clerk
P.O. Box 157
Pineville, KY 40977
(606) 337-2942
Boone County Clerk
P.O. Box 874
Burlington, KY 41005-0874
(859) 334-2237
Bourbon County Clerk
P.O. Box 312
Paris, KY 40361
(859) 987-2624
Boyd County Clerk
P.O. Box 523
Catlettsburg, KY 41129
(606) 739-4131
Boyle County Court Clerk
321 W. Main St., Room 123
Danville, KY 40422
(859) 239-7442
Bracken County Clerk
P.O. Box 147
Brooksville, KY 41004
(606) 735-3328
Breathitt County Clerk
1137 Main St.
Jackson, KY 41339
(606) 666-5768
Breckinridge County Clerk
P.O. Box 538
Hardinsburg, KY 40143-0538
(270) 756-2239
Bullitt County Clerk
P.O. Box 6
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
(502) 543-7104
Butler County Clerk
P.O. Box 449
Morgantown, KY 42261-0449
(270) 526-5631
Caldwell County Clerk
100 E. Market St., Room 3 Courthouse
Princeton, KY 42445-1675
(270) 365-6884
Calloway County Clerk
101 S. 5th St.
Murray, KY 42071-2583
(270) 753-2714
Campbell County Clerk
4th & York St.
Newport, KY 41071
(859) 292-6305
ONLINE: Property Appraiser
http://campbellpropertymax.governmax.com/propertymax/rover30.asp
Carlisle County Clerk
P.O. Box 176
Bardwell, KY 42023-0176
(270) 628-5425
Carroll County Clerk
440 Main Street
Carrollton, KY 41008-1099
(502) 732-4305
Carter County Clerk
300 W. Main
Grayson, KY 41143
(606) 474-5191
Casey County Clerk
P.O. Box 310
Liberty, KY 42539-0310
(606) 787-6510
Christian County Clerk
511 S. Main St.
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-2368
(270) 889-6539
Clark County Clerk
P.O. Box 4060
Winchester, KY 40392-0744
(859) 737-7264
Clay County Clerk
316 Main, Suite 143
Manchester, KY 40962-0316
(606) 598-3663
Clinton County Clerk
212 Washington St.
Albany, KY 42602-1599
(606) 387-6424
Crittenden County Clerk
107 S. Main St., Suite 203
Marion, KY 42064-1507
(270) 965-4200
Cumberland County Clerk
P.O. Box 275
Burkesville, KY 42717-0275
(270) 864-2611
Daviess County
P.O. Box 609
Owensboro, KY 42302
(270) 687-7330
Edmonson County Clerk
P.O. Box 739
Brownsville, KY 42210
(270) 597-2584
Elliott County Clerk
P.O. Box 788
Sandy Hook, KY 41171
(606) 738-5238
Estill County Clerk
P.O. Box 59
Irvine, KY 40336
(606) 723-3970
Fayette County Clerk
162 E. Main St.
Lexington, KY 40507-1363
(859) 246-2141
Fleming County Clerk
Court Square
Flemingsburg, KY 41041
(606) 845-7011
Floyd County Clerk
P.O. Box 1089
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
(606) 886-3090
Franklin County Clerk
P.O. Box 338
Frankfort, KY 40602-0338
(502) 564-8380
Fulton County Clerk
P.O. Box 126
Hickman, KY 42050
(270) 236-3944
Gallatin County Clerk
P.O. Box 616
Warsaw, KY 41095-1309
(859) 567-5241
Garrard County Clerk
15 Public Square, Suite 5
Lancaster, KY 40444
(859) 792-6032
Grant County Clerk
101 N. Main, Room 15
Williamstown, KY 41097
(606) 824-4467
Graves County
County Courthouse Clerk
101 S. St., Suite 2
Mayfield, KY 42066
(270) 247-1733
Grayson County Clerk
10 Public Square
Leitchfield, KY 42754
(270) 259-3040
Green County Clerk
203 W. Court St.
Greensburg, KY 42743-1522
(270) 932-5631
Greenup County Clerk
P.O. Box 686
Greenup, KY 41144-0686
(606) 473-9869
Hancock County Clerk
P.O. Box 146
Hawesville, KY 42348-0146
(270) 927-8144
Hardin County Clerk
P.O. Box 1030
Elizabethtown, KY 42702-1030
(270) 766-5000
Harlan County Clerk
P.O. Box 670
Harlan, KY 40831-0670
(606) 573-2680
Harrison County Clerk
190 W. Pike St.
Cynthiana, KY 41031-1426
(859) 234-1914
Hart County Clerk
P.O. Box 277
Munfordville, KY 42765-0277
(270) 524-2181
Henderson County Clerk
P.O. Box 374
Henderson, KY 42419
(502) 826-2405
Henry County Clerk
P.O. Box 615
New Castle, KY 40050-0615
(502) 845-7551
Hickman County Clerk
110 E. Clay St.
Clinton, KY 42031-1295
(502) 653-3901
Hopkins County Clerk's Office
P.O. Drawer 737
Madisonville, KY 42431-0737
(270) 824-7502
Jackson County Clerk
P.O. Box 700
McKee, KY 40447-0700
(606) 287-7783
Jefferson County Clerk
P.O. Box 33033
Louisville, KY 40232-3033
(502) 595-3064
ONLINE: Assessor
www.pvalouky.org
Jessamine County Clerk
101 N. Main
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-4531
Johnson County
124 Court St.
Paintsville, KY 41240
(606) 789-5181
Kenton County Clerk
P.O. Box 1109
Covington, KY 41012-1109
(859) 292-6521
ONLINE: Assessor (Enter as "Guest Access")
www.kentonpva.com
Knott County Clerk
P.O. Box 446
Hindman, KY 41822-0446
(606) 785-5021
Knox County Clerk
401 Court Square, Suite 102
Barbourville, KY 40906
(606) 546-3075
Larue County Clerk
County Courthouse
209 W. High St.
Hodgenville, KY 42748
(270) 358-3421
Laurel County Clerk
County Courthouse
101 S. Main, Room 203
London, KY 40741
Lawrence County Clerk
122 S. Main Cross St.
Louisa, KY 41230-1700
(606) 638-4215
Lee County Clerk
P.O. Box 551
Beattyville, KY 41311-0551
(606) 464-8400
Leslie County Clerk
P.O. Box 916
Hyden, KY 41749-0916
(606) 672-2503
Letcher County Clerk
P.O. Box 58
Whitesburg, KY 41858-0058
(606) 633-7559
Lewis County Clerk
P.O. Box 129
Vanceburg, KY 41179-0129
(606) 796-3053
Lincoln County Clerk
102 E. Main St.
Stanford, KY 40484
(606) 365-2535
Livingston County Clerk
P.O. Box 400
Smithland, KY 42081-0400
(270) 928-2172
Logan County Clerk
229 W. 3rd St.
Russellville, KY 42276-0358
(270) 526-2424
Lyon County Clerk
P.O. Box 310
Eddyville, KY 42038-0350
(270) 388-7231
Madison County Clerk's Office
101 W. Main St.
Richmond, KY 40475
(859) 624-4793
Magoffin County Clerk
P.O. Box 530
Salyersville, KY 41465-0530
(606) 349-2215
Marion County Clerk
120 W. Main St., Suite 3
Lebanon, KY 40033-1597
(270) 692-2681
Marshall County Clerk
1101 Main St.
Benton, KY 42025-1498
(270) 527-3883
Martin County Clerk
P.O. Box 460
Inez, KY 41224-0485
(606) 298-3508
Mason County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 234
Maysville, KY 41056-0234
(606) 564-4340
McCracken County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 609
Paducah, KY 42002
(270) 575-7280
McCreary County Clerk
P.O. Box 699
Whitley City, KY 42653
(606) 376-5041
McLean County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 57
Calhoun, KY 42327-0057
(270) 273-3966
Meade County Court Clerk
P.O. Box 614
Brandenburg, KY 40108-0614
(270) 422-4961
Menifee County Clerk's Office
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 123
Frenchburg, KY 40322
(606) 768-2461
Mercer County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 426
Harrodsburg, KY 40330-1648
(859) 734-6306
Metcalfe County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 25
Edmonton, KY 42129-0850
(270) 432-3663
Monroe County
Monroe County Courthouse
Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 188
Tompkinsville, KY 42167-0188
(270) 487-5480
Montgomery County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 414
Mount Sterling, KY 40353-0414
(859) 498-5966
Morgan County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 26
West Liberty, KY 41472-0026
(606) 743-3763
Muhlenberg County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 525
Greenville, KY 42345-0525
(270) 338-4850
Nelson County
113 E. Stephen Foster, P.O. Box 312
Bardstown, KY 40004-1584
(502) 348-3648
Nicholas County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 227
Carlisle, KY 40311-0227
(859) 289-2336
Ohio County Clerk
P.O. Box 85
Hartford, KY 42347
(270) 298-3671
Oldham County Clerk
100 W. Jefferson St.
La Grange, KY 40031
(502) 222-9837
Owen County Clerk
P.O. Box 338
Owenton, KY 40359-0338
(502) 484-2232
Owsley County Clerk
P.O. Box 500
Booneville, KY 41314
(606) 593-6226
Pendleton County Clerk
P.O. Box 112
Falmouth, KY 41040-0112
(859) 654-3347
Perry County Clerk
P.O. Box 150
Hazard, KY 41702-0150
(606) 435-6000
Pike County Clerk
P.O. Box 631
Pikeville, KY 41502-0631
(606) 433-7557
Powell County Clerk
P.O. Box 548
Stanton, KY 40380-0548
(606) 663-4141
Pulaski County
P.O. Box 724
Somerset, KY 42502-0724
(606) 677-4029
Robertson County Clerk
P.O. Box 75
Mount Olivet, KY 41064-0075
(606) 724-5993
Rockcastle County Clerk
P.O. Box 365
Mount Vernon, KY 40456-0365
(606) 256-2581
Rowan County Clerk
627 E. Main St., 2nd Floor
Morehead, KY 40351
(606) 784-4574
Russell County Clerk
P.O. Box 579
Jamestown, KY 42629-0579
(270) 343-2185
Scott County Clerk
101 E. Main St.
Georgetown, KY 40324
(502) 863-0474
Shelby County Clerk
501 Main St.
Shelbyville, KY 40065
(502) 633-1289
Simpson County Clerk
P.O. Box 268
Franklin, KY 42135-0268
(270) 586-8910
Spencer County Clerk
2 W. Main St.
Taylorsville, KY 40071
(502) 477-3220
Taylor County Clerk
203 N. Court St.
Campbellsville, KY 42718-9600
(270) 465-6686
Todd County Clerk
P.O. Box 307
Elkton, KY 42220-0307
(270) 265-5631
Trigg County
P.O. Box 1310
Cadiz, KY 42211-1310
(270) 522-6270
Trimble County Clerk
P.O. Box 262
Bedford, KY 40006-0262
(502) 255-3213
Union County Clerk
P.O. Box 119
Morganfield, KY 42437-0119
(270) 389-0800
Warren County Clerk
429 E. 10th St.
Bowling Green, KY 42101-2250
(270) 746-7400
Washington County Clerk
P.O. Box 446
Springfield, KY 40069-0446
(859) 336-3761
Wayne County Clerk
P.O. Box 565
Monticello, KY 42633-0565
(606) 348-5841
Webster County Clerk
P.O. Box 19
Dixon, KY 42409-0019
(270) 639-9160
Whitley County Clerk
Main St., Courthouse Room 2
Williamsburg, KY 40769
(606) 523-1085
Wolfe County Clerk
P.O. Box 400
Campton, KY 41301-0400
(606) 668-3736
Woodford County Clerk
103 S. Main St.
Versailles, KY 40383-1298
(859) 873-3711
Kentucky Criminal Records
Below are Kentucky's Offenses Known to Law Enforcement as reported by the FBI in the year 2010
- Total All Classes: 148,208
- Violent Crime: 3,428
- Property Crime: 16,773
- Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 113
- Forcible Rape: 222
- Robbery: 1,075
- Aggravated Assault: 2,018
- Burglary: 3,216
- Larceny Theft: 13,066
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 407
- Arson: 84
- Other Assaults: 9,553
- Forgery and Counterfeiting: 1,452
- Fraud: 811
- Embezzlement: 295
- Stolen Property Buying Receiving Possessing: 1,660
- Vandalism: 991
- Weapons Carrying Possessing etc: 1,012
- Prostitution and Commercialized Vice: 275
- Sex Offenses Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution: 360
- Drug Abuse Violations: 18,277
- Gambling: 15
- Offenses Against the Family and Children: 3,630
- Driving Under the Influence: 21,148
- Liquor Laws: 469
- Drunkenness: 19,213
- Disorderly Conduct: 5,357
- Vagrancy: 496
- All Other Offenses Except Traffic: 42,942
- Suspicion: 0
- Curfew and Loitering Law Violations: 51
- Number of Agencies:
- Estimated Population:
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