Fountain Run, Kentucky Public Records

Inspecting records is free under the Kentucky Open Records Act, and copies are generally 10 cents a page. A certified Kentucky birth certificate costs $10 and a death, marriage or divorce certificate $6, county clerks charge set fees for deed copies, and the AOC Records Unit charges for criminal record reports.

Ask the Fountain Run police department for incident and collision reports if the city has its own force; otherwise the Monroe County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Kentucky State Police records, including collision reports, are requested in writing from the KSP Official Custodian of Records.

Cases filed in Monroe County are heard by the circuit and district courts for the county, and the circuit court clerk keeps the files. The Kentucky Court of Justice provides court records online through CourtNet 2.0 on kycourts.gov.

Deeds, mortgages and liens are recorded by the Monroe County Clerk. The Monroe County Property Valuation Administrator sets property values, and the Monroe County Sheriff collects property taxes.

Kentucky birth and death certificates are issued by the Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort, by mail, VitalChek or at the walk-in lobby, with a birth certificate $10 and a death certificate $6. Marriage records are kept by the county clerk where the license was issued.

Yes. The AOC Records Unit sells statewide criminal record reports from the courts of all 120 counties, and Kentucky State Police lets the public obtain an adult criminal history for $20. Both are name-based.

Kentucky agencies must respond within five business days under the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.880, either producing the records or explaining any delay or denial.