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Where Horse Cave's records are kept. Court and property records for Horse Cave sit with Hart County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kentucky.
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As a small town, Horse Cave relies on Hart County and the State of Kentucky for its public records. The cards below are the Kentucky state offices, and the Hart County offices are on our Hart County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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The City of Horse Cave publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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The City of Horse Cave lists its offices here, the clerk, the board and the departments that keep its records.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Horse Cave, and who keeps its records.
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Horse Cave is an incorporated place in Hart County, a place of 2,212 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Hart County offices are in Munfordville, the county seat. See our Hart County page for every county office.
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Voter registration in Kentucky is run by the Kentucky State Board of Elections, and the county clerk keeps the roll for Horse Cave. You can register online, by mail or in person. The registration books close on the fourth Tuesday before an election, under KRS 116.045(2).
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kentucky come from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Vital Statistics. The fee is $10 for each birth certificate (non refundable search fee); $6 for each death, marriage or divorce certificate.
Deeds for property in Horse Cave are recorded by the county clerk, the Property Valuation Administrator sets the assessed value, and the county sheriff sends the tax bill. Our Hart County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Horse Cave register with the Kentucky Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. Kentucky does not have a statewide business license that applies to all businesses; many cities and counties require a local business license or impose an occupational tax.
Kentucky criminal history checks are run by the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts, Records Unit. The fee is $25.00 per record request. Name based state court criminal record report online through AOC FastCheck (account or one time request), by mail to Administrative Office of the Courts, Records Unit, 1001 Vandalay Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601, or at the AOC drive thru window.
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Other places in Hart County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Hart County records are on the county page.