Kentucky, Fayette County
Where Lexington's records are kept. Lexington has its own town government, police department and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
Start here
The cards below include Lexington's own offices, along with the Fayette County and State of Kentucky offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Official site of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in Kentucky, at 200 E. Main Street: city services, LEXserv billing, laws and ordinances, boards and commissions and waste collection.
Open official site Lexington-Fayette Urban County GovernmentPolice & jail
Lexington Police Department headquarters at 150 E. Main Street, the largest division of the urban county government, policing all of Fayette County, with links to police open records.
Open official site Lexington Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Central Records Unit of the Lexington Police Bureau of Administration handles collision and accident reports, online criminal reports, open records requests, alarm registration and fingerprinting.
Open official site Lexington Police Central Records UnitCity records
Kentucky residents file open records requests with the Lexington urban county government here, for general records or for police and fire department records such as fire and EMS reports.
Open official site Lexington Open Records RequestCity records
Lexington Building Inspection, 101 E. Vine Street, enforces the Kentucky Building Code and covers permits homeowners need for building or renovating, plus commercial and residential permitting help.
Open official site Lexington Building InspectionPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedState records
Quick search for missing children near Lexington Kentucky.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, KentuckyVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseFederal
data.census.gov profile of Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky, which counted 322,570 people in the 2020 Census, with recent survey estimates on income, schooling, jobs, homes and insurance, each tied to its table.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileState records
State library and archives agency in Frankfort; its home page leads to the KDLA catalog, the Kentucky State Digital Archives, records ordering, records retention schedules and talking books.
Open official site Kentucky Department for Libraries and ArchivesCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court holding hearings in Ashland, Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and London; it posts its docket, opinions and unclaimed funds, takes discharge requests and offers electronic self representation filing.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of KentuckyEverything else, organized
10 more Lexington sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Lexington, a place of 322,570 people, is the seat of Fayette County. Court and property records sit with Fayette County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kentucky. Lexington's own offices are in the cards above, and our Fayette County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
Open only the answer you need.
Deeds for property in Lexington are recorded by the Fayette County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Fayette County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kentucky come from the state vital records office, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.