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Lawrence County Clerk

Chris Jobe is the Lawrence County Clerk. His office is at 122 Main Cross St. in Louisa and is separate from the Lawrence County Judicial Center. The clerk's biography identifies him as the 22nd county clerk and says he began his first term in 2003 after Gallie Isaac Jr., who served for 17 years. The office website describes its purpose as helping Lawrence County residents find service information, procedures, frequently asked questions, and downloadable forms.

The Lawrence County Clerk is the right office for marriage licenses, land records and recording, delinquent taxes, open-records requests for the clerk's own records, voter information and elections, motor vehicles and boats, license plates, hunting and fishing services, notary information, passports, and related local records. The Circuit Court Clerk remains the office for court case files, criminal records, divorce decrees, traffic case records, probate case files, and District or Circuit Court copies.

The two-clerk split is the most important local rule for records access. A marriage license application, deed, mortgage, plat, will recording, notary filing, voter matter, or county clerk open-records request should go to the County Clerk. A court docket, criminal disposition, divorce decree, traffic citation, probate case order, civil judgment, or certified court copy should go to the Circuit Court Clerk at the Judicial Center. Sending a request to the wrong clerk can delay the search because the offices do not manage the same record systems.

The clerk homepage lists accepted payment methods as cash, check, money order, Visa-debit only, MasterCard, and DiscoverCard. The office states that it does not accept payments over the phone and that company convenience fees apply. Some services have narrower rules, such as the local marriage license fee, which must be paid in cash the same day.

What the County Clerk Does

The Lawrence County Clerk manages county-level records and transactions rather than trial-court case files. The office website lists public service categories across property, licensing, elections, taxes, vehicles, and personal records. A deed recording, marriage license, voter question, notary filing, or county clerk open-records request belongs with Chris Jobe's office. A Circuit Court felony case, District Court traffic record, divorce case, or court-certified copy belongs with Jodi L. Parsley at the Judicial Center.

• Issues Lawrence County marriage licenses and accepts completed marriage license applications.
• Records land instruments such as deeds, mortgages, plats, liens, wills, and affidavits of descent.
• Handles county clerk open-records requests under Kentucky Open Records Act procedures.
• Provides voter, election, vehicle, boat, license plate, notary, tax, and related services.
• Maintains county clerk records that are separate from court case records kept by the Circuit Court Clerk.

The Lawrence County Clerk homepage organizes these services by category. It also notes the absentee drop box in the lobby of the Lawrence County Courthouse. That detail is useful for election-related county clerk business, but it does not change where court case records are kept.

Request County Clerk Copies

County clerk copies should be requested from Chris Jobe's office when the record is in the County Clerk's custody. Examples include recorded land instruments, marriage records issued by Lawrence County, and county clerk records available under the office's open-records procedures. Court-certified copies of divorce decrees, criminal dispositions, judgments, probate case orders, and traffic case records should be requested from the Circuit Court Clerk instead.

1. Identify whether the document is a county clerk record or a court case record. Use the County Clerk for land, marriage license, election, vehicle, notary, tax, and clerk-office records.
2. Gather the names, recording date, book and page if known, instrument type, marriage date, or other details that help staff find the file.
3. Call 606-638-4108 or 606-638-0504, visit during posted hours, or use the published open-records route if the request is for clerk-office public records.
4. Confirm the copy fee, postage, and payment method before requesting mailed copies or commercial-use records.
5. For a court case document, contact the Lawrence County Circuit Court Clerk rather than sending the request to the county clerk.

The clerk's open-records page states that public records of the county clerk's office are open for inspection by written application to County Clerk Chris Jobe, the official custodian, or a designated deputy clerk in his absence. Applications may be made during regular business hours, and forms can be furnished on request.

If the request involves copies, include a mailing address or email address and ask the office to confirm the total before mailing payment. If the request may be commercial, answer that question clearly because the clerk's posted policy treats commercial requests differently for copy fees. If the record is a court case file, do not use the County Clerk open-records form as a substitute for a court copy request.

County Clerk Request Fields

The Lawrence County Clerk open-records page gives a clear minimum list for written requests. Requests must be specific enough for the office to locate the record and must include the requester information required by the clerk's posted rules. Email requests go to Chris Jobe and must include all necessary information.

The office says it must notify the applicant in writing no later than five working days after receiving a completed application if the record is available or why it is unavailable. The page also reserves statutory rights to ask about commercial use or refuse nonresident requests where the law allows.

Lawrence County Clerk Fees

Lawrence County Clerk fees differ by service. Open-records copy fees are posted on the clerk's open-records page, while recorded land and probate-adjacent instruments appear in the land-recording fee schedule. Marriage license fees are handled through the marriage license page and have separate cash-payment rules.

All associated open-records fees must be paid before receipt. The land-recording schedule also includes added-page rules and other instrument fees, so recorded-document costs should be confirmed from the current PDF or by calling the clerk before recording.

Common County Clerk Forms

The Lawrence County Clerk website links to forms and pages for the services it handles. These forms are not court pleadings. They are county clerk materials tied to marriage licensing, land-record recording, and county open-records requests.

• Marriage license application - one-page form each party can complete before visiting the County Clerk.
• Open-records request rules - request elements, submission options, response timing, and copy fees.
• Land records and recording - local recording notes and access to fee schedules.
• Land-recording fee schedule - deed, mortgage, will, lien, plat, and related instrument fees.

The marriage application asks each party to choose Bride, Groom, or Spouse and provide name, residence, date and place of birth, parent names, marital status, prior marriages, occupation, race, gender, relationship to the other party, and a mailing address for the certificate.

Mail, Email, and Office Access

County clerk open-records requests may be delivered in person or mailed to 122 S. Main Cross St., Louisa, KY 41230. Email requests go to chris.jobe@ky.gov and must include the required information. The office posts weekday hours and first Saturday hours, but it is closed Sunday. Payment by phone is not accepted, and convenience fees may apply for card transactions.

For court case records, filing questions, court-certified copies, traffic cases, criminal records, divorce cases, probate case files, or docket verification, use the Lawrence County Circuit Court Clerk at 29 River Bend Road. The two offices are close in Louisa, but they do not hold the same record sets.

County Clerk hours are broader than the court clerk hours listed by the Kentucky Court of Justice. Chris Jobe's office posts weekday hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and first Saturday hours from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The court clerk page posts Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For a trip that involves both a marriage or land record and a court case copy, confirm both offices before traveling.

Note: Marriage license payment has a cash-only same-day rule, so do not rely on the general payment list for every county clerk service.