# Apostille in Kentucky - **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/kentucky/ - **Title:** Apostille in Kentucky — United States | Andrii Co. - **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/kentucky/index.md for: en > Apostille guide for Kentucky, United States: the competent authority is Kentucky Secretary of State (Authentications and Apostilles). Verified 2026-08-09. Everything below is transcribed from this office's own published sources and printed in its words. A value we could not confirm against an official page is marked "(unverified)" — but the absence of that marker is not a guarantee that a fact was checked, and the source's own doubts stay inside the notes reproduced here verbatim. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money. - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky, United States - **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026 ## Who issues the apostille Kentucky Secretary of State (Authentications and Apostilles) ## Which documents this office will accept - **vital records:** must bear signature of the current State Registrar - **county records:** signed by current County Clerk/Deputy Clerk ## Certifications you may need first This office runs 2 separate chains, each for a different kind of document. Follow the one that matches yours — the numbering starts again in each. ### PAPER documents notarized by a Kentucky notary 1. County clerk (certifies the KY notary's signature) — Applies to: PAPER documents notarized by a Kentucky notary — **You can skip this step:** ky-e-notarized-pdf — electronically notarized PDFs by a KY online notary need NO county clerk certification and receive an e-Apostille via the portal ### Court records signed by the Circuit Clerk 1. Corresponding County Clerk (certifies the Circuit Clerk's signature) — Applies to: Court records signed by the Circuit Clerk ## The request form A PDF request form. Download: https://www.sos.ky.gov/admin/Documents/ApostilleAuthentication.pdf ## Requesting online This office issues a genuine electronic apostille through its online portal. Portal: https://web.sos.ky.gov/apostille/eapostillerequest.aspx e-Apostille portal ## Where to go in person - **Frankfort** — 1025 Capital Center Drive, Suite 201, Frankfort, KY Open for walk-in service. Hours: 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Mon–Fri Same-day service is offered. No appointment stated; same-day while-you-wait ## What it costs - **$5.00 USD** per document — "fee of $5 per document" ## How to pay - **By mail:** check or money order - **Online:** prepayment through the online portal - The payee name is not published — confirm the payee on the official request form before you write a check. - Mail: check/money order; online (e-Apostille): online payment; in person: payment on site (methods not itemized — unverified). Payee string not published in the source block ## Where to send your documents - **Mailing address:** Office of the Secretary of State, Authentications and Apostilles, P.O. Box 718, Frankfort, KY 40602 ## How long it takes - **By mail:** Mail: "completed within 3 business days" of receipt, returned via USPS 1st Class - **In person:** Walk-in: "completed as you wait" (same day) - e-Apostille delivered by email as PDF (timeframe not stated) - Expedited return with self-addressed prepaid FedEx/UPS/USPS Priority label ## Checking status and verifying an apostille - **Verification register:** https://web.sos.ky.gov/apostille/verification.aspx ## Remote online notarization - Remote online notarization is permitted here. - **Legal basis:** KRS 423.300–423.455 (online notarization at KRS 423.355; remotely located individuals at KRS 423.455); effective January 1, 2020 (2019 Ky. Acts ch. 86, SB 114) - **In force since:** 2020-01-01 - **Registration:** Yes — must register with the Secretary of State as an online notary public before performing online notarizations; registration becomes effective 30 days after compliance with all registration requirements and payment of the registration fee (KRS 423.390(13)); registration fee amount set per KRS 423.430 (dollar amount not stated on official page — unverified) - **How the signer is identified:** One of: (1) personal knowledge; (2) remote presentation of a government-issued ID + credential analysis + identity proofing including dynamic KBA (minimum 5 questions, 80% pass); or (3) a valid public key certificate complying with X.509 (KRS 423.325(3)). Credible witness not listed for online acts - No maximum fee is recorded here for a remote act. A missing cap is not the same as "no cap" — the reason is in the notes below. - **From the source:** No statutory cap on RON or standard fees — fee must comply with KRS 64.300 and be "clearly disclosed to the person requesting the service in advance" (KRS 423.430(1)); no fee may be charged for papers filed in support of veterans' benefits claims (KRS 64.300) (unverified). Electronically notarized PDFs by a Kentucky online notary can receive an e-Apostille without county clerk certification > **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. 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