LaRue County Clerk Role
Kentucky separates trial-court records from county recording records. The LaRue County Circuit Court Clerk maintains Circuit Court and District Court case records, while the LaRue County Clerk handles local recording functions. The official LaRue County Clerk website and records page are the documented routes for land records, recording fees, Ecclix access, DOCALERT, and e-recording vendors.
The distinction prevents wrong-office requests. A deed or mortgage search should not start in CourtNet. A divorce record should not be treated as a county land record. A marriage license is a County Clerk function, while a dissolution case is a Circuit Court record. Recorded wills and estate-related instruments may appear in county recording records, but probate of wills is a District Court matter accessed through the Circuit Court Clerk.
| Record or Service | Correct LaRue County Office | Access Point |
|---|---|---|
| Deeds, mortgages, plats, liens, corporate records | County Clerk | County Clerk records page, Ecclix, or in-office request. |
| Marriage-license records | County Clerk | County Clerk contact and current license process. |
| Divorce case records | Circuit Court Clerk | Kentucky CourtNet or clerk copy request. |
| Felony, misdemeanor, traffic, civil, juvenile, probate case records | Circuit Court Clerk | Kentucky Court of Justice systems and local clerk office. |
The LaRue County Clerk records page is the local source for recording and land-record access.
The records page is useful because it gathers Ecclix search routes, DOCALERT fraud notice access, e-recording vendors, and the recording-fee table in one county source.
Search LaRue County Clerk Records
LaRue County Clerk online land-record access uses Ecclix routes linked from the official clerk records page. Commercial users are directed to a subscription route that may allow other counties to be added to the searchable area. Private citizens searching for personal reasons with no commercial gain are directed to a LaRue-only route, with the clerk page describing no charge and a five-searches-per-day limit.
- Open the official LaRue County Clerk records page before choosing an Ecclix route.
- Select the commercial route if the search is for business or document-research use.
- Select the private-citizen route only for personal, noncommercial LaRue County searching.
- Use DOCALERT if the goal is mortgage or deed fraud notification by name.
- Contact the County Clerk before relying on a portal result for a certified copy or current recording rule.
LaRue County Clerk Search Fields
The research did not expose the full internal Ecclix search form without entering the account flow. The public county page did document the visible route choices and DOCALERT registration concept. The table below stays limited to those verified public fields and avoids inventing book, page, party-name, or date-range controls.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial User | route/card | yes, choose route | For businesses and document researchers; subscription fee; option to add other counties. |
| Private Citizen | route/card | yes, choose route | For LaRue County personal use with no commercial gain; LaRue-only; five searches per day; no charge. |
| Search Here | button | yes | Separate button for each Ecclix route. |
| DOCALERT Registration | web registration | unspecified | The clerk page says name and email are used for free mortgage and deed fraud alerts. |
LaRue County DOCALERT Notices
The County Clerk promotes DOCALERT as a free mortgage and deed fraud notification tool. The research notes that DOCALERT is offered with the LaRue County Clerk and Software Management, LLC. Registration uses a personal or business name and email so alerts can be sent when a mortgage or deed is recorded in the registered name.
DOCALERT for LaRue County is included in the image set for clerk-related pages.
DOCALERT is not a court case search. It is a notice tool for mortgage and deed filings recorded under a registered name.
LaRue County Clerk Recording Fees
The official County Clerk records page provides a recording-fee table. These fees apply to county recording instruments, not Circuit Court or District Court case copies. Court copy and certified-copy questions should go to the Circuit Court Clerk.
| Instrument / Filing | Category | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Deed | Deed / Condo Deed | $50 |
| Mortgage | Mortgage / Condo Mortgage | $80 |
| Mortgage with Assignment | Mortgage / Condo Mortgage | $126 |
| Affidavit of Descent | Deed | $50 |
| Articles and Amended Articles | Corporate Records | $46 |
| Assignment of Mortgage | Miscellaneous | $46 |
| Judgment Lien | Encumbrance | $46 |
| Plat | Plat Cabinet | $50 |
| Will | Will | $47 |
| Renunciation of Will | Will | $46 |
| Filing with statutory authority and no specific fee set | Varies | $46 |
LaRue County E-Recording Vendors
The LaRue County Clerk records page lists e-recording vendors for recording customers. E-recording is a county recording route. It does not file pleadings in Circuit Court or District Court, and it does not replace Kentucky Court of Justice eFiling for court cases.
| Vendor | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Indecomm | 704-412-3179 | Not listed in research |
| Hopdox | Not listed in research | sales@hopdox.com |
| CSC | 866-652-0111 | erecording@cscglobal.com |
| Simplifile | 800-460-5657 | support@simplifile.com |
| ePN | 888-325-3365 | support@goepn.com |
Request LaRue County Clerk Copies
County Clerk copy procedures depend on the instrument and current office rules. The research verified online record routes and recording fees, but it did not locate a full public copy-request form or certified-copy fee schedule for every county clerk record type. Use the official clerk website first, then contact the County Clerk for current certified-copy steps.
For a practical request, identify the document type first. A deed, mortgage, lien, plat, corporate filing, or recorded will can be searched through the County Clerk records route if it is indexed there. A marriage-license record should be requested from the County Clerk rather than CourtNet. If the record concerns a divorce decree, criminal judgment, traffic citation, probate case order, or civil case filing, switch to the Circuit Court Clerk because the County Clerk is not the court-file custodian.
- Use the County Clerk for recorded instruments and marriage-license records.
- Use Ecclix only within the route limits posted by the clerk.
- Use DOCALERT for notification, not for certified copies.
- Use the Circuit Court Clerk for court records and certified court copies.
Ecclix commercial subscription access is also represented in the image set.
Subscription search access can help locate recorded instruments, but certified records still need to be verified through the official county office.
Note: Court case copies and County Clerk recorded-instrument copies are different request paths in LaRue County.