(1)
- (a) If the District Court, Family Court, or Circuit Court, as authorized by KRS 401.020, orders any person's name to be changed under this chapter, a copy of the order shall be certified by the clerk of that court to the county clerk, for record, unless the court has ordered the record sealed or otherwise restricted from public inspection.
- (b) Beginning January 1, 2028, the clerk of the court shall collect the fee required under KRS 64.012 for the filing of a court-ordered name change under subsection (2) of this section and forward the fee with the copy of the order to the county clerk, except as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
- (2) The county clerk shall keep an alphabetical index for each book of records, referring to the page on which each person's name change appears, and giving the name from and to which it is changed.
Effective: July 15, 2026
History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 58, effective July 15, 2026. -- Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 4, effective March 22, 2013. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 398, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3720.