LaRue County Background Information
Kentucky features LaRue County. A census revealed that Larue County had a total population of 14,867 in 2020. In LaRue County, the current seat is Hodgenville.
It was founded in 1843.
It was named after John LaRue, an early settler. He was a Kentucky pioneer and member of the LaRue family of Virginia.
LaRue County is included in the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.
LaRue County Arrest Records
In LaRue County, arrest files are also kept on every last crime within the jurisdictional area. LaRue County crime is split into two main types, property crime and violent crime. In LaRue County, there were 7 violent and 21 property crimes in 2021.
LaRue County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Russell McCoy
209 W. High Street
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Phone: (270) 358-3120
Fax: (270) 358-9285
LaRue County Criminal Records
In LaRue County, they maintain an up to date list of all sex offenders. This includes all offenders either living, working, attending school, or jailed in LaRue County. This register is in the public domain. People can seek out any nearby sex offenders in LaRue County. Non-compliant and incarcerated offenders are also included in the Larue County searches. There are regularly updated criminal documents in LaRue County, including jail and inmate records.
LaRue County Court Files
In LaRue County, the county courthouse oversees all criminal, family, and civil cases. The court clerk preserves every court record in Larue County. Residents looking for records in LaRue County can obtain at:
LaRue County Courthouse
P.O. Box 191
209 W High St, Courthouse Annex
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Hours:
Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET
Phone: (270) 358-4400
Fax: (270) 358-4528
Email: judge@laruecountyky.gov
The Court of Appeals has the power to oversee any lower court case in Kentucky when an appeal is made. The superior or trial court in LaRue County is included in the 120 lower courts that the Court of Appeals can oversee.
NOTE - Mail, email, or fax can all be used to send files to requesters in LaRue County. Having said that, all official files can only be sent via mail in LaRue County.
LaRue County Public Files
In Kentucky state, documents called vital records are kept on each citizen within the jurisdiction. These documents contain a person's most essential life events. Marriages, divorces, births and deaths are the most popular vital records. These documents could not be obtained without the help of LaRue County. LaRue County gathers some vital files on behalf of the state government.
Marriage files are amassed by each individual county clerk in Kentucky. The Office of Vital Statistics then collects these documents from the clerks. County offices, such as the one in LaRue County, have also been in charge of birth and death files in Kentucky's past. The different documents that LaRue County clerks may have amassed includes birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. All LaRue County and wider Kentucky vital files are saved in one central registry. They can later be used for statistical analysis.
Each individual citizen in LaRue County can access these vital files. The state of Kentucky passed the Kentucky Open Records Act back in 1976, meaning that members of the public now have the fundamental right to access any public documents. The most recent amendment to this law came in 1994. In order to access records, a LaRue County citizen must apply at:
LaRue County Clerk: Rhonda Metcalf
209 West High Street, Suite 3,
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Phone: (270) 358-3544
Email: rhonda.metcalf@ky.gov
NOTE - In LaRue County, a person must visit the office between 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST and Monday to Friday. Photo ID is also needed for any LaRue County citizen looking for records. A person may use a driver's license, state ID, or something similar. All LaRue County requests must also be in writing.
