Menifee County Background Information
Menifee County is a county situated in the state of Kentucky. There were 6,194 occupants in Menifee County in 2021. The current county seat is Frenchburg.
It was founded in 1869.
It was named for Richard Hickman Menefee, U.S. Congressman, although the spelling has changed.
Menifee County is part of the Mount Sterling, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lexington-Fayette-Richmond-Frankfort, KY Combined Statistical Area.
Menifee County Arrest Documents
Each and every crime committed in Menifee County is recorded by the authorities. Menifee County crime is separated into two principal categories, property crime and violent crime. In 2021, in Menifee County, there were 2 violent and 10 property crimes.
Menifee County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Roger Smallwood
P.O. Box 142
Frenchburg, KY 40322-0142
Phone: (606) 768-3875
Fax: (606) 768-3954
Email: menifeeso@cji.net
Menifee County Criminal Files
A register is maintained for all sex offenders in Menifee County. The Menifee County register includes any sex offender living, working, attending school, or incarcerated in the area. This Menifee County register is in the public domain. People in Menifee County have the capacity to locate any sex offenders in close proximity to their home.
There are regularly updated criminal records in Menifee County, including jail and inmate records.
Menifee County Court Records
The county courthouse is in charge of all family, civil, and criminal cases in Menifee County. All Menifee County court documents are maintained by the court clerk. Residents looking for records in Menifee County can obtain copies at:
Menifee County Courthouse
Circuit Clerk : Donnie Harper
P.O. Box 172
Frenchburg, KY 40322
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-N 12:30-4:00 p.m. EST
Phone: (606) 768-2461
Fax: (606) 768-2462
In the state of Kentucky, the Court of Appeals has the power to manage any lower court case in which one party appeals. These lower courts often refer to one of the 120 superior or trial courts found across Kentucky's 120 counties, including Menifee County.
NOTE - Normal records in Menifee County can be sent by mail, email, or fax. Having said that, all official records can only be sent via mail in Menifee County.
Menifee County Public Documents
Vital documents are kept on every Menifee County resident. Vital files are made up of important life events. These documents can comprise vital documents on divorces, marriages, births, deaths, and more. Menifee County plays an important role in the collection of these records. In Kentucky, counties such as Menifee County are in charge of compiling some vital records, before dispatching them on to the state.
Each county clerk in Kentucky is in charge of compiling marriage documents. Copies of these records are sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. County clerks have also been in charge of accumulating other vital records in the past, such as birth and death documents. The records that these offices may have compiled can consist of birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. Every Kentucky vital record is kept in one central registry. The records can later be used for statistical analysis.
Each resident in Menifee County can access these vital files. The 1976 Kentucky Open Files Act granted the fundamental right for residents to access these files. The last amendment to the Act came in 1994. In Menifee County, a person must request vital records at:
Menifee County Clerk: Krystal Mullins Chapman
12 Main St
Frenchburg, KY 40322
Phone: (606) 768-3512
Fax: (606) 768-6738
These documents are, unfortunately, not free in Menifee County. Menifee County birth files cost $10 per first copy.
NOTE - However, a person must visit the Menifee County office between 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.EST (M,T,W,F); 8:30-11:30 a.m.EST(TH,Sat) in order to obtain a copy. A person must have a form of photo ID in order to obtain documents in Menifee County. In Menifee County, state IDs and driver's licenses are acceptable forms of photo ID. Each and every request must be in writing in Menifee County.
