# KRS § 213.141: 213.141 Fee for certified copies of certificates or records or for a search of records -- Exemptions > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.141 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 213.141 - **Heading:** 213.141 Fee for certified copies of certificates or records or for a search of records -- Exemptions - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 213 / Section 213.141 ## Text 213.141 Fee for certified copies of certificates or records or for a search of records - - Exemptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the cabinet shall prescribe by regulation a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5), to be paid for certified copies of certificates or records, or for a search of the files or records when no copy is made, or for copies or information provided for research, statistical, or administrative purposes. (2) The cabinet shall prescribe by administrative regulation pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A a fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10) to be paid for a certified copy of a record of a birth: (a) Three dollars ($3) of which shall be used by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the sole purpose of contracting for the operation of private, not-for-profit, self-help, education, and support groups for parents who want to prevent or cease physical, sexual, or mental abuse of children; and (b) One dollar ($1) of which shall be used by the Division of Maternal and Child Health to pay for therapeutic food, formulas, supplements, amino acid-based elemental formula, or low-protein modified foods for all inborn errors of metabolism and genetic conditions if: 1. The therapeutic food, formulas, supplements, amino acid-based elemental formula, or low-protein modified food products are medically indicated for the therapeutic treatment of inborn errors of metabolism or genetic conditions and are administered under the direction of a physician; and 2. The affected person's therapeutic food, formulas, supplements, amino acid-based elemental formula, or low-protein foods are not covered under any public or private health benefit plan. (3) Fees collected under this section by the state registrar shall be used to help defray the cost of administering the system of vital statistics. (4) (a) No fee or compensation shall be allowed or paid for furnishing certificates of birth or death required in support of any claim against the government for compensation, insurance, back pay, or other allowances or benefits for any person who has at any time served as a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force of the United States. (b) No fee or compensation shall be allowed or paid for furnishing a certificate of birth to a member of the Kentucky National Guard who has received deployment orders during the sixty (60) days prior to the furnishing of the certificate. (c) No fee or compensation shall be allowed or paid for furnishing a certificate of birth to a child who is in the custody of or committed to the cabinet, including a child who has extended commitment to the cabinet in accordance with KRS 610.110(6). (d) No fee or compensation shall be allowed or paid for furnishing a certificate of birth to a homeless individual as defined in KRS 198A.700, or a homeless youth as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 11434a(2) who is under twenty-five (25) years of age, provided the homeless individual or homeless youth has been verified as homeless by at least one (1) of the following: 1. A director or designee of a governmental or nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to provide services to homeless people; 2. A local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii) or a school social worker or school counselor; 3. The director or director's designee of a federal TRIO Program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program; or 4. A financial aid administrator for an institution of higher education. people; 2. A local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii) or a school social worker or school counselor; 3. The director or director's designee of a federal TRIO Program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program; or 4. A financial aid administrator for an institution of higher education. (5) The cabinet shall notify the State Board of Elections monthly of the name, address, birthdate, sex, race, and Social Security number of residents of the Commonwealth who died during the previous month. This data shall include only those persons who were over the age of eighteen (18) years at the date of death. No fee or compensation shall be allowed for furnishing these lists. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 213.011 213.011 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.011.md) - [KRS § 213.016 213.016 Vital statistics program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.016.md) - [KRS § 213.021 213.021 Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.021.md) - [KRS § 213.026 213.026 State registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.026.md) - [KRS § 213.031 213.031 Duties of state registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.031.md) - [KRS § 213.036 213.036 Local registrars -- Deputy registrars -- Services provided by local registrars and local health departments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.036.md) - [KRS § 213.041 213.041 National uniformity of documents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.041.md) - [KRS § 213.046 213.046 Registration of births required -- Establishment of paternity -- Duties of institution and cabinet -- Contents of birth certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.046.md) - [KRS § 213.047 213.047 Payment for completed affidavit-of-paternity form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.047.md) - [KRS § 213.049 213.049 Contents of paternity judgment order -- Transmittal to registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.049.md) - [KRS § 213.051 213.051 Information reported by person who assumes custody of live-born infant of unknown parentage](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.051.md) - [KRS § 213.056 213.056 Filing of delayed birth certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.056.md) - [KRS § 213.061 213.061 Flagged birth certificate of child reported missing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.061.md) - [KRS § 213.066 213.066 Reports of adoptions and annulments or amendments of adoptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.066.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVIII_C213_S213.141. 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