Kentucky certificate of good standing
Find the official ordering service and document fees for Kentucky. Your recipient may ask for a certificate of status or existence, a certified filing copy, or an apostille; check which document it needs before ordering.
Open official certificate service ↗Kentucky certificate fees and delivery
Kentucky charges $10.00 for a Certificate of Existence or authorization. The certificate can be requested through FastTrack or the Business Filings office; electronic delivery is faster when available, while paper delivery adds handling time. It confirms Secretary of State status and is not a Kentucky Department of Revenue tax clearance.
Certified copies of filed documents
Kentucky's current public fee schedule lists document-copy and certification charges by filing type rather than one universal page formula. The order should specify plain versus certified copy and include any per-document or page charge shown by FastTrack. The $10.00 Certificate of Existence is not a certified copy of the formation document.
Kentucky apostilles and authentication
Kentucky apostilles and authentications are handled by the Secretary of State's office; start at https://www.sos.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx and the notary/apostille instructions. Submit a certified Kentucky record, destination-country information, and the current fee and delivery request. The reviewed business fee page did not establish one universal 2026 entity-document apostille price or turnaround, so verify before submission.
Which document should you order?
- Proof of current registry standing
- Ask for the state’s certificate of status, existence, or good standing. It is different from a public search result and may not establish tax clearance.
- Proof of what was filed
- Order a certified copy of the specific formation document, amendment, or other filing requested.
- A document for use abroad
- Ask the receiving authority whether it requires an apostille or another form of authentication, and whether it accepts electronic documents.
Check the record before ordering
Confirm the legal name, entity number, and recipient’s required issue date. A missed report or other delinquency may need to be resolved before a certificate can be issued.