No marriage shall be solemnized without a license therefor. The license shall be issued by the clerk of the county in which the female resides at the time, unless the female is eighteen (18) years of age or over or a widow, and the license is issued on her application in person, in which case it may be issued by any county clerk.
KRS 402.080
Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 279, sec. 1, effective7/13/1984. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 518, effective 6/17/1978. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 14. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective 10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2105.