The Kentucky County Clerks Association has formally adopted the Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) standards for Real Estate Document Formatting as of January 1, 2020. 

 

Legibility Standards are as follows:

Paper weight:                                       20 lb

Paper size:                                             8 ½ x 11 preferred; 8 ½ x 14 accepted

Paper color:                                          White; no water marks

Staples or binding:                             None

One or two side print:                       One side only

Impression Seals:                                None allowed

Colored highlight markers:             None allowed

Margins:                                                 Top 3” of first page recommended for Recorder use, especially on right side of                                                                           page (not recommended on last page); all other margins 1”

Ink color:                                               Black preferred, with dark blue signatures

Font:                                                        10-point Times New Roman or equivalent

Spacing:                                                  9 lines per inch maximum

 

 

Adopted by PRIA Board of January 13, 2016, pria.us