Kentucky Court Records

Accessing Kentucky Court Records

The trial system in Kentucky comprises of Circuit courts and District courts. The Circuit courts have general jurisdiction over both civil and criminal cases, while the District courts have limited jurisdiction over certain cases only. The courts are not only responsible for maintaining law and order in the state, but they are also responsible for preserving records and making them available to the public for reference.

Obtaining Kentucky Court Records

Earlier it used to be very difficult to access these records in Kentucky. You either had to have an insider, or you had to hire a lawyer for this. However, this is all changed now. The records are now stored both digitally and manually in the state, and the database can be accessed easily.

To access the record, you must approach the Clerk's office at the court where the case was heard. But do ensure that you are approaching the right court because otherwise, you will not get the record, though the information is in the public domain. It is essential for you to also supply the right information to help in the search. If you provide incorrect information, the search will yield no result, and you will not get the record you want.

The Clerk's office is responsible for professional record keeping, receiving money that the court should receive, payment of money to parties, the recording of legal documents, the providing of legal documents, handling the affidavits, administering the oaths, issuing driver licenses and others. The office is always busy because they have to do a lot of jobs. You should help them.

Here, Are Certain Ways You Can Access the Record

• Apply in person to the Clerk's office at the respective court.
• Apply over the telephone or through mail.
• You can search to find the record online by the social security number of the person. You cannot get a copy of the record from the Internet though. But you can at least look at the information.
• Approach the public library, for the information.

Here, Are Some Addresses in Kentucky for You

Caldwell County Clerk

100 E. Market St., Room 3 Courthouse

Princeton, KY 42445-1675

Telephone: (502) 365-6754

Calloway County Clerk

101 S. 5th St.

Murray, KY 42071-2583

Telephone: (502) 753-3923

Campbell County Clerk

4th & York St.

Newport, KY 41071

Telephone: (606) 292-3845

Carlisle County Clerk

P.O. Box 176

Bardwell, KY 42023-0176

Telephone: (502) 628-3233

Carroll County Clerk

440 Main Street

Carrollton, KY 41008-1099

Telephone: (502) 732-7005

Montgomery County Clerk's Office

P.O. Box 414

Mount Sterling, KY 40353-0414

Telephone: (606) 498-8700

Morgan County Clerk's Office

P.O. Box 26

West Liberty, KY 41472-0026

Telephone: (606) 743-3949

Muhlenberg County Clerk's Office

P.O. Box 525

Greenville, KY 42345-0525

Telephone: (502) 338-1441

Nelson County

113 E. Stephen Foster, P.O. Box 312

Bardstown, KY 40004-1584

Telephone: (502) 348-1820

Information You Can Get in the Record

Some of the information that you can get are,

• Age and sex of the person
• Current and last known address and phone number
• Marriage records
• Divorce records
• Default records
• Police, Court, Arrest and Criminal records
• Army, Military and Navy records
• Business and records of property