Title IV, Judicial Branch

Upon the death of a judge, or when from any cause the office is vacant, or when the judge is absent, his replacement or successor, no matter how chosen, may sign any orders of court left unsigned by his predecessor, the same as his predecessor might have done.

(1) Proceedings in any court having divisions shall be valid when prosecuted in any division thereof. (2) Any judge presiding over a division of a court mentioned in subsection (1) may hear and determine any case or question in any other division.

attorney. When it comes to the attention of any judicial officer that any justice or judge of the Court of Justice or any attorney may have been guilty of unprofessional conduct, he shall at once report the matter to the proper investigating and disciplinary authorities.

As used in KRS 26A.090 to 26A.115, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Operating costs allowance" means compensation equivalent to the annual expenses borne by the unit of government for utilities, janitorial service, rent, insurance, and necessary maintenance, repair, an…

units -- Procedure when local public facilities not available. (1) The Circuit and the District Court shall be held in the county courthouse of each county unless otherwise ordered by the Supreme Court in which case it may be held at any other location made available by the count…

construction contracted for after July 1, 1978. (1) The Court Facilities Standards Committee shall provide for periodic review of each court facility and may make recommendations for improvements. (2) No use allowance shall be paid respecting any capital costs contracted for any …

governments, and cities. Counties, urban-county governments, and cities providing space for court operations pursuant to KRS 26A.100 shall also provide adequate: (1) Lighting; (2) Heating; (3) Electricity; (4) Other utilities, except telephone service; and (5) Janitorial services…

(1) Each unit of government providing space in a court facility to the Court of Justice under the provisions of KRS 26A.100 shall be paid an operating costs allowance plus a use allowance to be administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts. (2) The precise amount paid f…

(1) As of January 1, 1978, all new equipment purchases for the Court of Justice shall be made by the Court of Justice and paid from state or other available funds. (2) The Court of Justice may contract with a local unit of government to furnish extraordinary specialized facilitie…

A court facility which is entirely dedicated to Court of Justice purposes may be conveyed to the Commonwealth for court purposes with or without consideration. Provided, however, that no such conveyance shall be accepted by the Commonwealth unless the Administrative Office of the…

(1) Courts shall implement measures to accommodate the special needs of children which are not unduly burdensome to the rights of the defendant, including but not limited to: (a) 1. Trained guardians ad litem or special advocates, if available, shall be appointed for all child vi…

procedure and guidelines -- Oversight -- Financing requirements -- Project standards -- Application. (1) The Chief Justice shall establish rules of procedure or guidelines on matters relating to the design, financing, and construction of court facilities. The rules or guidelines …

- Standards for longer term of issue -- Legislative oversight. (1) The use allowance in the judicial branch budget recommendation submitted under KRS 48.100 shall be determined as if bonds will be issued for a term of twenty (20) years at the prevailing market rate, computed from…

use -- Legislative oversight. (1) There is created a court facility use allowance contingency fund. The fund shall consist of money appropriated to it in the judicial branch budget by the General Assembly. Money in the fund shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next…

approval -- Legislative oversight. (1) Before the Court of Justice gives final approval to an increase in the budgeted scope of an authorized project or project pool listed in a judicial branch budget bill which would result in an increased use allowance, the director of the Admi…

(1) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee, at the committee's January, April, July, and October regular meetings, a status report of all incomplete court facilities projects. The Capital Projects and Bond Oversi…

(1) All records, as defined in KRS 171.410(1), which are made by or generated for or received by any agency of the Court of Justice, or by any other court or agency or officer responsible to such court created under the present Constitution, or a former Constitution, whether purs…

Libraries and Archives -- Records no longer needed may be offered to department. (1) The Supreme Court or the Administrative Office of the Courts may, upon appropriate agreement, utilize the technical assistance and services of the Department for Libraries and Archives. (2) When …

All public officers, public agencies, or other persons having custody, control, or possession of court records by statute or otherwise shall be subject to the direction of the Supreme Court with regard to such records and no such officer, agency, or person shall fail to comply wi…

branch -- Monthly and weekly updates -- AOC is sole custodian of information and records -- Branches to share software and applications. (1) By January 1, 2012, the Administrative Office of the Courts, under the direction of the Chief Justice, shall provide public access to recor…

(1) When collection of a judgment for the payment of money has been stayed as provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure, there shall be no damages assessed on the first appeal as a matter of right contemplated by Section 115 of the Constitution of Kentucky. (2) When collection of …

- Exemption from division supervision while in program. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "drug court program" means any drug court program authorized and administered by the Kentucky Supreme Court. (2) The Supreme Court of Kentucky shall adminis…