Title IV, Judicial Branch
22 chapters · 314 sections in this title.
KRS § 21.530 Coordination of Legislators' Retirement and Judicial Retirement Plans -- Board
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-- Board. (1) For administrative purposes only, as hereinafter provided, the Legislators' Retirement Plan and the Judicial Retirement Plan shall be coordinated under the name, Judicial Form Retirement System, but each of the plans shall maintain its separate identity. A board of …
KRS § 21.540 Duties of board of trustees -- Qualified domestic relations orders -- Intent to conform with federal law -- Availability of information on website -- Conflicts of interest -- Prohibition against fees for unregulated placement agents -- Investment procurement policy -- Release of certain information from accounts of current or former legislators -- Proxy voting guidelines
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conform with federal law -- Availability of information on website -- Conflicts of interest -- Prohibition against fees for unregulated placement agents -- Investment procurement policy -- Release of certain information from accounts of current or former legislators -- Proxy voti…
KRS § 21.550 Investments, judicial retirement fund
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(1) Those members of the board of trustees of the Judicial Form Retirement System who are appointed by the Supreme Court, together with the members appointed by the Governor, shall constitute an investment committee for the Judicial Retirement Plan, and as such shall have full an…
KRS § 21.560 Investments -- Legislative retirement fund
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The members of the board of trustees of the Judicial Form Retirement System who are appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, singly or jointly, together with the members of the board who are appointed by the Governor, shall constit…
KRS § 21.565 Administration and assets of plan created under KRS 21.567
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(1) The Kentucky Judicial Retirement Plan excess benefit plan established in KRS 21.567 shall be administered by the board of trustees of the Kentucky Judicial Form Retirement System. The board shall have the same authority in its administration as it has in the administration of…
KRS § 21.567 Kentucky Judicial Retirement Plan excess benefit plan -- Excess benefit fund
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fund. (1) There is created and established: (a) An excess benefit plan to be known as the Kentucky Judicial Retirement Plan excess benefit plan. The plan is created for the purpose of providing retirement allowances payable from the retirement plan under KRS 21.345 to 21.580 that…
KRS § 21.570 Nonseverability of provisions
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If any provision of Acts 1980, ch. 407, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the entire chapter shall be invalid, and to this end the provisions of Acts 1980, ch. 407 are not severable.
KRS § 21.580 Repealed, 2007, but expiration of program extended by court order until January 31, 2009
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31, 2009. Catchline at repeal: Senior Status Program for Special Judges.
KRS § 22A.010 Numbers of judges -- Districts
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(1) The Court of Appeals shall consist of fourteen (14) judges, with two (2) judges from each of seven (7) Court of Appeals districts. (2) The districts of the Court of Appeals shall correspond in geographical dimensions to the districts of the Supreme Court, as defined in KRS Ch…
KRS § 22A.020 Jurisdiction -- Appeal procedures
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(1) Except as provided in Section 110 of the Constitution, an appeal may be taken as a matter of right to the Court of Appeals from any conviction, final judgment, order, or decree in any case in Circuit Court, including a family court division of Circuit Court, unless such convi…
KRS § 22A.030 Facilities
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(1) The administrative director of the courts shall provide for such physical facilities as are available for the operation of the Court of Appeals, and may utilize the services of the Finance and Administration Cabinet in securing such facilities. (2) The Court of Appeals may us…
KRS § 22A.040 Clerk -- Appointment -- Compensation -- Oath -- Bond -- Assistants -- Fee schedule -- Seal -- Annual audit
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schedule -- Seal -- Annual audit. (1) The clerk of the Court of Appeals shall be appointed by the court to serve at its pleasure. The annual salary of the clerk shall be fixed by the Supreme Court not to exceed twenty-two thousand dollars ($22,000). (2) Before entering upon the d…
KRS § 22A.050 Enforcement of mandates
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The Court of Appeals may enforce its mandates by fine or imprisonment, or both.
KRS § 22A.060 Reversal or modification of judgment -- Procedure for appellate review
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(1) A judgment, order or decree of a lower court may be reversed, modified or set aside by the Court of Appeals for errors appearing in the record. (2) The method of bringing a judgment, order or decree of a lower court to the Court of Appeals for review shall be established by S…
KRS § 22A.070 Direction of process
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The original or final process of the Court of Appeals may be directed to the sheriff of any county.
KRS § 23A.010 Jurisdiction of Circuit Court -- Court of record and of continuous session
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(1) The Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction; it has original jurisdiction of all justiciable causes not exclusively vested in some other court. (2) The Circuit Court has appellate jurisdiction as specified in this chapter. (3) The Circuit Court is a court of record a…
KRS § 23A.020 Judicial circuits
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The state is divided into judicial circuits, each to be composed of the following counties: (1) First Judicial Circuit. Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman. (2) Second Judicial Circuit. McCracken. (3) Third Judicial Circuit. Christian. (4) Fourth Judicial Circuit. Hopkins. (5)…
KRS § 23A.030 Judicial circuits with one Circuit Judge
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Each judicial circuit shall have one (1) Circuit Judge, except as otherwise provided.
KRS § 23A.040 Judicial circuits with two Circuit Judges and two numbered divisions
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The following judicial circuits are entitled to two (2) judges and shall have two (2) numbered divisions of the Circuit Court: (1) Fourth Judicial Circuit. (2) Fifth Judicial Circuit. (3) Tenth Judicial Circuit. (4) Eleventh Judicial Circuit. (5) Twelfth Judicial Circuit. (6) Thi…
KRS § 23A.045 Judicial circuits with three Circuit Judges and three numbered divisions
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The following judicial circuits are entitled to three (3) Circuit Judges and shall have three (3) numbered divisions of the Circuit Court: (1) Second Judicial Circuit. (2) Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. (3) Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit. (4) Forty-eighth Judicial Circuit. (5) Fift…
KRS § 23A.050 Judicial circuits with four Circuit Judges and four numbered divisions
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The following judicial circuits are entitled to four (4) judges and shall have four (4) numbered divisions of the Circuit Court: (1) Third Judicial Circuit. (2) Sixth Judicial Circuit. (3) Ninth Judicial Circuit. (4) Fourteenth Judicial Circuit. (5) Twenty-seventh Judicial Circui…
KRS § 23A.052 Judicial circuits with five Circuit Judges and five numbered divisions
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The following judicial circuits are entitled to five (5) judges and shall have five (5) numbered divisions of the Circuit Court: (1) Eighth Judicial Circuit. (2) Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuit.
KRS § 23A.055 Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
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The Sixteenth Judicial Circuit is entitled to six (6) judges and shall have six (6) numbered divisions of the Circuit Court.
KRS § 23A.060 Twenty-second Judicial Circuit
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The Twenty-second Judicial Circuit is entitled to nine (9) judges and shall have nine (9) numbered divisions of the Circuit Court.
KRS § 23A.070 Thirtieth Judicial Circuit -- Family court -- Funds from previously created campaign accounts
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campaign accounts. (1) The Thirtieth Judicial Circuit is entitled to twenty-three (23) judges and shall have twenty-three (23) numbered divisions of the Circuit Court. The Circuit Court divisions designated for family court shall be consecutively numbered beginning with the Thirt…
KRS § 23A.080 Appeals from District Court -- Issuance of writs by Circuit Court
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(1) A direct appeal may be taken from District Court to Circuit Court from any final action of the District Court. (2) The Circuit Court may issue all writs necessary in aid of its appellate jurisdiction, or the complete determination of any cause within its appellate jurisdictio…
KRS § 23A.090 Security services provided by sheriff -- Compensation
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(1) The sheriff of the county in which the Circuit Court is sitting shall provide such deputies, certified court security officers, and ordinary equipment as the Chief Circuit Judge shall deem necessary to provide security services to the court and its facilities. (2) The sheriff…
KRS § 23A.100 Jurisdiction of family court
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(1) As a division of Circuit Court with general jurisdiction pursuant to Section 112(6) of the Constitution of Kentucky, a family court division of Circuit Court shall retain jurisdiction in the following cases: (a) Dissolution of marriage; (b) Child custody; (c) Visitation; (d) …
KRS § 23A.110 Additional jurisdiction of family court to be construed to promote underlying purposes
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underlying purposes. The additional jurisdiction of a family court division of Circuit Court shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes, which are as follows: (1) To strengthen and preserve the integrity of the family and safeguard marital and fam…
KRS § 23A.120 Position of domestic relations commissioner abolished in family court
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In any judicial circuit where a family court is established or has been established, the position of domestic relations commissioner is abolished, and no commissioner shall be appointed to hear or determine any matter within the jurisdiction of the family court.
KRS § 23A.200 Fees and costs for civil cases
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(1) The Supreme Court shall by rule set the filing fees and miscellaneous costs for civil cases filed in the Circuit Court. (2) The following fee shall be paid directly to the sheriff or other officer serving the process by the party requesting the service, at the time of the req…
KRS § 23A.205 Court costs for criminal cases in Circuit Court -- Payment required -- Exceptions
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Exceptions. (1) Court costs for a criminal case in the Circuit Court shall be one hundred dollars ($100). (2) The taxation of court costs against a defendant, upon conviction in a case, shall be mandatory and shall not be subject to probation, suspension, proration, deduction, or…
KRS § 23A.206 Additional costs imposed in criminal cases -- Funds distributed to local governments and counties -- Funds used for police, jails, and transport of prisoners
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governments and counties -- Funds used for police, jails, and transport of prisoners. (1) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Local government" means a city, county, charter county, urban-county, or consolidated local government; and (b) "Police department" means a police depa…
KRS § 23A.2065 Additional fees for criminal cases -- Allocation to general fund and telephonic behavioral health jail triage system
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telephonic behavioral health jail triage system. In addition to the twenty dollar ($20) fee created by KRS 23A.206, in criminal cases a ten dollar ($10) fee shall be added to the costs imposed by KRS 23A.205 that the defendant is required to pay. The first five dollars ($5) of ea…
KRS § 23A.207 Fees for criminal cases
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In criminal cases, the following fees shall be charged by the circuit clerk and paid to the clerk at the time the corresponding services are requested: (1) Preparing an attestation ...................................................................................... $0.50 (2) Pr…
KRS § 23A.208 Additional fee for sex crime, stalking, or related inchoate offenses
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(1) In addition to fees created by KRS 23A.205, 23A.206, and 23A.2065, an administrative fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall be added to the costs that the defendant is required to pay for the following crimes: (a) A sex crime, meaning an offense described in: 1. KRS Chapter 510; 2…
KRS § 23A.209 Additional fee for expenses of Kentucky Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
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Task Force. In addition to the twenty dollar ($20) fee created by KRS 23A.206 and the ten dollar ($10) fee created by KRS 23A.2065, a ten dollar ($10) fee shall be added in criminal cases to the costs imposed by KRS 23A.205. The fee collected under this section shall be allocated…
KRS § 23A.215 Disposition of Circuit Court fees and costs
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all fees and costs collected pursuant to KRS 23A.200(1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the State Treasury. (2) Fees consisting of reimbursement for incidental direct outlays, including but not limited to postage…
KRS § 23A.220 Assessment by the fiscal court of additional fees and costs
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A fiscal court, by ordinance, may assess additional fees and costs for the purpose of paying expenses for courthouses, bonds related to them, and administration expenses of the Circuit Court as follows: (1) In civil cases, a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) may be added to filing…
KRS § 24A.010 Jurisdiction of District Court -- Court of record and continuous session
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(1) The District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction; it has original jurisdiction in all matters specified in KRS 24A.110 to 24A.130. (2) The District Court may be authorized by law to adjudicate the actions or decisions of local administrative agencies, special districts, …
KRS § 24A.020 Exclusive jurisdiction granted District Court by statute -- Exception
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When jurisdiction over any matter is granted to District Court by statute, such jurisdiction shall be deemed to be exclusive unless the statute specifically states that the jurisdiction shall be concurrent.
KRS § 24A.030 Judicial districts. (Effective until January 1, 2031)
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The state is divided into judicial districts, each to be composed of the following counties: (1) First Judicial District. Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman. (2) Second Judicial District. McCracken. (3) Third Judicial District. Christian. (4) Fourth Judicial District. Hopkins…
KRS § 24A.040 Judicial districts with one District Judge
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Each judicial district shall have one (1) District Judge, except as otherwise provided.
KRS § 24A.050 Judicial districts with two District Judges and two numbered divisions. (Effective until January 1, 2031)
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(Effective until January 1, 2031) The following judicial districts are entitled to two (2) District Judges and shall have two (2) numbered divisions of the District Court: (1) Second Judicial District. (2) Third Judicial District. (3) Fourth Judicial District. (4) Ninth Judicial …
KRS § 24A.060 Judicial districts with three District Judges and three numbered divisions
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The following judicial districts are entitled to three (3) District Judges and shall have three (3) numbered divisions of the District Court: (1) Sixth Judicial District. (2) Eighth Judicial District. (3) Sixteenth Judicial District. (4) Twenty-fifth Judicial District.
KRS § 24A.080 Twenty-second Judicial District
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The Twenty-second Judicial District is entitled to five (5) District Judges and shall have five (5) numbered divisions of the District Court.
KRS § 24A.090 Thirtieth Judicial District. (Effective until January 1, 2031)
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The Thirtieth Judicial District is entitled to seventeen (17) District Judges and shall have seventeen (17) numbered divisions of the District Court.
KRS § 24A.100 Trial commissioners
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(1) In any county which does not have a District Judge resident in the county there shall be a trial commissioner. (2) Trial commissioners shall be appointed in the manner required by Section 113 of the Constitution of Kentucky and shall perform such duties as may be directed by …
KRS § 24A.110 Criminal jurisdiction
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(1) The District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to make final disposition of all criminal matters, including violations of county, urban-county, or city ordinances or codes, except: (a) Offenses denominated by statute as felonies or capital offenses; and (b) Offenses pun…
KRS § 24A.120 Civil and probate jurisdiction
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District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction in: (1) Civil cases in which the amount in controversy does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), exclusive of interest and costs, except matters affecting title to real estate and matters of equity; however, nothing herein sh…