Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)

Citation: Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)
Jurisdiction: Kentucky (state)
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Original Source: https://www.kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Documents/ClerksManual.pdf ↗

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Manual, and give a receipt. Do not apply the FILED stamp or process the complaint
until the filing fees are paid.
EXCEPTIONS:
• In Forma Pauperis Granted. See Section 57. Motion for Leave to Proceed In
Forma Pauperis.
• Petitioner is the Commonwealth. KRS 453.010.
3. Assign to a division using the procedure in your local court rules.
Quick Reference
4. Open a case. Use case type OTH. For more information, see the Case Add Case type OTH
section of KyCourts Manual.
5. Generate the next case number in the computer for circuit civil CI cases or Circuit Civil CI case
district civil C case or use the next pre-numbered file folder. District Civil C case
6. If the petitioner is seeking to proceed in forma pauperis, the complaint,
verified motion, affidavit, and demand must be accompanied by a Motion
for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and a supporting affidavit, or AOC
Form 026. See Section 57 Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
for instructions on how to process a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma
Pauperis and the tendered documents. DO NOT proceed with the following
steps unless filing fees have been paid, In Forma Pauperis has been
granted, or the petitioner is the Commonwealth.
Serve documents
7. Apply the FILED stamp to the complaint, motion, demand, and affidavit; according to
add the date and your initials. petitioner’s
8. Serve the documents according to the petitioner’s instructions. For more instructions
information, see Service of Process.
NOTE: If the motion, demand, and affidavit are filed after the complaint, the plaintiff
must deliver the motion and demand to the defendant or send the motion and demand
by certified mail, return receipt requested, to defendant's last known place of address, at
least seven (7) days and not more than 60 days before