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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12.1 General Provisions and Clerk’s Responsibilities
1. When bond is set, it is your responsibility to assess and take the required Quick Reference
security, write the bond and process it. Refuse any surety if there is any Assess bond and
doubt as to the sufficiency to cover the amount of the bond. KRS 30A.060, take required
RCr 4.32. However, take any bond that the court orders, following the security
specific requirements of the order. If the judge's order specifies full cash,
you may not accept property. RCr 4.04(3).
2. In addition to the circuit clerk, the chief circuit judge shall authorize
another public official to prepare and accept bail bonds. KRS 30A.060(3),
RCr 4.24. You are not responsible for the sufficiency of bail taken by the
official. The official must turn over to you by the next business day the bail
bond and any other papers, the money received, and the bond filing fee.
RCr 4.28.
NOTE: There is no liability for taking an insufficient bond when following
the court’s order or when another authorized official takes the bond.
3. Certain persons cannot act as sureties on a bond. The surety (except an
approved corporate surety), must be a resident of Kentucky or own real
estate in Kentucky. This is not required on a full cash bond. For more
information, see Sureties.
If bond is
4. If bond is posted in district court, but the case is transferred to circuit transferred or
court, send the bond papers to circuit court with the rest of the case file. In appealed, send
cases involving a change of venue, send the bond and any deposits to the bond papers to
court where venue has been ordered. circuit court with
5. The conditions of release listed on the bail bond form, including the rest of file
subsequent modifications, shall be entered on the bail bond screen