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

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Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)
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Kentucky (state)
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• Do not open a case file on a citation with a UOR code for serving a Quick Reference
warrant or summons.
• If a copy of a citation is received by the clerk prior to the original Add date and
citation being submitted to your office (outside of eCitation); create a initials
case in the case management system utilizing the copy. When the
original citation is received by the court and you attempt to add the BEST PRACTICE:
case using citation entry, a message will display indicating that the When possible
citation has already been utilized and provide the case number always create a
associated with that citation number. When the original citation is case using the
received, stamp it filed; add the date and your initials. Place the original citation.
original in the case file. Creating a case
• If a prepayable offense is cited with a non-prepayable offense, the from a copy should
officer will cite the violator to court. If the judge dismisses the non- only be done when
prepayable offense PRIOR to the court date listed on the citation, the absolutely
prepayable offense may be prepaid and the violator is not required to necessary.
appear in court.
• eCitation will add the case to the case management system
generating the next case number in the computer for Traffic (TR), or
Misdemeanor (MI), or Felony (FE) cases.
CASE TYPE:
• When processing a citation, if the officer has submitted an incorrect Traffic- TR
court date, you must correct the date after citation processing by Misdemeanor- MI
retrieving the case in KYCourts and updating the scheduled events Felony- FE
screen. If a clerk must assign or correct a court date and time, the
clerk must issue a court notice to the defendant of the correct court
event.