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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16.7 Amended Complaints Process Map
CR 15.01
A complaint may be amended once without leave of court at any time before a responsive
pleading is served. Otherwise, consent from adverse party(ies) must be
obtained. CR 15.01.
 There are no filing fees for the filing of an amended complaint.
NOTE: If the filer indicates the amended complaint exceeds the
jurisdictional limit of the court the original case is filed in, collect the Statutory amount
difference in the filing fees from the current jurisdiction and the that designates a
jurisdiction that the case is being transferred to as appropriate based upon case within a
the amount in controversy contained in the amended complaint. jurisdiction, i.e.;
small claims,
1. Upon receipt of an amended complaint; apply the FILED stamp and add district civil, circuit
the date and your initials. civil.
2. File on a document screen using document type AMC.
File, date, initial
3. Prepare a summons by completing a summons screen for each defendant
in the case.
Document type
NOTE: Send notice/service as directed by party/attorney filing the AMC
amendment. If the filer does not direct service, return the summons to the
filer for service.
4. Attach a copy of the amended complaint and the original complaint to one
copy of the summons.
NOTE: The plaintiff should furnish sufficient copies of the complaint for
service on the defendant(s), in addition to the original, which is filed in
your office. If you make the copies, collect a copy fee as set forth in the
Accounting Manual and give a receipt.
5. Serve the defendants as requested by the plaintiff or attorney, following
the instructions for personal service, certified mail, warning order or
guardian ad litem. See Service of Process.

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