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)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Documents/ClerksManual.pdf ↗

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Petition
Quick Reference
1. Assign to a division using the procedure in your local court rules.
2. Open a case. For more information, see Case Add in the KyCourts Case Type OTH
Manual. Use case type OTH.
3. Generate the next number in the computer for circuit civil CI cases or
use the next pre-numbered file folder.
4. 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.
File, stamp, date,
5. Apply the FILED stamp to the petition to contest the primary election initial
of officers; add the date and your initials.
6. Generate a Civil Summons for each person to be served by completing
Summons Code CI
a summons screen, using summons code CI. A summons shall be
issued, returnable in seven (7) days. KRS 120.055.

7. The summons and the petition (and any motions filed with the petition) shall be
served together. The party requesting the summons shall furnish sufficient copies of
the petition for this purpose. CR 4.04(1).
NOTE: If you make copies, collect a copy fee as set forth in Accounting Manual and
give a receipt.
8. The initiating party will instruct whether service of the summons is by certified mail
or personally delivered by the sheriff or other authorized person. CR 4.01(1). See
Service of Process. See Service of Process for return of service instructions.
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