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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 The following persons may file a petition to expunge offenses pursuant to KRS 431.076:
o A person who has been found not guilty of an offense;
o A person against whom charges have been dismissed and not in exchange for a guilty
plea to another offense;
o A person against whom felony charges originally filed in the District Court have not
resulted in an indictment by the grand jury.
 The petition may be filed no sooner than sixty (60) days following dismissal or acquittal with
prejudice OR six (6) months following the date of the District Court decision to hold the
matter to the grand jury, or three (3) years for a felony and one (1) year for a misdemeanor
following the date of the order of dismissal without prejudice.
 A separate petition must be filed for each criminal case and the charge(s) must be listed on
an AOC Form 497.2. Do not file a petition that has multiple cases listed for expungement or
that is not filed on AOC Form 497.2.
 An expungement certification is not required for cases/charges which have been dismissed
or for which the person was acquitted.
NOTE: House Bill 327 effective July 15, 2020 requires all cases dismissed with
prejudice/acquitted with exception of Traffic cases to be automatically expunged after 30
days. See section 39.9 Auto Expungement.