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 ↗

Related Parts of This Source

Full Text

1,796 chars

70.1 Petition
1. Upon receipt of a Petition for Immediate Entitlement to Custody, collect
filing fees as set forth in the Accounting Manual and give a receipt. Do Quick Reference
not apply the FILED stamp or process the petition until the filing fees Collect filing fees
are paid.
Exceptions: The following are exempted from the filing fees:
• In Forma Pauperis Granted. See Section 57.
• Petitioner is the Commonwealth. KRS 453.010.
NOTE: City and county governments are not exempt from paying filing
fees unless the action is filed in the name of the Commonwealth.. File, date, initial
2. Assign to a division using the procedure in your local court rules. For
instructions on opening the case, see the Case Add section of KyCourts
Manual.
3. Generate the next case number for circuit civil CI cases or use the next
pre-numbered file folder. File the case in the confidential CO division of Circuit Civil CI Case
KYCourts. KRS 610.340. CO Division
NOTE: Do not re-enter the case number in the circuit civil CI division. Do not issue
4. If the petitioner is seeking to proceed In Forma Pauperis, the petition summons
must be accompanied by a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Deliver case file to
Pauperis and a supporting affidavit, or AOC Form 026. See Section 57 judge
Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis for instructions on how If directed,
to process a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and the schedule hearing
tendered petition. 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.
5. Apply the FILED stamp to the petition; add the date and your initials.
6. Do not issue a summons.
7. Immediately deliver the case file to the judge. If the judge directs,
schedule a