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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95.2 Responding Court
1. When your court is the responding court you will receive three copies of Quick Reference
a verified petition and any accompanying documents from the initiating
court. Mail or hand deliver a copy to your county attorney or child
support prosecutor.
File, date, initial
2. Apply the FILED stamp to the verified petition; add the date and your
initials.
3. Assign to a division using the procedure in your local court rules.
4. Refer to Case Add section of KyCourts Manual for instructions on
opening the case.
District Civil C or
5. Generate the next case number or use the next pre-numbered file folder Circuit Civil CI cases
for district civil C or circuit civil CI cases. Use case type UR or SUPIV. Case type UR or
6. Add the petition as a document using document type COM. SUPIV
Document type
7. If a hearing is scheduled in the case, complete the scheduled events COM
screen for the appropriate date.
8. Notify the petitioner where and when the petition was filed by copying
the petition that has been stamped FILED and mailing it to the
petitioner. KRS 407.5305(1). File stamp
9. Print a summons for the respondent and make a copy. Attach a copy of
the petition and/or other documents to be served to the copy of the Print summons
summons and deliver to the sheriff for service. CR 4.01(1)(b).
10. You are not required to make a copy of the summons for the case file;
the sheriff's return will provide a copy. CR 4.01(1)(b).

When a return of service is received:
1. Apply the FILED stamp to the summons; add the date and your initials. File, date, initial
Enter the date the officer served the defendant in the service date field Enter date
of the summons screen.
2. A civil summons may be issued on holidays and served on Sundays and
holidays. KRS 454.125.