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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101.2 Criminal Summons and Arrest Warrants
 Criminal summons or arrest warrants issued upon indictment may be signed by
the clerk.
 Criminal summons or arrest warrants issued upon complaints must be signed by
a judge or trial commissioner. RCr 2.06, 6.54.
EXCEPTION: In the event of the absence from a county of all district judges and
all circuit judges and all trial commissioners, the circuit clerk in each county may
issue criminal warrants prepared by the commonwealth's attorney or county
attorney, who shall certify that there is no district judge, circuit judge or trial
commissioner within the county. KRS 15.725(4).
NOTE: The term "criminal warrants" includes search warrants.

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 WARRANTS AND CRIMINAL SUMMONS

1. Generate a criminal summons or arrest warrant for each person to be Quick Reference
served, as ordered by the judge, by completing the issuance portion of
the summons or warrant screen in KyCourts.
NOTE: Complete the “Issuing Judge” field to electronically route the
warrant/summons to the judge who will be authorizing the
warrant/summons. If a warrant is being issued upon an indictment and the
clerk is authorizing the warrant, DO NOT complete the issuing judge field.
2. The summons or warrant upon authorization will be electronically
routed to law enforcement as appropriate for service.
EXCEPTION: If the judge, county attorney or commonwealth attorney direct,
serve a criminal summons by certified mail, return receipt requested. RCr
2.10(2)(b).
3. When a return is received, apply the FILED stamp; add the date and File, date, initial
your initials. Note the return by completing the return portion of the
summons or warrant screens. You may use the memo field to record the
service agency.
4. Criminal process may be issued and served on Sunday. KRS 431.095.