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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101.2.1 Bench Warrant for Failure to Pay Court Costs,
Fees, and Fines
 The response of a court to nonpayment shall be determined only after the
court costs, fees, or fines have not been paid and either a show cause Quick Reference
hearing has been held, or the defendant has failed to appear at the show
cause hearing. Every warrant for arrest issued shall include a notice to the
jailer that the defendant shall be released upon payment or completion of
daily credit pursuant to KRS 534.070.
1. If defendant fails to appear at a show cause hearing, the judge may issue
a warrant for the defendant’s arrest.
2. If a bench warrant is issued, include in the Bail memo in KYCourts the
total amount of court costs, fees, and fines owed by defendant with the
statement “released if paid or upon service of daily credit.”
NOTE: After warrant is issued no partial payments should be accepted.
3. Upon receipt from jailer of AOC-426 (Notice of Jail Credit), apply the
FILED stamp, add the date and your initials.
4. File on a document screen using document code NJC. Enter the amount
of credit earned in the box provided. Refer to the Jail Credit Section in
the Accounting Manual for information about applying the credit.

101.3 Search Warrants
RCr 13.10

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 WARRANTS AND CRIMINAL SUMMONS

1. If a request for a search warrant is received direct the requestor to the
county attorney or commonwealth attorney. Upon sufficient affidavit
the warrant is issued by a judge or other officer authorized to issue
warrants.
2. The issuing officer will file a copy of the search warrant and supporting
affidavit with the circuit clerk.
3. Do not open a case file. Maintain a file (alphabetical or numerical) of
these documents until a return is received.