Boyd Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Contact

Letter fax to duty judge

If the contacted judge has a fax machine, a copy of the Petition must be faxed to the judge for review.

If contact is made and the Judge has a fax machine available, a copy of the Petition will be faxed to the Judge for review.

CRITICALCivil cases

If a Guardian Ad Litem has been appointed for the minor child in a juvenile action, Petitioner's counsel must notify the Boyd Circuit Clerk for the appointment.

If a Guardian Ad Litem has been appointed for the minor child in any juvenile court action, then the Petitioner's counsel shall notify the Boyd Circuit Clerk for appointment of the Guardian Ad Litem.

CRITICALCivil cases

If no Boyd County Judge is available, the dispatcher must attempt to contact an available judge in an adjoining county, who may review the petition under the Regional Program Administration Charter.

In the event that NO Boyd County Judges are available, then the Dispatcher shall attempt to contact any Judge available in an adjoining County, who may review a Petition consistent with the Regional Program Administration Charter.

CRITICALCivil cases

If the contacted judge has no fax machine, the dispatcher must send an officer with the original petition, EPO/TIPO, and summons to a location designated by the judge.

If the Judge contacted does not have a fax machine available, then the agency's dispatcher shall have an officer dispatched to a location designated by that Judge with the original Petition, EPO/TIPO and Summons.

CRITICALCivil cases

Contact

Letter fax to duty judge

If the contacted judge has a fax machine, a copy of the petition must be faxed to the judge for review.

a. If contact is made and the Judge has a fax machine available, a copy of the Petition will be faxed to the Judge for review.

CRITICAL

After-hours, the authorized officer must contact the agency dispatcher, who contacts a Boyd County judge or, if none is available, attempts to contact an available judge in an adjoining county.

Upon completion of the procedure set forth in Section Ill herein, the law enforcement officer authorized to take the Petition shall contact their Agency Dispatcher who shall in turn contact a Boyd County District or Circuit Judge. In the event that NO Boyd County Judges are available, then the Dispatcher shall attempt to contact any Judge available in an adjoining County, who may review a Petition consistent with the Regional Program Administration Charter.

CRITICALCivil cases

After completing the referenced procedure, the authorized officer must contact the agency dispatcher, who must contact a Boyd County District or Circuit Judge.

Upon completion of the procedure set forth in Section III herein, the law enforcement officer authorized to take the Petition shall contact their Agency Dispatcher who shall in turn contact a Boyd County District or Circuit Judge.

INFOCivil cases

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office.

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office.

INFOCivil cases

Holiday schedules may be obtained at the Boyd County Circuit Clerk's Office.

Holiday schedules may be obtained at the Boyd County Circuit Clerk's Office.