Court Rules

Boyd Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

24 rules from official source documents

Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.

Cutoffs and deemed-filed rules

CRITICALCivil cases

If service has not been completed before the hearing date, the unserved EPO/TIPO and summons must be returned to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office by noon that day.

(iv) If not served prior to the day of the hearing, the unserved EPO/TIPO and Summons shall be returned to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office no later than 12:00 noon on the date of the hearing.

CRITICAL

If service has not occurred before the hearing date, the unserved EPO or TIPO and summons must be returned to the Clerk's Office by noon on the hearing date.

(iv) If not served prior to the day of the hearing, the unserved EPO/TIPO and Summons shall be returned to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office no later than 12:00 noon on the date of the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions are due by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before motion hour, or by 4:00 p.m. Thursday if the courthouse is closed Friday.

Motions shall be filed by Friday at 4:00 p.m. of the week preceding the Motion hour. If the courthouse is closed on Friday, then the motion must be filed by Thursday at 4:00 p.m.

CRITICAL

The court must review a protective-order petition immediately upon filing.

The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing.

CRITICAL

Motions are due by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before motion hour, or by 4:00 p.m. Thursday if the courthouse is closed Friday.

d. Motions shall be filed by Friday at 4:00 p.m. of the week preceding the motion hour. If the courthouse is closed on Friday, then the motion must be filed by Thursday at 4:00 p.m.

CRITICALCivil cases

If service has not been completed before the hearing date, the unserved EPO/TIPO and summons must be returned to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office by noon that day.

(v) If not served prior to the day of the hearing, the unserved EPO/TIPO and Summons shall be returned to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office no later than 12:00 noon on the date of the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

The court must review a protective-order petition immediately upon filing; review should occur within an hour of presentation unless no judge or trial commissioner is available, in which case it should occur as soon as practical.

The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing. KRS 403.730, KRS 456.040. Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being available, and then as soon as practical.

WARNING

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner; if neither is available, review should occur as soon as practical.

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being available, and then as soon as practical.

Filing deadlines

CRITICAL

If DENIED, the Petitioner will be so advised and all originals and faxed copies will be returned by the Agency to the Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

If DENIED, the Petitioner will be so advised and all originals and faxed copies will be returned by the Agency to the Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline
1 business days

If the petition is denied in the fax procedure, the petitioner must be advised and the agency must return all originals and faxed copies to the Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

If DENIED, the Petitioner will be so advised and all originals and faxed copies will be returned by the Agency to the Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

CRITICAL

The Agency must return the original Petition and a copy of the EPO or TIPO to the Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

The Agency will keep the original Petition and copy of the EPO or TIPO which will be returned to the Boyd Circuit Court Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline
1 business days

The agency must return the original petition and a copy of the EPO or TIPO to the Boyd Circuit Court Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

The Agency will keep the original Petition and copy of the EPO or TIPO which will be returned to the Boyd Circuit Court Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline
1 business days

The officer must return the original petition and a copy of the EPO/TIPO and summons showing service to the agency for delivery to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

(iv) Return the original Petition and a copy of the EPO/TIPO and Summons showing service upon the Respondent to the Agency to be returned to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office the next regular business day;

CRITICALCriminal cases

An eligible person may apply for pretrial diversion after indictment, but the application must be made no later than 10 days before trial.

After indictment in circuit court, and no later than 10 days before trial, any person eligible for the program may apply to the Circuit Court and the Commonwealth for entry of a pretrial diversion order.

CRITICAL

A motion to reconsider a dismissal for lack of prosecution must be filed within ten days after entry of the dismissal order.

The court will reconsider a matter that has been dismissed for lack of prosecution, provided a motion to reconsider is filed within ten (10) days after the entry of the Order of dismissal.

CRITICAL

An action with no step indicating an intent to prosecute for one year may be dismissed for lack of prosecution on a party’s motion or the Court’s own motion, with notice to all parties.

When any action has remained on the Civil Docket for one (1) year without any step indicating an intention to prosecute, it shall, upon motion of any party or on the Court's own motion and with notice to all parties, be dismissed for lack of prosecution.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline
1 business days

If APPROVED, the Judge will sign the EPO/TIPO and accompanying Summons, keep the original Petition and EPO/TIPO and return them to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office on the next regular business day.

If APPROVED, the Judge will sign the EPO/TIPO and accompanying Summons, keep the original Petition and EPO/TIPO and return them to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office on the next regular business day.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline
1 business days

The officer must return the original petition and a copy of the EPO/TIPO and summons showing service to the agency for delivery to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

(Ili) Return the original Petition and a copy of the EPO/TIPO and Summons showing service upon the Respondent to the Agency to be returned to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office the next regular business day;

CRITICAL

The documents showing service must be returned to the Agency for return to the Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

(III) Return the original Petition and a copy of the EPO/TIPO and Summons showing service upon the Respondent to the Agency to be returned to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office the next regular business day;

CRITICALCivil cases

The Domestic Relations Commissioner's Report and Recommendation must be filed with the Clerk within 21 days of completion of trial and submission of evidence.

The Domestic Relations Commissioner's Report and Recommendation shall be filed with the Clerk within twenty-one (21) days of the completion of the trial and the submission of evidence.

CRITICAL

In jury actions, parties must submit expected instructions before or at the commencement of trial; additional instructions may be offered at the close of evidence as provided by CR 51.

The parties will before or at the commencement of the trial in jury actions submit such instructions as they expect to offer in the trial. Additional instructions may be offered at the trial at the close of the evidence to conform to the proof or in the interest of justice as provided by CR 51.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline
1 business days

If DENIED, the Petitioner will be so advised and all originals and copies will be kept by the Judge and returned to the Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

If DENIED, the Petitioner will be so advised and all originals and copies will be kept by the Judge and returned to the Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

CRITICALCivil cases

Either party has 10 days after the preceding report-and-recommendation step to file objections under FCRPP 4(4)(a).

Thereafter, either party has ten (10) days in which to file objections pursuant to FCRPP 4(4) (a).

CRITICALCivil cases

The officer must immediately fax or hand-deliver copies of the petition and EPO/TIPO to the 911 Dispatch Center for entry into the Kentucky LINK/NCIC system.

The law enforcement officer will then: (i) Immediately fax or hand deliver copies of the Petition and EPO/TIPO to the 911 Dispatch Center for entry in to the Kentucky LINK/NCIC system;

Common questions about Boyd Circuit Court filing timing and cure windows rules

What filing deadlines does Boyd Circuit Court set?

If DENIED, the Petitioner will be so advised and all originals and faxed copies will be returned by the Agency to the Clerk's Office the next regular business day.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 4, section II. Twenty-four Hour Accessibility

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When is a filing treated as filed in Boyd Circuit Court?

The rule states a 12:00 noon filing cutoff. If service has not been completed before the hearing date, the unserved EPO/TIPO and summons must be returned to the Boyd Circuit Clerk's Office by noon that day.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 15, section Rule 4 Domestic Violence Protocol and 24 Hour Access Policy

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What filing deadlines apply to jury instructions filings in Boyd Circuit Court?

In jury actions, parties must submit expected instructions before or at the commencement of trial; additional instructions may be offered at the close of evidence as provided by CR 51.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 6, section XV. Instructions