Butler Circuit Court Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Certified document

When law requires a certified document, the filing party must file its scanned version in the eFiling system and submit the certified hard copy to the clerk for conventional filing.

When the law requires the filing of a certified document, e.g., KRS 199.490(2) (requiring certified copies of orders terminating parental rights to be filed with adoption petition), in addition to filing the scanned document in the eFiling system as required, the filing party shall submit the certified hard copy to the clerk, and the clerk shall file the hard copy conventionally in the paper file.

WARNING

Applies to

Agreed order

Agreed orders may be sent to the Court for signature by U.S. Mail or email, and emailed orders are treated as originals.

Agreed Orders may also be mailed to the Court for its signature either by U.S. Mail or E-mail. E-mail orders shall be considered as original orders.

INFO

Designated regional domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers may electronically file protection-order petitions where electronic filing is available.

Regional domestic violence shelters designated under KRS 209A.045 and regional rape crisis centers designated under KRS 211.600 may electronically file petitions for orders of protection where available.

INFO

Applies to

Petition for order of protection

Designated regional domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers may electronically file petitions for orders of protection where electronic filing is available.

Regional domestic violence shelters designated under KRS 209A.045 and regional rape crisis centers designated under KRS 211.600 may electronically file petitions for orders of protection where available.