Hopkins Circuit Court Filing Fees and Waivers
1 rule from official source documents
Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules.
- Applies to
- Petition and applicable motions
Required filing fees must accompany petitions and applicable motions unless the Court permits in forma pauperis proceedings; the final allocation of costs and fees is determined at disposition absent agreement.
Unless permitted by the Court to proceed in forma pauperis, filing fees (as are Kentucky Revised Statutes) shall accompany the filing of the petition and applicable determination allows the petition or motion to progress, but is not a final allocation of motions. When a litigant is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, such the final disposition of the matter.
Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Hopkins Circuit Court?
A fee is required for covered filings, and the rule identifies waiver availability. Required filing fees must accompany petitions and applicable motions unless the Court permits in forma pauperis proceedings; the final allocation of costs and fees is determined at disposition absent agreement.
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