Lyon County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Venue change or case transfer

After a private party obtains a venue change or transfer, that party must advance the postage costs for sending the record to the new clerk.

When venue is changed or a case transferred on motion of a private party, after entry of the Order, the party requesting the venue change or transfer must advance to the appropriate circuit clerk the postage costs for sending the record to the appropriate new circuit clerk. The record will be mailed upon receipt of payment by the appropriate clerk.

WARNING

Cash, checks, money orders, and online ePay are listed as payment options; Comchek is not accepted.

Cash, check, money order. No Comchek. Pay online with ePay.

WARNING

Fee

$50

Applies to

Filed items

In civil cases, a $50 fee is assessed each time filed items exceed 50 or another multiple of 50, collected from the plaintiff after judgment or final order; post-judgment documents are excluded from the count.

A fee of $50.00 in civil cases in each instance in which the number of items filed surpasses 50 in number or a multiple thereof (the 51st item, 101st item, etc.) to be collected from the Plaintiff following entry of the judgment or final order and reimbursed to the paying party as a recoverable court cost pursuant to CR 54.04. Post-judgment documents are excluded from the computation.

WARNING

Fee

$100

Applies to

Civil jury trial

For a civil jury trial lasting more than four days, a $100 fee is assessed for each additional day and collected from the party who requested the jury trial after judgment or final order.

A fee of $100.00 per day for each day of a civil jury trial in excess of four (4) days, to be collected from the party requesting the jury trial following entry of the judgment or final order and reimbursed to the paying party as a recoverable court cost pursuant to CR 54.04.