Ohio County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

The moving party must file a proposed order with the motion and serve the order and motion on the other attorneys of record or unrepresented parties within a reasonable time, generally by hand service within three days.

All motions must be served by close of business on the third business day before motion day; Saturdays and Sundays do not count as business days.

Motions must be filed and received by the Clerk’s Office, and served, by close of business on the third business day before motion day; nonconforming motions are omitted from the docket, and weekends do not count as business days.

If an attorney determines that he or she will be late for Court, that attorney should call the Clerk's Office or the Judge's Office to inform the Court that he or she will be late.

When a certified document must be filed, the filing party must e-file a scanned copy and submit the certified hard copy to the clerk for filing in the paper file.

A criminal case will not be continued because of a conflict in another court that arises after the trial date is first set.

Petitions or motions for orders of protection under KRS Chapter 403 or 456 must use form AOC-275.1.

(1) In non-confidential actions, an attorney or party filing a document subject to the redaction requirements of CR 7.03(1), or containing the name of a minor child, shall also file an