Rowan County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

After regular business hours, the authorized agencies must present a received petition to a judge or trial commissioner within one hour, unless none is available.

D. Upon receipt of a petition after regular business hours, the authorized agencies as addressed herein shall present the petition to the District Judges, Circuit Judges and/or Trial Commissioners within one hour of its presentation to them unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a Judge or Trial Commissioner.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

During regular business hours, the relevant clerks must present a received petition to a judge or trial commissioner within one hour, unless none is available.

C. Upon receipt of a petition during regular business hours, the relevant Clerks of the 21st Judicial District shall present the petition to the District Judges, Circuit Judges and/or Trial Commissioners within one hour of its presentation to them unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a Judge or Trial Commissioner.

CRITICALCivil cases

Emergency Protective Orders must be filed immediately at the relevant Circuit Clerk's Office on the next available business date, no later than noon that day.

Any and all Emergency Protective Orders shall be filed immediately at the relevant Circuit Clerk's Office on the next available date when this office is open for business no later than noon on that date.

WARNING

Petitioners must not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods.

Petitioners shall not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods of time.

CRITICAL

A statement of appeal must be filed within 30 days after the first notice of appeal; absent an extension motion, failure to perfect the appeal results in notice to the judge and dismissal and remand.

If the appeal is not perfected by the filing of a statement of appeal as provided by CR 72.06, within 30 days from the date of filing the first notice of appeal as provided by Cr 72.08, and no motion for extension of time is filed as provided by CR 74, the Clerk shall dismissal and remand shall be entered.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

During regular business hours, the relevant Clerks shall present petitions to a judge or Trial Commissioner within one hour, unless none is available.

Upon receipt of a petition during regular business hours, the relevant Clerks of the 21st Judicial District shall present the petition to the District Judges, Circuit Judges and/or Trial Commissioners within one hour of its presentation to them unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a Judge or Trial Commissioner.

CRITICALCivil cases

Any dispositional report must be filed at least three days before the disposition hearing.

any dispositional report shall be filed and provided to the court and all attorneys of record at least three (3) days prior to a disposition hearing, by completing form DNA-12.

CRITICALCivil cases

If copies to opposing counsel and the Court are served by mail, the motion must be filed at least five days before the hearing.

If copies to opposing counsel and the Court are served by mail, said motion must be filed no later than five (5) days prior to the date of the scheduled hearing.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

After regular business hours, the authorized agencies shall present petitions to a judge or Trial Commissioner within one hour, unless none is available.

Upon receipt of a petition after regular business hours, the authorized agencies as addressed herein shall present the petition to the District Judges, Circuit Judges and/or Trial Commissioners within one hour of its presentation to them unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a Judge or Trial Commissioner.

CRITICAL

The response is due 20 days from the motion’s certification date, but the parties may agree to an extension if the Court approves it.

The response time shall be twenty (20) days from the certification date of the motion, but may be extended on agreement of the parties with approval of the Court.

CRITICAL

The written trial-readiness advisement and probable trial length are due on or before the designated report date.

On or before the report date, the attorneys shall advise the Court in writing whether they are ready for trial, and the probable length of trial.

CRITICAL

An objection must be filed within 10 days after service of the Summons, Petition, and Motion; otherwise, the court will enter the Status Quo Order.

If no objection is filed within 10 days of service of the Summons, Petition and Motion, the Status Quo Order will be entered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Motions must be filed by close of business at least one week before the hearing, unless the Court approves later filing; untimely motions are mailed back to the attorney.

All motions; civil, criminal or domestic; must be filed with the clerk by the close of business at least one week prior to the day they are to be heard, unless there is approval from the Court to file a motion after that time. The Circuit Clerk is directed to mail back to the respective attorney, motions not filed timely.

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An eligible person may apply for a pretrial diversion order after indictment, but no later than 14 days before trial.

After indictment in circuit court, and no later than 14 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 .

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

1 hours

During regular business hours, the relevant Clerks must present a petition to a judge or Trial Commissioner within one hour, unless none is available.

Upon receipt of a petition during regular business hours, the relevant Clerks of the 21s Judicial District shall present the petition to the District Judges, Circuit Judges and/or Trial Commissioner within one hour of its presentation to them unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a Judge or Trial Commissioner.

CRITICAL

Within sixty (60) days of the appointment, the Guardian ad Litem shall file an answer on behalf of the respondent or a report stating that, after careful examination of the case, he/she is unable to present a defense. The failure of the Guardian ad Litem or Warning Order Attorney to file an answer or report within sixty (60) days of notification of appointment may result in sanctions being imposed against the attorney.

Within sixty (60) days of the appointment, the Guardian ad Litem shall file an answer on behalf of the respondent or a report stating that, after careful examination of the case, he/she is unable to present a defense. The failure of the Guardian ad Litem or Warning Order Attorney to file an answer or report within sixty (60) days of notification of appointment may result in sanctions being imposed against the attorney.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

48 hours

Motions must be filed at least 48 hours before the scheduled hearing when service is made in person, excluding weekends and holidays.

To assist the Clerk and the Court in preparation, all motions must be in writing and filed no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled hearing, excluding weekends and holidays if the service is made in person.

CRITICALCriminal cases

After entering a guilty plea, an eligible person may apply for a pretrial diversion order within 14 days of final sentencing.

Alternatively, after a guilty plea has been entered any person eligible for the program may apply to the Circuit Court and the Commonwealth for entry of a pretrial diversion order within 14 days of final sentencing .

CRITICAL

A counter-statement under CR 72.12 must be filed within 30 days after the statement of appeal.

If the statement of appeal is timely filed and no counter-statement is filed pursuant to CR 72.12, within 30 days thereafter, and no motion for extension of time is filed within 10 days after that, the Circuit Clerk shall provide the appropriate Circuit Judge with the file and the case shall stand submitted.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

1 hours

After regular business hours, authorized agencies must present a petition to a judge or Trial Commissioner within one hour, unless none is available.

Upon the receipt of the petition after regular business hours, the authorized agencies as addressed herein shall present the petition to the District Judges, Circuit Judges and/or Trial Commissioner within one hour of its presentation to them unless it is impossible due to the unavailability of a Judge or Trial Commissioner.

WARNING

Deadline

1 hours

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner, unless none is available.

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.