Due to inclement weather, the Hart County Judicial Center will be closed Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. All dockets will be continued to the regularly scheduled time Monday, Feb. 3, except for the jail docket, or new arrests, which will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Office of Circuit Court Clerk
Circuit Court Clerk: Kayla Rountree
Phone: 270-524-5181
Fax: 270-524-7202
Jury Service: 270-524-5135
Court Zoom links:
Judge McMahan-Miller, Criminal/Civil Passcode: 658684
Judge McMahan-Miller, Juvenile/Confidential Passcode: 475306
Judge Simms Passcode: 594167
Judge Ballard Passcode: 859884
Driver's Licensing: Effective July 1, 2022, all driver’s license services have moved from the Offices of Circuit Court Clerk to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. More at drive.ky.gov.
Payment options: Cash, cashier's check, money order, credit and debit cards (fee applies). Local checks at office discretion.
Pay online with ePay.
Requesting Older Court Records
15-35 years old: Request records from the State Records Center by submitting this form to state.records@ky.gov. Case and locator numbers must be provided; request those from the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the case was handled. For contact information, click here and scroll down to Find a Court/Circuit Court Clerk by County.
36+ years old: Request records from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives here. For cases filed on or after Jan. 1, 1978, case and locator numbers must be provided; request those from the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the case was handled. For contact information, click here and scroll down to Find a Court/Circuit Court Clerk by County.