Court closing due to Eastern Kentucky floods: The Knott County Judicial Center is
closed until further notice. If you recently received a Knott County jury summons
for a criminal case, your jury service has been postponed to October
2022. If you received a jury summons for a civil case, your jury service
has been postponed to
November 2022. Both groups will be mailed a jury service update in the coming weeks.
Circuit Court Clerk: Lisa Bolen
Phone: 606-785-5021
Fax: 606-785-3994
Payment options: Cash, cashier's check, money order, personal check with address and phone number. Phone payment accepted.
Pay online with ePay.
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.
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.
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