Franklin

Office of Circuit Court Clerk 

Circuit Court Clerk: Kem Marshall

Phone: 502-564-7013​
             502-564-8380

Fax: 502-564-8188

​​Court Schedules:

Circuit Court Civil Motion Hours: Monday & Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.
Circuit Criminal Motion Hour: Division 1- Fridays, 9:00 a.m. & Division 2, 10:30 a.m.
District Court Civil Motion Hour: Monday, 10:00 a.m.
District Criminal Court: Tuesday
District Traffic Court: Thursday
District Probate Court: Monday, 9:00 a.m.
District Court Civil/Forcible Detainers: Monday, 10:00 a.m. The deadline to file a forcible detainer is the Monday a week before the court date. ​​

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, personal check, postal money order. No personal checks for probation and parole fees or cold-check payments. Send self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt. Payments accepted​ by mail at address above and online here. Bonds under $10,000.00 may be posted at the Franklin County Regional Jail, cash only. Bonds that are over $10,000.00 must be posted at the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk during regular operating hours, cash only. ​

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 re​cords 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.​