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Rule 602 Scheduling

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated30th Judicial District - Jefferson District Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
30th Judicial District - Jefferson District Court
Rule 6. Traffic/Criminal Practice
KY JDR Rule 602
Rule 602 Scheduling
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A. Regularly scheduled court dates shall be assigned by the Chief District Judge or his/her designee.
B. Subject to the schedule established under Subsection (A) of this Rule, all persons arrested and in custody of Louisville Metro Corrections shall be arraigned on the date of arrest, or the next following scheduled court day. A person held in custody shall not be detained for more than forty-eight (48) hours from the time of arrest without being arraigned, unless there are exigent circumstances to be determined by a judge, which prevent arraignment within the forty-eight (48) hour period.
C. If a defendant appears before the Court and there is an unserved summons or warrant pending against him/her, the Court shall do the following:
Summons:
1. Have the summons served upon the defendant and set a date certain for the defendant to return to the appropriate Court for further proceedings; or,
Arrest Warrant:
2. Remand the defendant to the custody of the sheriff and determine the validity of the unserved warrant as soon as practicable. If the warrant has not previously been set aside, the Court may set bail, release the defendant on his/her own recognizance, or remand the defendant to custody, and set a date certain, pursuant to Subsection (B) of this Rule, in the appropriate Court for arraignment.

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HISTORY: Approved effective January 14, 2008; approved effective January 1, 2004; amended effective May 1, 1998; approved January 30, 1997.
Jefferson District Court Rule 602, KY R JEFFERSON DIST CT Rule 602
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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