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Rule 500 Procedures on Rules of Contempt

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated8th Judicial Circuit - Warren Circuit Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
8th Judicial Circuit - Warren Circuit Court
Rule 500 Procedures on Rules of Contempt
KY RWCC Rule 500
Rule 500 Procedures on Rules of Contempt
To procure a show cause order in proceedings for contempt:
(A) A motion supported by a sufficient affidavit showing that applicant is entitled to the order must be filed.
(B) When this motion and affidavit are filed, an order may be issued ex parte, which shall not come on for hearing sooner than five (5) days from the date it is served, unless otherwise ordered.
(C) No order shall come on for hearing unless it has been served on the person named in the order by an officer authorized to serve a summons. The order shall contain a short statement of the grounds for its issuance.

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HISTORY: Amended effective March 9, 2001.
Warren Circuit Court Rule 500, KY R WARREN CIR CT Rule 500
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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