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Rule IV. Motion hour

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated14th Judicial Circuit - Bourbon, Scott and Woodford Circuit Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
14th Judicial Circuit - Bourbon, Scott and Woodford Circuit Court
Preamble
KY BCWC Rule IV
Rule IV. Motion hour
Currentness
A. Motion Hour shall be held in each division of each Circuit Court at least once every month in Bourbon and Woodford Counties and at least twice every month in Scott County.
B. Bourbon Motion Hour
1. Division One
a. Civil Motion Hour shall be held at 9:00 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month.
b. Criminal Motion Hour shall be held at 1:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month.
2. Division Two
a. Civil Motion Hour shall be held at 9:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday of every month.
b. Criminal Motion Hour shall be held at 1:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month.
C. Scott Motion Hour
1. Division One
a. Civil Motion Hour shall be held at 9:00 a.m. on the first and second Thursday of every month.
i. Matters involving the Master Commissioner shall only be heard at motion hour on the first Thursday of the month.
b. Criminal Motion Hour shall be held at 9:00 a.m. and at 1:00 p.m. on the first Monday of every month as well as 9:00 a.m. on the second Monday of every month.
2. Division Two
a. Civil Motion Hour shall be held at 1:00 p.m. on the first and second Thursday of every month.
i. Matters involving the Master Commissioner shall only be heard at motion hour on the first Thursday of the month.
b. Criminal Motion Hour shall be held at 9:00 a.m. and at 1:00 p.m. on the first Friday of every month as well as 9:00 a.m. on the second Friday of every month.
D. Woodford Motion Hour
1. Division One
a. Civil Motion Hour shall be held at 9:00 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month.
b. Criminal Motion Hour shall be held at 1:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month.
2. Division Two
a. Civil Motion Hour shall be held at 9:00 a.m. on the second Wednesday of every month.
b. Criminal Motion Hour shall be held at 1:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month.
E. If a regular Motion Hour falls on a legal holiday, said Motion Hour shall be held on the following day unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
F. Remote Proceedings. All proceedings before the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit shall default to in person, unless otherwise specified by the presiding judge or these Rules. However, any proceeding may be offered as either a remote or hybrid proceeding at the discretion of the presiding judge, with the following exceptions:
1. No jury trial, whether criminal or civil, shall be conducted remotely;
2. No probation revocation hearing (excepting first appearances) shall be conducted remotely, unless the Defendant is already in custody and leave is given by the presiding judge to conduct the hearing remotely;
3. No final sentencing shall be conducted remotely, unless the Defendant is already in custody and leave is given by the presiding judge to conduct the hearing remotely;
4. No substantive adversarial hearing in a criminal matter where witness testimony will be taken shall be conducted remotely;
5. No contempt or show cause hearing shall be conducted remotely.

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HISTORY: Amended effective June 14, 2022. Effective September 5, 2002.
Bourbon, Scott and Woodford Circuit Court Rule IV, KY R BOURBON SCOTT CIR CT Rule IV
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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