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Rule 2 Court Scheduling / Motion Hour / Procedures for Filing

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated44th Judicial Circuit - Bell District Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
44th Judicial Circuit - Bell District Court
KY RBLD Rule 2
Rule 2 Court Scheduling / Motion Hour / Procedures for Filing
201 Regular Motion Hour Schedule
A. Criminal arraignments shall be heard each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:00 A.M. An arraignment may be scheduled for any other day and time only upon leave of the Court.
B. Criminal motion hour shall be heard each Monday at 9:30 A.M or the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at either 9:30 A.M or 1:30 P.M. Preliminary hearings shall be heard each Tuesday at 1:30 P.M. Pretrial conferences shall be heard the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at either 9:30 A.M. or 1:30 P.M. All said motions shall be filed with the Bell Circuit Court Clerk's office no later than 4:00 P.M. on the Wednesday before the next said motion Hour.
C. Juvenile Dependency Neglect and Abuse, Status Offense and Public Offense matters shall be heard the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at either 9:30 A.M. or 1:30 P.M. Temporary Removal Hearings as a result of the issuance of an Emergency Custody Order shall be heard within 72 hours of issuances of the emergency order, exclusive of holidays and weekends.
D. Paternity and Child Support matters shall be heard on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 10:30 A.M.
E. Domestic Violence matters shall be heard each Monday at 1:30 P.M.
F. Small Claims matters shall be heard the 3rd Friday of each month at 9:30 A.M.
G. Probate matters shall be heard the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 1:30 P.M. All probate motions shall be filed with the Bell Circuit Court Clerk's office no later than 4:00 P.M. on the Wednesday before the next Probate Motion Hour.
H. Civil Motions and Evictions shall be heard the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 1:30 P.M. All said civil motions shall be filed with the Bell Circuit Court Clerk's office no later than 4:00 P.M. on the Wednesday before said Motion Hour.
I. Show cause and contempt hearings for all fine collection matters shall be heard each day at 9:00 A.M.
J. Proof hearings shall be heard each Wednesday at 9:00 A.M.
K. Drug Court shall be held each Wednesday at 10:00 A.M.
202 Exceptions to Regular Motion Hour Schedule
Exceptions to the regular motion hour schedule shall be at the discretion of the District Judge.
203 Deadline for Filing Motions
Deadlines for filing motions are indicated in BDPR 201 above.

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HISTORY: Adopted eff. March 22, 2012.
Bell District Court Rule 2, KY R BELL DIST CT Rule 2
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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