Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk Office
The Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk is listed by the Kentucky Court of Justice for the Carroll County Judicial Center. This is the court access point for Circuit Court and District Court case files in Carroll County. Court records, court dates, payments, traffic cases, probate filings, criminal filings, civil filings, small claims, evictions, and older case routing all start with the court clerk side of the Kentucky Court of Justice system.
The Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk is not the same office as the Carroll County Clerk. That split matters. A divorce file, felony case, traffic docket, or probate case is a court matter. A marriage license, deed, land record, or county recording is a County Clerk matter. When a request mixes those two offices, the user can lose time or ask the wrong office for a record it does not hold.
Office of Circuit Court Clerk
Carroll County Judicial Center
802 Clay Street
Carrollton, KY 41008
502-732-4305
Fax: 502-732-8138
The Carroll Detention directions page is useful as a Clay Street area reference because the jail and judicial center sit in the same court-area block.
Use the judicial center address for clerk counter work, while jail custody and inmate services remain separate from Circuit Court Clerk record requests.
Carroll County Court Clerk Duties
The Circuit Court Clerk supports both Carroll Circuit Court and Carroll District Court. That means one local court clerk channel can be relevant for felonies, higher civil cases, divorces, contested probate, appeals from District Court, traffic, misdemeanors, small claims, evictions, routine probate, guardianship, juvenile, mental health, and domestic violence matters. The case type decides the court division, but the public access point remains the court clerk and statewide KCOJ systems.
- Maintains access to Circuit Court and District Court case files.
- Supports court dates and docket questions through KCOJ tools and local clerk channels.
- Routes criminal, civil, traffic, probate, small claims, and eviction filings.
- Handles eligible court payments and directs users to ePay where appropriate.
- Helps with certified court copies when records are in the local file.
- Directs older records to State Records Center or Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives processes.
For county clerk records such as deeds, marriage licenses, and eCCLIX land-record searches, use the Carroll County Clerk rather than the Circuit Court Clerk.
Carroll County Clerk Record Channels
Carroll County court records do not rely on a county-built case search site in the research. Kentucky uses statewide Kentucky Court of Justice systems for public case access and docket lookup. For public case information, KYeCourts Public Court Records gives guest access after a captcha and Continue step. For court dates, the KCOJ docket app lets the user select Carroll County, Circuit or District division, a date, courtroom, and subdivision.
| Channel | Use it for | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| KYeCourts Public Court Records | Public case information | Captcha and guest continuation required before search screens. |
| KCOJ docket app | Scheduled court dates | Docket display is not the official court record. |
| In person | Local case-file questions and copies | Use the Circuit Court Clerk at the judicial center. |
| Phone | Case, court date, payment, or copy routing | Call 502-732-4305. |
| State Records Center | Older case files moved off site | Case and file locator numbers are required. |
| AOC administrative open records | Administrative records, not case files | Email OpenRecords@kycourts.net. |
Request Carroll County Certified Copies
A certified court copy is a clerk-issued copy that can be used where proof of the court record is required. The record must be a court record, not a county deed or marriage license. Before asking for certification, identify the court, case number if known, party names, document type, and whether the record is likely active, sealed, expunged, or archived.
- Identify the court division, such as Circuit for felony, divorce, contested probate, or higher civil matters, or District for traffic, misdemeanor, small claims, eviction, and routine probate matters.
- Search public case or docket information through KYeCourts or the KCOJ docket app when a case number or date is needed.
- Contact the Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk with the case number, party names, document type, and copy purpose.
- Ask whether the file is local, archived at the State Records Center, or old enough for KDLA routing.
- Pay any current copy or certification charge confirmed by the clerk, then pick up or request delivery under the clerk's instructions.
Note: State Records Center requests need case and file locator numbers, and KCOJ says that archive channel cannot search by name or Social Security number.
Carroll County Request Details
The research did not locate a Carroll-specific downloadable copy request form. The practical request inventory comes from KCOJ archive instructions and local clerk access needs. Include enough detail for the clerk to identify the case and the exact document, because a docket search, a certified judgment, and a full case file are different requests.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Yes when known | Required for State Records Center routing with the file locator number. |
| File locator number | Yes for State Records Center | KCOJ says archived requests require it. |
| Party names | Yes | Use plaintiff/defendant, Commonwealth/defendant, petitioner/respondent, or estate names. |
| Court division | Yes | State whether the case is Circuit or District if known. |
| Document type | Yes | Examples include decree, judgment, order, docket sheet, or filing. |
| Copy type | Yes | Plain copy and certified copy are not the same request. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Provide phone or email for fee and pickup instructions. |
Carroll County Court Clerk Fees
The research file located statewide court fee notes, not a Carroll-specific court copy fee chart. It did capture a 2026 Kentucky Supreme Court civil fee order and KYeCourts notices about civil filing fees, plus an eFiling vendor service fee. For copy and certification charges, the court clerk should confirm the current amount before the request is submitted.
| Item | Amount or note | Source context |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit civil filing fee in 2026 order | $188.00 base amount | Order excerpt, with exceptions and required additional fees. |
| Court technology fee | $20.00 | Referenced in the 2026 civil fee order. |
| Online eFiling payment vendor fee | 2.25% of total, $2.50 minimum | Paid to LexisNexis per KCOJ eCourts Help fee FAQ. |
| Plain court copy | Not located in Carroll research | Confirm with Circuit Court Clerk. |
| Certified court copy | Not located in Carroll research | Confirm with Circuit Court Clerk. |
Important: Do not use a marriage certificate fee, driver record fee, or jail bond fee as a court copy fee.
Records Outside the Circuit Clerk
Several official Carroll County offices are close to the judicial center, but proximity does not make them court clerk channels. The Carroll County Detention Center handles jail custody, inmate mail, property, money, and bond service pages. Those pages may help a person understand a booking or jail service issue, yet they do not supply certified court copies or Circuit Court file access.
The Carroll Detention inmate property rules source is an example of a nearby jail service page that should not be confused with Circuit Court Clerk records.
Property rules are jail administration records, while court case filings and certified court copies remain Circuit Court Clerk work.
The InmateSales portal source also belongs to jail communications, not court record certification.
That portal may matter to an inmate's family, but it is not a Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk records search channel.
Older Carroll County Court Files
Older Carroll County court files may no longer be in the active local file. KCOJ directs State Records Center requests to state.records@ky.gov or phone 502-564-3617, but the request must include case and file locator numbers. If a record is old enough to have moved to Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, KCOJ directs the requester to KDLA instructions by record type. The Circuit Court Clerk remains the best local starting point for determining which route applies.