Boyle County
Located in the center of Kentucky, Boyle County was formed in 1842 and named after a Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, John Boyle. It has a land area of 180 square miles and, according to the 2020 U.S. census, a population of 30,614. Danville is its largest city and county seat. Junction City and Perryville are the other cities in the county. The people of Boyle County are served by a Circuit Court and a District Court.
As the preeminent court in the county, the Boyle County Circuit Court has general jurisdiction over all cases but typically hears cases beyond the jurisdiction of the District Court. It deals with capital offenses, civil cases with claims over $5,000, real estate issues, all felonies, and appeals from the District Court and local administrative bodies. Domestic relations issues, including divorce, annulment, legal separation, paternity, child custody, visitation rights, adoption, maintenance, equitable property division in marriage dissolution cases, and termination of parental rights, are handled by its Family Court Division.
The Boyle County District Court hears misdemeanors, juvenile cases, small claims, traffic infractions, domestic violence, municipal code violations, civil lawsuits with claims under $5,000, and preliminary felony hearings. Additionally, it manages probate issues such as guardianship appointments, estate and trust administration, will admittance, and mental institution commitments.
In Boyle County, public court records are documents and files of cases tried in the county courts that the public can access. Per the Kentucky Open Records Act, court clerks must allow the public to examine records of cases from their courts except those records are made confidential by law or court orders. Public court records in Boyle County include warrants, writs, court transcripts, docket listings, court filings, motions, orders, and court judgments. The Boyle County Circuit Clerk maintains all records from the Circuit and District Courts.
The Boyle County Circuit Clerk typically allows the public to access the following types of court records unless sealed by court orders:
- Probate Case Records
- Traffic Case Records
- Criminal Case Records
- Family Law Case Records
- Civil Case Records
Record seekers can access nonconfidential court records from Boyle County through the CourtNet platform. They must register on the platform before they can access public court records from the county. In addition, anyone can visit the Boyle County Circuit Clerk's Office to examine or request public court records from the county courts.
