Daviess County
Daviess County, Kentucky, was formed from Ohio County in 1815 and named after Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss. It has a land area of 458 square miles, and according to the 2020 US census, 103,312 persons live within the county. Owensboro is the county seat and largest city. The residents of Daviess County are served by a Circuit Court and a District Court.
The Daviess County Circuit Court has general jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases but typically hears cases beyond the jurisdiction of the District Court. It hears all felonies, capital crimes, real estate disputes, civil cases with claims exceeding $5,000, and appeals from the District Court and local administrative agencies. Its Family Court Division handles domestic relations matters, including divorce, annulment, legal separation, child custody, visitation rights, adoption, termination of parental rights, maintenance, and equitable distribution of properties in marriage dissolution cases.
The Daviess County District Court hears misdemeanors, juvenile matters, small claims under $2,500, municipal ordinance violations, traffic offenses, civil cases with claims under $5,000, domestic violence, and preliminary felony hearings. It also handles probate matters such as admission of wills, administering estates, the appointment of guardianships, and mental institution commitments.
In Daviess County, public court records are documents and files on cases from the county courts that are accessible to the public. These records include warrants, depositions, court transcripts, court filings, motions, court proceedings, writs, orders, and court judgments. The Daviess County Circuit Clerk maintains all records from the Circuit and District Courts. The Circuit Clerk's Office collates, arranges, sorts, indexes, prepares, and stores court records in compliance with state and county regulations.
The following types of court records are generally public in Daviess County unless sealed by court orders:
- Probate Case Records
- Traffic Case Records
- Criminal Case Records
- Family Law Case Records
- Civil Case Records
Record seekers can contact the Daviess County Circuit Clerk's Office to view and request the county's public court records. They can request public court records by mail or in person from the Circuit Clerk's Office at:
Holbrook Judicial Center
100 East 2nd Street
P.O. Box 277
Owensboro, KY 42302-0277
They can also register and use the CourtNet portal to access public court records from Daviess County. They can search for docket entries and public court records from the county on the portal.
