Access Metcalfe County Circuit Clerk Records

Metcalfe County Circuit Court Clerk

The Kentucky Court of Justice county page identifies Tommy A. Garrett as the Metcalfe County Circuit Court Clerk. The office is located at the Tom Emberton Metcalfe County Courthouse, 201 E. Stockton St., P.O. Box 27, Edmonton, KY 42129. The phone number is 270-432-3663. Published court office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday closed.

The Kentucky Court of Justice Metcalfe County page is the main official page for the courthouse, judges, clerk, hours, payment methods, and court-record request instructions. Payment methods listed for the court clerk are cash, certified check, money order, and personal check with office approval. KCOJ also links ePay for online payment of eligible fines, costs, and fees.

Metcalfe County Court Records

Circuit court clerks in Kentucky manage records for Circuit, Family, District, and Business courts. In Metcalfe County, that means the same clerk office is the starting point for felony files, civil cases, divorce cases, District Court misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate case files, juvenile matters where access is allowed, and domestic violence matters where access is not restricted by law or court order.

• Maintain Circuit Court records, including felonies, higher-value civil cases, divorces, appeals from District Court, and contested probate matters.
• Maintain Family Court division records for dissolution, support, visitation, paternity, adoption, dependency, domestic violence, and related family matters.
• Maintain District Court records for misdemeanors, traffic offenses, small claims, lower-value civil cases, probate of wills, juvenile matters, and probable-cause hearings.
• Provide the starting point for court copies, older-file routing, case-number checks, hearing verification, and local court payment questions.

The County Clerk is a separate office. Use the Metcalfe County Clerk for deeds, mortgages, recorded wills, marriage licenses, KLR access, and county clerk open-records requests.

Search Metcalfe County Court Cases

Public online case access starts with KYeCourts Public Court Records guest login. The guest page states that Public Court Records provides free access to public case information throughout Kentucky. Users click the checkbox and Continue to enter the guest path. Static research did not expose all interior case-search fields, so case-result claims should be verified within the live system or with the clerk.

The Kentucky trial court docket search is a separate tool for hearing schedules. It exposes county, division, date, courtroom, and subdivision fields. KCOJ labels the output as not an official docket and subject to change, so a hearing that matters for attendance, bond, a warrant, or a deadline should be verified with the Circuit Court Clerk.

Metcalfe County ePay Records

The Kentucky Court of Justice ePay portal allows search by case, citation, or party for eligible payable obligations. Case search uses county and case number. Citation search uses a four-character year, seven-character control number, and type value. Party search uses first name, last name, and birth date. Those fields make ePay useful for finding payable matters, but it is not the same as a complete case-file search.

• Case search uses county and case number to find an eligible payable case.
• Citation search uses year, control number, and type to locate a citation-based obligation.
• Party search uses first name, last name, and birth date when exact case or citation data is not available.

For bond, a required court appearance, nonpayable charges, or a missed-court issue, contact the clerk instead of assuming ePay can resolve it. Court payments can have limits that depend on case type, status, and judge or clerk action.

Request Metcalfe County Certified Copies

Certified court copies are used when an agency, employer, licensing board, school, passport office, or another court needs proof from the official court file. The Circuit Court Clerk is the first contact for certified copies of Metcalfe County Circuit, Family, and District Court records. If the file is older or stored, the clerk can tell the requester where it is held and what locator details are needed.

1. Identify the record type: criminal, civil, divorce, traffic, probate case, small claims, or another court file.
2. Gather names, approximate filing date, case number if known, and the document needed, such as judgment, decree, order, or docket sheet.
3. Call or visit the Circuit Court Clerk at 270-432-3663 to confirm availability, copy cost, and certification requirements.
4. If the file is stored, ask for the case and file locator numbers before contacting the State Records Center.
5. Pay using the accepted method for that office or portal. The court page lists cash, certified check, money order, and personal check with office approval.
6. Ask whether pickup, mail, or another delivery method is available for the copy.

Note: Driver licensing moved from Offices of Circuit Court Clerk to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet effective July 1, 2022.

Metcalfe County Record Request Fields

KCOJ's record-request instructions make the county clerk office the starting point for Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court records in the county where the case was handled. For stored State Records Center files, the requester needs locator numbers from the clerk. The fields below reflect the official request workflow and the information most likely to prevent a delay.

Older Metcalfe County Court Files

Older court records may not be held at the counter. KCOJ says records can be stored in the clerk's office, at a record facility, at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, or destroyed under retention schedules depending on the record type and age. If a public record is at the State Records Center, the Circuit Court Clerk will identify the facility and provide the case and file locator numbers.

State Records Center requests can be made to state.records@ky.gov or by phone at 502-564-3617, but the center requires the locator numbers supplied by the clerk. This is why the Metcalfe County Circuit Court Clerk remains the first step for older Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court files.

Metcalfe County Clerk Payment

The researched court page gives payment methods but not a full Metcalfe County court-copy fee schedule. Because Kentucky court filing and copy costs can change, requesters should ask the Circuit Court Clerk for the current cost of plain copies, certified copies, searches, and any mailing. The table below is limited to verified payment and access facts.

• Court clerk counter payment: cash, certified check, money order, and personal check with office approval.
• Eligible online court payments: KCOJ ePay for eligible fines, fees, costs, and citations.
• Criminal record report payment: AOC accepts major credit and debit cards with a processing fee for online reports.
• Court copy and certification fees: confirm the current amount with the Circuit Court Clerk.
• Older stored record requests: the clerk must provide locator numbers before a State Records Center request.

Restricted Metcalfe County Records

Not every case handled by the Circuit Court Clerk is open to the public. AOC criminal record reports exclude juvenile, mental health, and domestic violence cases. Family Court files can include adoption, termination of parental rights, dependency, neglect, abuse, child support, paternity, and domestic violence details that may be sealed, confidential, or redacted. Expunged and sealed records also have access limits.

For public criminal-history reports across Kentucky courts, use the AOC background check page. AOC states those reports cover misdemeanor and traffic cases for at least the last five years and felonies back to 1978, but not federal records or confidential case types. For a local case file, the Circuit Court Clerk remains the source for public copies.