Search Bourbon County Court Records
Bourbon County court records are hosted mainly by the Kentucky Court of Justice, not by a county-built database. The local Kentucky Court of Justice page links to case, date, payment, and form tools, while the Office of Circuit Court Clerk remains the direct source for file copies and clerk help. KYeCourts public records guest access says it provides free public case information throughout Kentucky. CourtNet 2.0 is a separate login system for Kentucky criminal and civil cases.
The best starting point depends on the question. Use KYeCourts for public case information, the docket search for court dates, ePay for eligible fines and costs, and the Circuit Court Clerk when a certified copy, older file, complete case packet, or record-center locator number is needed.
- Open KYeCourts public records and use the guest checkbox and Continue workflow.
- Search by the party or case details the portal accepts, then compare the result to the court and county.
- For a court date, open the docket tool, select Bourbon, choose Circuit or District, enter the date, and leave courtroom fields at ALL if unsure.
- If the online result is incomplete, call the Bourbon Circuit Court Clerk at 859-987-2624 or visit the clerk counter.
- For a certified copy or stored file, ask the clerk for copy steps or State Records Center locator numbers.
| Search field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| County | Dropdown | Select Bourbon in the Kentucky docket search. |
| Division | Option | Choose Circuit or District based on the case type. |
| Date | Date field | Required for public docket lookup. |
| Courtroom | Dropdown | Default ALL is useful when the courtroom is not known. |
| Subdivision | Dropdown | Default ALL is available on the docket page. |
Bourbon County Court Location
The court case building is the Bourbon County Judicial Center at 310 Main Street in Paris. That building houses the Office of Circuit Court Clerk for local Circuit, Family, and District Court records. Bourbon County government also lists the historic county courthouse at 301 Main Street, where elected county offices such as the sheriff and county clerk are centered. The two addresses are close, but they do not hold the same records.
The Kentucky Court of Justice page gives practical visitor details for Bourbon County court users. Clerk hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The page lists free two-hour parking on Main Street and around the courthouse, designated disability parking, an elevator, and ramps. Payment methods at the court include cash, money order, certified check, and local personal check. No out-of-state or third-party checks are accepted.
Bourbon County Judicial Center
310 Main St.
Paris, KY 40361
859-987-2624
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bourbon County Courthouse
301 Main Street
Paris, KY 40361
859-987-2135
County offices use this address.
The Bourbon County officials page shows the local elected-office layout that explains why a records user may need both buildings. Court case files route to the Circuit Court Clerk, while deeds, marriage licenses, liens, elections, and vehicle records route to the County Clerk.
The county officials page helps separate the Bourbon County Circuit Court Clerk from the County Clerk, sheriff, and county attorney before a request is sent to the wrong counter.
Bourbon County Court System
Kentucky uses a unified Court of Justice. Bourbon County is in the 14th Judicial Circuit with Scott and Woodford counties. Circuit Court is the general-jurisdiction trial court, Family Court is a Circuit Court division for family and juvenile matters, and District Court handles limited-jurisdiction work such as traffic, misdemeanors, probate of wills, small claims, city and county ordinances, and felony preliminary hearings. Appeals from District Court go to Circuit Court.
The Bourbon County page lists Circuit Court Divisions I and II, Family Court Divisions III and IV, and District Court Divisions I and II. The local rules for the 14th Judicial Circuit state that cases are assigned at random and that the general circuit divisions hear both civil and criminal matters.
| Court | Local role | Bourbon County examples |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court | General trial court | Felony, major civil, appeals from District Court. |
| Family Court | Division of Circuit Court | Domestic relations, DNA, child support, domestic violence schedules. |
| District Court | Limited jurisdiction | Traffic, misdemeanor, probate, small claims, juvenile, name change. |
| Circuit Court Clerk | Records office | Starting point for case copies, stored files, and clerk questions. |
Case flow: filing or citation > District, Family, or Circuit Court assignment > docket event > order, plea, judgment, dismissal, or sentence > appeal when allowed.
Bourbon County Court Records Available
Bourbon County court records cover more than one case type. Civil Circuit Court files can include complaints, answers, motions, orders, exhibits, judgments, liens, and post-judgment documents. District civil and small claims files can include complaints, summonses, service, judgments, payment terms, and appeals. Criminal files can include citations, complaints, indictments, bond orders, motions, pleas, sentencing orders, probation terms, fines, restitution, and final judgments.
Family Court records include divorce, domestic relations, domestic violence, dependency, neglect, abuse, child support, and juvenile-related matters, though access can be restricted. Probate proceedings are District Court matters in Kentucky, while some will-related instruments also appear in County Clerk records after probate. Traffic cases are District Court records and differ from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet driver records.
- Civil records: Circuit and District civil filings, small claims, judgments, and collection papers.
- Criminal records: Circuit felony files and District misdemeanor, violation, and preliminary-hearing records.
- Family records: divorce, domestic relations, child support, and protective-order matters when public.
- Probate records: District Court probate files plus recorded County Clerk will documents when applicable.
- Traffic records: citation, plea, payment, failure-to-appear, and disposition records in District Court.
What Bourbon County Court Records Show
Kentucky Court of Justice defines court case records as official documentation of a proceeding or case. The full file may include pleadings, motions, orders, evidence, reports, dockets, video recordings, and transcripts. Public online tools may show a narrower set of fields than the complete file, so a portal result should not be treated as the full clerk record.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Case number | The court's case identifier, without a Bourbon-specific format promised by research. |
| Court and division | Circuit, Family, or District Court, often with judge or division context. |
| Parties | Plaintiff and defendant, petitioner and respondent, Commonwealth and defendant, or estate parties. |
| Docket events | Hearings, filings, motions, orders, continuances, and scheduled appearances. |
| Disposition | Dismissal, judgment, plea, conviction, acquittal, transfer, or other outcome. |
| Costs or sentence | Fines, court costs, restitution, probation, payment status, or sentence when public. |
Bourbon County Public Access Law
Kentucky public access rules matter, but court records are not handled like ordinary county executive records. KRS 26A.200 treats Court of Justice records as court property under Supreme Court control. That is why Bourbon County court files route through the Circuit Court Clerk rather than a general county records office. Kentucky's open-records law still matters for sheriff, jail, and county clerk records held outside the court system.
Key Kentucky statutes:
KRS 61.872 gives Kentucky residents the right to inspect public records and allows written requests by hand delivery, mail, fax, or email.
KRS 61.878 lists exemptions, including some law-enforcement, privacy, and confidential records.
KRS 610.340 makes juvenile court records confidential except for limited authorized access.
For Bourbon County court files, start with the Circuit Court Clerk. For County Clerk recordings, use the County Clerk. For jail or incident records, use the sheriff or detention center custodian that holds the record.
Restricted Bourbon County Records
Not every Bourbon County record is public. Juvenile records, adoption files, mental health proceedings, sealed records, expunged records, protected minor identifiers, financial account numbers, Social Security numbers, and domestic-violence safety information can be withheld or redacted. A docket time for a juvenile or DNA matter does not mean the file itself is open.
Expungement is also different from a normal correction. Kentucky law uses expungement to remove or delete qualifying records from official state-performed background checks. KRS 431.079 involves a certification process, and KRS 431.074 restricts access to the AOC expungement index. A Bourbon County case usually routes through the court that handled the matter.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a charge or case.
- Expungement
- A legal process that removes qualifying records from official state-performed background checks.
- Bench warrant
- A warrant issued by a judge, often after a missed court date.
- Fiduciary
- A person appointed to manage an estate or protected person's affairs.
Bourbon County Clerk Contacts
Bourbon County has two clerk concepts that should not be merged. The Circuit Court Clerk, Trina Huston, is the starting point for Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court case records. The County Clerk handles non-court records such as marriage licenses, deeds, liens, vehicle records, elections, and county clerk filings. The County Clerk online records page also describes eCCLIX and DOC ALERT access.
| Office | Records | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court Clerk | Court case files, copies, older records, payment questions. | 310 Main St., 859-987-2624. |
| County Clerk | Marriage licenses, deeds, liens, recordings, elections, vehicles. | 301 Main Street, Suite 106, 859-987-2142. |
| Sheriff | Law-enforcement contacts, collision information, tax and service pages. | 301 Main Street, Suite 104, 859-987-2130. |
The Bourbon County services page also lists county service areas and jail services, which helps separate county custody questions from court-file questions.
The services page is useful when the issue is county operations rather than a court case file held by the Circuit Court Clerk.
Bourbon County Jail Records
Bourbon County jail and law-enforcement records split between the Sheriff's Office and the Bourbon County Regional Jail. The sheriff is Tony Asbury. The Sheriff's Office is at 301 Main Street, Suite 104, with office hours Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; deputies are available after hours through 911 or 859-987-2100. The jail is at 101 Legion Road and lists 859-987-2137 for contact.
The jail homepage links to a current-inmate portal, JailFunds, InmateSales, Pay My Jailer, staff, helpful contacts, and contact pages. The current-inmate tool is the local custody lookup, while Kentucky Online Offender Lookup is for sentenced state offenders or state supervision. Kentucky VINE is the notification system for custody and criminal-case status.
The Bourbon County Regional Jail homepage is the official starting point for jail custody links and vendor tools.
The jail page confirms that inmate lookup, jail money, communications, and payment tools are separate from KYeCourts case records.
Check Bourbon County Warrants
No verified official Bourbon County active-warrant list or public warrant search portal was found in the inspected sheriff, jail, county, or court sources. That matters because a page promising a one-click Bourbon County warrant search would be misleading. Warrant questions should use the fallback chain: sheriff or police for law-enforcement questions, Circuit Court Clerk for court-originated bench warrants, KYeCourts for related public cases, and the jail portal or jail phone if the person may already be in custody.
Bench warrants often arise from missed court, failure to comply, contempt, or unpaid obligations. Search warrants may be sealed while an investigation is active. Juvenile, domestic, sealed, and expunged matters can be restricted. Use court and law-enforcement channels rather than third-party warrant sites.
Bourbon County Marriage Probate Records
Marriage records and divorce records use different Bourbon County offices. Marriage licenses and county marriage records are County Clerk records. Divorce case files are Circuit or Family Court records handled through the Circuit Court Clerk. Certified statewide marriage and divorce certificates for records since June 1958 come from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, which treats its certificate charge as a nonrefundable search fee.
Probate of wills is a Kentucky District Court matter, so Bourbon County probate proceedings route through the Circuit Court Clerk counter for District Court. Related recorded wills, renunciations, and estate-linked land instruments may also appear in County Clerk records and eCCLIX after probate or recording.
| Record | Primary office | Search path |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage license | County Clerk | 301 Main Street, Suite 106, or clerk phone. |
| Divorce case file | Circuit Court Clerk | Family/Circuit Court case record request. |
| Probate proceeding | District Court via Circuit Court Clerk | Docket search and clerk counter. |
| Recorded will document | County Clerk | eCCLIX or county clerk counter. |
Bourbon County Court Fees
Research confirmed payment channels and some rules, but it did not produce a complete Bourbon-specific court copy fee schedule. The Kentucky Court of Justice Bourbon page says court payments may be made by cash, money order, certified check, and local personal check, with no out-of-state or third-party checks. KYeCourts ePay can be used for eligible court fees, fines, or costs. KYeCourts also posted a July 1, 2026 notice that civil filing fees for Circuit and District Courts increase under Kentucky Supreme Court orders, so current amounts should be verified before quoting a filing fee.
| Item | Verified status |
|---|---|
| Court payment methods | Cash, money order, certified check, local personal check. |
| Out-of-state or third-party checks | Not accepted by the Bourbon court page. |
| Online payment | KYeCourts ePay for eligible fees, fines, or costs. |
| County Clerk eCCLIX private search | No charge, Bourbon-only, five searches per day for noncommercial use. |
| Marriage or probate fees | Exact Bourbon-specific amounts were not confirmed in inspected sources. |
Note: Confirm current filing, copy, and certification fees with the office holding the record before mailing payment.
Bourbon County Court History
Bourbon County's court history predates Kentucky statehood. The Kentucky Historical Society marker says Bourbon County was established in 1786 and that the first courthouse at the site marked the county seat in 1787. The marker also states that much of early Kentucky was formed from the original Bourbon County area.
The history explains why the courthouse square matters locally, while the modern Judicial Center explains where current Circuit, Family, and District Court records are handled.
Bourbon County Court Updates
Recent statewide and local court updates affect records users. Kentucky Court of Justice announced in January 2025 that Mental Health Court was operating for Bourbon, Scott, and Woodford counties, focused on defendants with mental health and co-occurring substance-use disorder needs. KCOJ also posts local closure and scheduling updates when weather affects county judicial centers, with closure decisions made locally by the chief circuit judge in consultation with the chief district judge and circuit court clerk.
The Kentucky.gov VINE restoration release is relevant to custody notification. It stated that Kentucky VINE notifications resumed in February 2026 after a vendor-caused false-alert issue.
VINE is not a court docket, but it is an important custody and case-notification channel for people tracking jail or post-arrest status.
Bourbon County Records FAQ
Where are Bourbon County court records kept? Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court records start with the Bourbon County Circuit Court Clerk at the Judicial Center. Statewide tools can show public case or docket information, but the local clerk is the path for certified copies and older files.
Is eCCLIX used for court cases? No. eCCLIX is a County Clerk record tool for land, recording, estate-adjacent, and related county clerk records. Court cases use KYeCourts, CourtNet, docket search, and the Circuit Court Clerk.
Can Bourbon County warrants be searched online? No official Bourbon County active warrant list was verified in the inspected sources. Call the Sheriff's Office, Paris Police, or Circuit Court Clerk depending on the warrant issue.
Who handles Bourbon County probate? Probate of wills is handled in District Court, with the Circuit Court Clerk as the practical records counter. Recorded will-related instruments may also appear through the County Clerk.
Are juvenile records public? Kentucky law treats juvenile court records as confidential, with limited authorized access. A public schedule does not make the juvenile file public.
Which office handles marriage records? The Bourbon County Clerk handles marriage licenses and local marriage records. Divorce cases are court records, and statewide certificates come from Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics.