(1) Any party may serve upon any other party written interrogatories to be answered by the party served or, if the party served is a public or private corporation or a partnership or association or governmental agency, by any officer or agent, who shall furnish such information as is available to the party. Interrogatories may, without leave of court, be served upon the plaintiff after commencement of the action and upon any other party with or after service of the summons upon that party.
Rule 33.01.Availability -- Procedures for use.
Current through June 18, 2026 · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceLets any party serve up to 30 written interrogatories (plus 30 requests for admission, with subparts counted separately) on another party or a corporate or government representative, who must answer or object under oath within 30 days, or 45 days for a defendant after being served the summons.
Full Text of Rule 33.01
(2) Each interrogatory shall be answered separately and fully in writing under oath, unless it is objected to, in which event the reasons for objections shall be stated in lieu of an answer. The answers are to be signed by the person making them, and the objections signed by the attorney making them. The party upon whom the interrogatories have been served shall serve a copy of the answers, and objections if any, within 30 days after the service of the interrogatories, except that a defendant may serve answers or objections within 45 days after service of the summons upon that defendant. The court may allow a shorter or longer time. The party submitting the interrogatories may move for an order under Rule 37.01 with respect to any objection to or other failure to answer an interrogatory.
(3) Each party may propound a maximum of thirty (30) interrogatories and thirty (30) requests for admission to each other party; for purposes of this rule, each subpart of an interrogatory or request shall be counted as a separate interrogatory or request. The following shall not be included in the maximum allowed: interrogatories requesting (a) the name and address of the person answering; (b) the names and addresses of the witnesses; and (c) whether the person answering is willing to supplement his answers if information subsequently becomes available. Any party may move the Court for permission to propound either interrogatories or requests for admission in excess of the limit of thirty (30).
Amendment History
(Amended effective October 1, 1971; amended July 8, 1983, effective January 1, 1984.)
Plain-English Summary
Rule 33.01 lets any party serve written interrogatories on another party, to be answered under oath, or by an officer or agent if the party served is a corporation, partnership, association, or government agency. A plaintiff can be served with interrogatories once the case is filed; any other party can be served with or after the summons.
Each interrogatory needs a full, separate answer signed by the person answering, unless the party objects, in which case the attorney signs a statement giving the reasons for the objection instead of an answer. The responding party has 30 days to serve answers and objections, except a defendant gets 45 days from being served with the summons; the court can shorten or lengthen either deadline. If the requesting party is not satisfied with the response, it can move under Rule 37.01 to compel an answer.
Each party may serve up to 30 interrogatories and 30 requests for admission on any other party, and every subpart of a question counts toward that limit. Interrogatories asking for the answering person's name and address, the names and addresses of witnesses, or whether the person will supplement answers later do not count against the limit. A party that needs to go over 30 can ask the court for permission.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many interrogatories can I send in Kentucky?
Rule 33.01(3) caps each party at 30 interrogatories and 30 requests for admission per other party, counting each subpart of a question separately. Requests for the answering person's name and address, the names and addresses of witnesses, and whether the person will supplement answers later do not count toward the limit, and a party can ask the court for permission to exceed 30.
How long do I have to answer interrogatories in Kentucky?
You generally have 30 days after being served with the interrogatories, except a defendant has 45 days after being served with the summons. The court may allow a shorter or longer time.
Can a company or government agency be sent interrogatories?
Yes. If the party served is a corporation, partnership, association, or governmental agency, an officer or agent of that entity answers, furnishing whatever information is available to the party.
Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (Ky. R. Civ. P. 33.01). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Kentucky (Ky. Const. § 116). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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