Clerical mistakes in judgments, orders or other parts of the record and errors therein arising from oversight or omission may be corrected by the court at any time of its own initiative or on the motion of any party and after such notice, if any, as the court orders. During the pendency of an appeal, such mistakes may be so corrected before the appeal is docketed in the appellate court, and thereafter while the appeal is pending may be so corrected with leave of the appellate court.
Rule 60.01.Clerical mistakes.
Current through June 18, 2026 · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceRule 60.01 lets a Kentucky court correct clerical mistakes and errors from oversight or omission in judgments, orders, or the record at any time, on its own initiative or a party's motion, including during an appeal, with the appellate court's leave once the appeal is docketed.
Full Text of Rule 60.01
Amendment History
The source reproduced here (current through June 18, 2026) records no amendment to this rule since its original adoption — no History line appears for it in the compiled rules. For the underlying adopting order and any later amendments, see the West’s Rules & Procedures.
Plain-English Summary
CR 60.01 handles the small, mechanical errors that creep into judgments and orders: a clerk's typo, a mismatched date, a name misspelled through oversight. These clerical mistakes can be corrected at any time, either because the court notices the problem itself or because a party asks, and with whatever notice the court decides to require.
The rule also covers what happens when the case is on appeal. Before the appeal is docketed in the appellate court, the trial court can still fix a clerical mistake on its own. Once the appeal is docketed, the trial court needs the appellate court's leave to make the correction.
This rule is narrow. It reaches errors from oversight or omission in how the judgment or record was written down, not disagreements about the substance of a legal ruling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a deadline to fix a clerical mistake in a Kentucky judgment?
No. CR 60.01 allows the correction at any time, on the court's own initiative or on a party's motion.
Can a clerical error be fixed while a case is on appeal?
Yes. Before the appeal is docketed in the appellate court, the trial court may correct the mistake on its own. After the appeal is docketed, the correction requires leave of the appellate court.
What counts as a clerical mistake under CR 60.01?
Clerical mistakes in judgments, orders, or other parts of the record, and errors arising from oversight or omission, not substantive errors in the court's legal reasoning.
Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (Ky. R. Civ. P. 60.01). 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. ·
Official source
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