The clerk of each trial court shall keep such other records as may be required by the circuit clerks manual published by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Rule 79.04.Other records.
Current through June 18, 2026 · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceRequires the clerk of each trial court to keep whatever additional records the circuit clerks manual published by the Administrative Office of the Courts requires, beyond the docket and index already covered elsewhere in Rule 79.
Full Text of Rule 79.04
Amendment History
(Amended effective July 1, 1976; amended October 14, 1977, effective January 1, 1978.) KENTUCKY RULES ANNOTATED Copyright © 2026 by Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. a member of the LexisNexis Group. All rights reserved
Plain-English Summary
Rule 79.04 is a catch-all. Beyond the docket in Rule 79.01 and the indices and calendars in Rule 79.03, the clerk of each trial court keeps whatever other records the circuit clerks manual, published by the Administrative Office of the Courts, requires. The manual, not the rule text, spells out what those records are.
Frequently Asked Questions
What other records must a Kentucky trial court clerk keep besides the docket?
Rule 79.04 requires the clerk to keep other records as required by the circuit clerks manual published by the Administrative Office of the Courts, in addition to the docket and index records described elsewhere in Rule 79.
Where do I find the list of records a Kentucky clerk must maintain?
Rule 79.04 points to the circuit clerks manual published by the Administrative Office of the Courts as the source for what additional records a clerk must keep.
Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (Ky. R. Civ. P. 79.04). 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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