Access Clinton County Clerk Records

Clinton County Circuit Court Clerk

Jake Staton is listed as the Clinton County Circuit Court Clerk by the Kentucky Court of Justice and the Clinton County elected-officials source. The clerk office is the local records point for Circuit Court and District Court case files because Kentucky Court of Justice request instructions direct trial court case-record requests to the clerk of the court that heard the case. In Clinton County, court records are handled at the Albany courthouse.

The Circuit Court Clerk role should not be confused with the County Clerk role. The County Clerk handles marriage licenses and county recording functions. The Circuit Court Clerk handles case files, docket and file access, court payments, and copy questions for local trial court matters. For a marriage license, use the Clinton County County Clerk. For a divorce decree or other court case, use Jake Staton's office.

The statewide court-record request rule makes the local clerk especially important. Kentucky Court of Justice says trial court case records are requested from the clerk of the court that heard the case. For Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court records, the request starts with the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the case was handled. That makes the Clinton County Circuit Court Clerk the local access point for both Circuit Court and District Court case files.

Clinton County Court Record Duties

The Circuit Court Clerk maintains access to files for the local work of both Clinton Circuit Court and Clinton District Court. Circuit Court records may involve felony cases, civil actions over $5,000, divorce, adoption, title disputes, contested probate, injunctions, writs, and appeals from District Court. District Court records may involve traffic cases, misdemeanors, violations, ordinances, small claims, probate, juvenile matters, mental health proceedings, and felony preliminary steps.

• Receives and maintains local trial court case records.
• Provides official copy and certification access when the record is public and available.
• Helps locate older files that may be in the office, stored offsite, or destroyed under retention rules.
• Receives courthouse payments by cash, check, and money order.
• Supports ePay-related court fees, fines, costs, and payment-plan questions.

Case records can include more than a docket entry. Kentucky Court of Justice describes case records as documentation of proceedings, including pleadings, motions, orders, evidence, reports, dockets, video recordings, transcripts, and similar case material. Online public case information may identify a case number or status, but it should not be treated as the full certified case file. The clerk's office is the source for official copies when the record is public and available.

Note: Kentucky AOC administrative-record requests are not the same as trial court case-record requests.

Request Clinton County Certified Copies

A certified copy is used when a plain copy is not enough, such as for filings, benefits, title matters, appeals, or proof of a judgment or decree. The research did not locate a universal Clinton County court-record request PDF or local court-copy fee schedule. The best supported process is to identify the case, contact the Circuit Court Clerk, and confirm the fee, certification method, pickup, mail, fax, or email options before sending payment.

Some requests are simple, such as a docket sheet or final order. Others require more detail because the case may be old, stored outside the courthouse, restricted, sealed, or destroyed under retention schedules. If a public file is stored away from the office, Kentucky Court of Justice guidance says the clerk can provide locator numbers needed to retrieve the case or file. A requester should ask whether extra time is needed before appearing in person.

1. Identify the case number through existing records, KYeCourts, CourtNet, or the docket search if available.
2. Determine whether the case was heard in Circuit Court or District Court.
3. Contact the Clinton Circuit Court Clerk with party names, case type, filing year, and document needed.
4. Ask whether the record is public, restricted, stored offsite, or subject to retention limits.
5. Confirm the local copy or certification fee before paying.
6. Arrange pickup, mail, fax, or other delivery method with the clerk.

Clinton County Request Fields

Although no Clinton-specific case-copy form was located, the Court of Justice request-records guidance makes the practical fields clear. The clerk needs enough information to find the case and understand which document is requested. Older records may require locator numbers if the file is stored and public.

Clinton County Clerk Fees

Research located some statewide and related fees, but not a Clinton County local court-copy schedule. The AOC criminal record report fee is a statewide background-report product, not the official local case file. The probate estate filing amount is a filing fee effective July 1, 2026, not a copy fee. Local copy and certification fees should be confirmed with the Circuit Court Clerk before a request is mailed or paid.

Clinton County Online Clerk Access

Online case information in Clinton County is statewide rather than a county-hosted database. KYeCourts Public Court Records and CourtNet can help locate public case information. ePay can be used for some court fees, fines, costs, or payment-plan balances. The official file remains with the clerk, and guest access may not show disposed cases or sealed and restricted matters.

The online search path is useful for preparation. A requester can use a party name, business name, case number, citation number, county, division, and event range where the system allows those fields. For docket planning, the Kentucky docket search uses county, division, date, courtroom, and subdivision. Once the right case is identified, the copy request should return to the Clinton County Circuit Court Clerk because the clerk maintains the local case file.

The manifest image for AOC administrative records comes from the Kentucky AOC administrative-record request policy. That process can be useful for agency records, but Kentucky's guidance separates administrative records from case records.

For Clinton County court case files, the Circuit Court Clerk remains the correct contact. Administrative AOC requests should not be used to bypass the local court-record process.

Clinton County Clerk Courthouse Access

The Clinton County courthouse is the local public counter for Circuit Court and District Court files. The official court page lists designated disability parking and an elevator. No official courthouse security list, phone policy, locker policy, or public-transit route was located in the research, so callers should confirm restrictions with the clerk before bringing recording equipment, large bags, or unusual items.

Payment channels also depend on the task. The courthouse page lists cash, check, and money order for local courthouse payments. KYeCourts ePay may handle eligible court fees, fines, costs, or payment-plan balances online. A person requesting copies should not assume that an ePay balance screen covers copy or certification fees. Copy requests should be confirmed directly with the clerk before payment is sent.

For mail or remote requests, the safest practice is to contact the clerk before sending documents or payment because no Clinton-specific mail form was located. The clerk can confirm whether a request may be handled by phone, fax, email, mail, or in person, and whether the file needs staff retrieval before a copy can be made.

The City of Albany official website is a useful local context source for the county seat where the courthouse is located.

Clinton County residents and visitors should use the courthouse address for in-person case-copy requests and ask the Circuit Court Clerk about current access rules before a hearing or records visit.