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Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026

The Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure, cited "CR" and numbered decimally so that each subdivision is separately cited — CR 12.02(f) is the failure-to-state-a-claim ground. Coverage runs from commencement and service, through pleadings and motions, parties, depositions and discovery, trial and judgment, to provisional and final remedies. Kentucky's summary-judgment standard is its own: Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, 807 S.W.2d 476 (Ky. 1991) expressly declines to follow Celotex. CR 72 through 76 were deleted when the standalone Rules of Appellate Procedure took effect January 1, 2023.

Browse all 384 rules of the 2026 edition organized by section below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.

Sections

I Title and Scope of Rules; One Form of Action II Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders III Pleadings and Motions IV Parties V Depositions and Discovery VI Trials VII Judgment VIII Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings IX Appeals X Courts and Clerks XI General Application of these Rules XII Special Rules of the Circuit Court for the Economical Litigation Docket XIII Mediation Rules
I Title and Scope of Rules; One Form of Action 1–2 II Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders 3.01–6.05 III Pleadings and Motions 7.01–16 IV Parties 17.01–25.04 V Depositions and Discovery 26.01–37.06 VI Trials 38.01–53.08 VII Judgment 54.01–63 VIII Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings 64–71 IX Appeals 72.01–76.46 X Courts and Clerks 77.01–80 XI General Application of these Rules 81–87 XII Special Rules of the Circuit Court for the Economical Litigation Docket 88–98 XIII Mediation Rules 99.01–100.09