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II Commencement of Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders

Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026

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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
3.01 Commencement of action 3.02 Circuit civil fees and costs 3.03 District civil fees and costs 4.01 Summons; issuance; by whom served 4.02 Summons; form 4.03 Summons; return 4.04 Personal service; summons and initiating document 4.05 Parties who may be constructively served 4.06 Warning order; affidavit 4.07 Warning order attorney 4.08 Constructive service; when effective 4.09 Personal service in addition to constructive service 4.10 Defense by party constructively served 4.11 Court control of property; bond 4.12 Exemption of Commonwealth and political subdivisions--Repealed 4.13 Plaintiff may be examined touching his claim 4.14 Counterclaim disclosed allowed 4.15 Unknown defendant 4.16 Summons; amendment 5.01 Service; when required 5.02 Service; how made 5.03 Service; proof of 5.04 Service; numerous defendants 5.05 Filing 5.06 Filing--discovery material 6.01 Computation 6.02 Enlargement 6.03 Unaffected by expiration of term 6.04 For motions; affidavits 6.05 Additional time after service by mail