13.06 Forms

Kentucky's criminal court system provides sample forms that judges and lawyers can use as templates for legal documents. These forms are found in an Appendix attached to the rules.

The point of these forms is to show that legal paperwork doesn't need to be complicated or filled with fancy legal language. If you use one of these approved forms, it meets the legal requirements. The forms are meant to be simple and straightforward, proving that clear, basic writing works fine in court documents.

This matters for anyone involved in a criminal case because it means the paperwork you encounter, or that gets filed in your case, is supposed to be written in plain, understandable terms rather than confusing legal jargon.