District Court handles misdemeanors, traffic, youth cases and the first part of every felony. Circuit Court takes over a felony once at least 9 of 12 grand jurors indict. The circuit judge rotates among Grant, Carroll and Owen and hears appeals from District Court.

Search KYeCourts guest search, or call 859-823-5251 for a District Court case or 859-824-4467 for a Circuit Court case. Recheck the date a day ahead, because schedules move. Leave time for security. If you can't come, call immediately to avoid a warrant.

Sheriff's deputies carry warrants for both local courts, and calling 859-824-3333 is the quickest way to learn whether one names someone you know. You can read the court side statewide for free on the KYeCourts guest login: agree to the terms, choose Grant, and type a name; each open case, Dry Ridge ones included, shows its next court event.

Turning yourself in at the Grant County Detention Center is the way a warrant is normally settled, and a lawyer who has raised bond can make that a short trip. The circuit clerk, 224 S. Main St., Williamstown, KY 41097, answers at 859-824-4467 when a missed date needs a new one.

Cash, personal or certified checks, money orders and cards all work, though cards carry a fee. Full-balance card payments are taken by phone, and ePay is another choice. If money is tight, ask the judge about a payment plan at sentencing. Bond rules are on our bail page.

Officers bring the arrested person to the jail on Barnes Road for booking. A Pretrial Services interview follows, and a judge decides on release (bail guide). The district judge in Williamstown handles the arraignment. A defendant charged with a felony should see a preliminary hearing within 10 days if in jail, 20 if out. Indictment by a grand jury then shifts the case into Circuit Court.

Williamstown and Dry Ridge police patrol their cities. The sheriff (859-824-3333) covers the county, and Kentucky State Police Post 6 is based in Dry Ridge. People arrested are booked into the Grant County Detention Center. Numbers are in our inmate guide.

The county attorney on North Main Street (101 N. Main Street, Williamstown, KY 41097 (859-823-5091)) handles misdemeanors, juvenile cases and the start of felonies. The Commonwealth's Attorney in Carrollton (526 Highland Avenue, Carrollton, KY 41008 (502-732-5841)) tries indicted felonies for Grant, Carroll and Owen. A victim with questions should contact whichever of the two is handling the case right now.

Grant judges at the South Main Street judicial center (859-824-4467) sentence within limits fixed by state law. A Class A misdemeanor can draw up to 12 months and a $500 fine, and Class B offenses up to 90 days with a $250 fine (KRS 532.090). Violations carry no jail, with a fine of at most $250 that a judge may waive for a poor person (KRS 534.040). Felony ranges are 1 to 5 years for D, 5 to 10 for C, 10 to 20 for B, and 20 to 50 or life for A (KRS 532.060).

Public case information is on KYeCourts guest search. Certified copies can be requested through the records request page or by calling 859-824-4467 or 859-823-5251. Juvenile and sealed files aren't open. For warrant questions, call the sheriff (859-824-3333) or a defense lawyer.

Ask at arraignment. You complete a sworn form listing your income and costs, and a qualifying defendant is assigned the Boone County Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (6159 First Financial Dr., Suite 300, Burlington, KY 41005; 833-385-6050). Phone the Burlington office afterward; give the case number, get your attorney's name and book a time to go over the charges.

At the Grant County Detention Center, 212 Barnes Road, Williamstown, KY 41097, phone 859-824-5191. Our guides cover calls, mail, visiting, email, money and commissary. The jail office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for questions.

Grant sits in the Covington federal division, so cases go to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 35 West Fifth Street, Covington, KY 41011, 859-392-7925. Pretrial custody in a federal case is decided by a magistrate at a detention hearing. Local jails house federal detainees under contracts with the U.S. Marshals. Once sentenced, people move into the BOP locator system.

Yes. Some convictions cause deportation or bar lawful residence down the road, and an immigration attorney can spot those risks in an offer. Under 8 CFR 287.7(d), an ICE detainer asks the Williamstown jail to hold a Grant defendant up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. The ICE locator lists those in ICE custody.

A victim can reach the office now handling the case, the county attorney at 101 N. Main Street, Williamstown, KY 41097 (859-823-5091) or the Commonwealth's Attorney at 526 Highland Avenue, Carrollton, KY 41008 (502-732-5841), to learn hearing dates and how to give an impact statement. VINELink provides free alerts when the defendant's custody changes. Bills and receipts for losses support a restitution order at sentencing.

Look them up in the KOOL search, which shows the prison or county jail with state inmates. Our Kentucky prison directory gives contact information. A move appears once Corrections enters it.