Greenup District Court handles misdemeanors, traffic and youth cases and the first stages of felonies. Greenup grand jurors decide whether a felony advances; 9 of the 12 must vote yes for Circuit Court to get it. Circuit judges then oversee trials, pleas and sentences.

Call the clerk at 606-473-9869 or search KYeCourts public access. Check the evening before, since schedules shift, and bring any notice the court mailed. Come early to the Harrison Street annex to park and clear security. If you miss your case, the judge can issue a warrant.

The sheriff serves warrants for the local courts, and calling 606-473-7037 will tell you if a warrant is out. For Flatwoods or Russell cases, the free KYeCourts guest login gives a statewide court view; with the county chosen, a name search shows whether a court date was missed, which is how most bench warrants begin.

Most Greenup warrants end with a surrender at the county detention center, and counsel can raise bond with the judge before you go. The circuit clerk, at 101 Harrison St., Greenup, KY 41144, answers at 606-473-9869 and can help reset a missed date.

Pay at the clerk's office in the county Courthouse Annex, 101 Harrison Street, Greenup, KY 41144, or ask whether ePay works for your case. A payment plan may be possible if you ask the judge before the money is due. Bond questions are answered on our bail page.

A case begins with booking at the Laurel Street detention center. Pretrial staff screen the case next, and a judge then rules on release (bail guide). Arraignment follows in District Court. A felony charge gets a preliminary hearing, held within 10 days in jail or 20 days out, and a grand jury may send it up to Circuit Court.

Eight city police departments work in the county, covering Bellefonte, Flatwoods, Greenup, Raceland, Russell (the city, not Russell County), South Shore, Worthington and Wurtland. Sheriff's deputies (606-473-9833) and Post 14 troopers also make arrests. All are booked at the Greenup County Detention Center. Contacts are at the end of our inmate guide.

The county attorney, at 301 Main Street, Room 201, Greenup, KY 41144, 606-473-7855, takes lesser crimes, youth matters and pre-indictment felony work. The Commonwealth's Attorney, at 201 Harrison Street, Greenup, KY 41144, 606-473-7978, prosecutes indicted felonies in Greenup and Lewis. Victims and families can ask either office about upcoming hearings.

The circuit clerk at 606-473-9869 can confirm how a pending charge is classed; caps by class follow.

A Class A misdemeanor brings a year or less and a fine up to $500, while Class B brings 90 days or less and up to $250 (KRS 532.090). Someone convicted of a violation pays $250 or less and serves no jail time, and the court may waive that amount for a poor defendant (KRS 534.040). Felony terms are 1-5 years for D, 5-10 for C, 10-20 for B, and 20-50 or life for A (KRS 532.060).

Follow the records request help page or ask the clerk at 606-473-9869. Sealed and youth files stay private. To check on a warrant, ask the sheriff at 606-473-9833 or a lawyer.

Ask for one at your first court date. The judge asks about income and household size on a sworn form. People who qualify get the Boyd County Trial Office (108 28th Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129; 833-385-6052). That office is in Catlettsburg, in Boyd County, so call before going.

At the Greenup County Detention Center, 100 Laurel Street, Greenup, KY 41144, phone 606-473-9660, unless released. The jail also takes some people arrested in Lewis County. Our guides explain calls, mail, visits, messages, deposits and commissary.

Federal arrests from this county fall under the U.S. Marshals' Ashland office (606-329-2587), and the Laurel Street jail (606-473-9660) can confirm a booking. Federal cases start at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1405 Greenup Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101, 606-329-2465. A detention hearing after the first court appearance decides whether the defendant stays in custody. The U.S. Marshals pick where a held defendant stays. Sentenced federal inmates are listed in the federal prison locator.

The Laurel Street jail (606-473-9660) can confirm whether an immigration detainer exists, and ICE's Louisville office answers at 502-625-6202. Detainers sit outside the local case, and under 8 CFR 287.7(d) ICE may ask Laurel Street staff to hold a detainee there up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. A guilty plea in Greenup may put a green card or visa at risk. See an immigration lawyer before any plea, and check the ICE finder.

Victims can ask the prosecutors' offices about hearings, protective orders and plea offers. VINELink sends victims notice of a release or transfer. Raise restitution early so losses can be documented.

Ask the Laurel Street jail (606-473-9660) whether a sentenced person has left. A prison term places them with Corrections (KRS 532.100), which picks a prison or a county jail with state beds and may move people more than once. Look up a person in the KOOL lookup or use our prisons in Kentucky for addresses and phones.