District Court in Hodgenville covers misdemeanors, traffic citations, juvenile cases and the arraignment of every felony defendant. When a grand jury votes to indict, with at least 9 of 12 agreeing, the felony moves up to Circuit Court. The circuit judge rides between LaRue, Hart and Nelson and reviews District Court appeals.

Search KYeCourts public search or phone the clerk at 270-358-3421. Look again the day before, because settings move. Give yourself extra minutes for security at the annex door. If illness or an emergency means you can't be there, notify the clerk ahead of time; not showing up can get a bench warrant issued.

Warrants issued by the local courts go to the sheriff's office, and deputies at 270-358-3120 can tell a caller whether one is active. LaRue's cases appear with the rest of the state's on the free KYeCourts guest login, a statewide court record: search a name, pick the county, and turn on Active Cases Only so only live cases show.

A warrant here is generally cleared by surrendering at the LaRue County Detention Center after a lawyer has contacted the court about bond. The local circuit clerk at 209 W. High St., Hodgenville, KY 42748, can be reached at 270-358-3421 to confirm the case number and what was missed.

The circuit clerk in the annex takes currency, checks and money orders, and charges extra for card payments, and ePay accepts fines online. Bond is the exception and must be cash. Anyone who can't cover a fine in one payment should ask the judge about a schedule at sentencing. Our bail page goes over bond.

1. Arrest and booking at the detention center on West High Street.
2. A pretrial interview and release decision (bail guide).
3. Arraignment before the District judge in Hodgenville.
4. Felony preliminary hearing within 10 days if jailed, 20 if released.
5. An indictment vote by the grand jury, which sends the felony upstairs to Circuit Court.

The county attorney in Suite 8 of the annex (209 W. High Street, Suite 8, Hodgenville, KY 42748 (270-358-9223)) handles misdemeanors, youth offenses and the early felony steps. Once a LaRue grand jury indicts, the Commonwealth's Attorney in Bardstown (201 Guthrie Drive, Suite B, Bardstown, KY 40004 (502-233-7399)) takes the case to trial. Victims can reach the county office before indictment and the Bardstown office after it.

Phone the Hodgenville circuit clerk (270-358-3421) to learn a charge's class. A LaRue conviction on a Class A misdemeanor can bring a year or less in jail and a fine of $500 or less, and one on a Class B misdemeanor 90 days or less and $250 or less (KRS 532.090). Violations are fine-only, capped at $250, and the fine may be waived for indigence (KRS 534.040). Felony sentences range from 1-5 years for Class D through 5-10 for C and 10-20 for B to 20-50 years or life for A (KRS 532.060).

Public case details are on KYeCourts public search. Certified copies come through the records-copy guide or the annex clerk at 270-358-3421. Juvenile and sealed matters stay confidential. If you think a warrant may be out, contact the sheriff (270-358-3120) or have a lawyer make the inquiry for you.

Request a lawyer at arraignment and complete a sworn statement about income and debts. A qualifying defendant is assigned the Elizabethtown Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (226 S. Mulberry St., Elizabethtown, KY 42701; 833-385-6056). Next, phone Elizabethtown, give your case number and ask who was assigned and when you can meet before the next date.

They're held at the LaRue County Detention Center, 209 W. High Street, Suite 17, Hodgenville, KY 42748, phone 270-358-9876. Our guides cover calls, mail, visiting, email, money and commissary. Staff there can confirm custody, booked charges and paperwork for a named inmate.

The West High Street jail (270-358-9876) can say whether a LaRue prisoner faces a federal charge, which would be heard at the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 601 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202, 502-625-3500. Federal defendants first appear before a magistrate judge; a detention hearing follows on whether to hold them. The U.S. Marshals board pretrial defendants in jails under contract. Sentenced federal prisoners can be located in the BOP locator.

Yes. Certain convictions bring deportation or block lawful permanent residence, so any plea offer deserves a look from an immigration attorney. If immigration authorities lodge a detainer, they may ask Hodgenville's detention center to keep a LaRue defendant up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). The online ICE locator shows people in ICE custody.

Search the KOOL inmate lookup by name; the result names the prison or county jail with state inmates now responsible for that person. Our prison guide for Kentucky lists phone numbers for those facilities. After a move, the listing can lag several days, so try again if it's blank.