The Hardin County Circuit Court Clerk's Office has temporarily relocated to other areas of the Hardin County Justice Center due to construction. Service windows are now in the former driver's license area on the first floor, past the elevators and first hallway on the right. Patron stations are in the lobby outside the clerk's office. Please avoid parking in the third row of the front parking lot.
The construction project will expand the clerk's office. Pretrial Services and Court Designated Worker program offices moved out of the justice center to 916 N. Mulberry St. in early 2025 to make room. The justice center will get a new HVAC system, updated lighting and ceiling tiles.
Check back here for more updates and call the clerk's office for more information at 270-766-5000.
Office of Circuit Court Clerk
Circuit Court Clerk: Deanna Simcoe
Phone: 270-766-5000
District: Traffic, Criminal, Small Claims, Evictions, General Civil
270-766-5000, Option 3, Fax: 270-769-6505
District: Probate, Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Juvenile
270-766-5000, Option 5, Fax: 270-766-5184
Circuit Criminal and Civil
270-766-5000, Option 4, Fax: 270-769-6505
Court Zoom links:
Driver's Licensing: Effective July 1, 2022, all driver’s license services have moved from the Offices of Circuit Court Clerk to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. More at drive.ky.gov.
Payment options: Cash, check, money order.
Pay online with ePay.
Parking: Free parking at back of building
Accessibility: Ramps, elevators and equipped bathrooms
Requesting Court Case Records
Circuit court clerks are responsible for managing the records of Kentucky's Circuit, Family, District and Business courts. The Office of Circuit Court Clerk in each county is the starting point for requesting copies of court records from cases in that county. Call or visit the office to access case records. For more information on obtaining case information, visit the Request Court Records page.
Depending on the type and age of a case, the court case record may be stored in the court clerk's office or at a record facility, or it may have been destroyed as authorized by the Kentucky Court of Justice's Record Retention schedules. If the court clerk states the court case record is being stored at a record facility and is available for public access, the court clerk will identify the record facility and provide the case and file locator numbers to assist with access and copies.