Search Campbell County Court Records
Most Campbell County court records start with the Kentucky Court of Justice. The public tools serve different jobs. KYeCourts ePay is useful for payable cases, traffic citations, and balances. KYeCourts guest access and CourtNet are the broader state case-record channels where access is available under the court system rules. The Kentucky Court Dockets tool is separate and is used for hearing calendars rather than full case files.
The safest search path is to identify whether the matter is a Circuit Court case, a District Court matter, a County Clerk record, a jail record, or a law-enforcement record. If an online search does not return a Campbell County Court record, that does not prove no record exists. Older files, sealed files, certified copies, nonpayable cases, and records with data-entry variations may require the Circuit Court Clerk at the public counter.
- Choose the correct channel: ePay for payable cases, CourtNet/KYeCourts for case access, and Court Dockets for hearing dates.
- Search by case number when known. For ePay, choose Campbell County and enter the case number.
- For a citation, enter the citation year, control number, and type, then complete the captcha.
- For a party search, use first name, last name, and birth date, since the ePay party path requires all three.
- Contact the Circuit Court Clerk when the record needs certification, has no online result, or may be restricted.
The Kentucky Court of Justice Campbell County page is a useful starting point for courthouse and clerk facts. The source page for Campbell County court information is shown below.
Use that page to confirm the Circuit Court Clerk office, phone prompts, court hours, and payment notes before making an in-person Campbell County Court records request.
Campbell County Court Search Fields
The ePay portal is payment-focused, but its fields are still important because many Campbell County traffic and court-payment questions start there. The same person may need a different search route if the issue is a nonpayable case, a sealed matter, an old file, or a certified copy. Keep exact spelling and case numbers close at hand.
| Search Path | Required Fields | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case search | County and case number | Campbell County appears as county option 019; case number length is limited in the form. |
| Citation search | Year, control number, type, captcha | Used for traffic and citation matters when online payment or status is available. |
| Party search | First name, last name, birth date, captcha | Useful when the case number is unknown, but spelling and date of birth matter. |
| Docket lookup | Court, date, or calendar choices | Used for hearing calendars, not for certified copies or full case histories. |
The ePay interface is documented in the manifest image from the Kentucky ePay search page.
The three search paths matter because a citation number, a court case number, and a party-name search can return different levels of Campbell County Court record detail.
Campbell County Court System
Kentucky trial courts are split between Circuit Court and District Court. Campbell Circuit Court is the general-jurisdiction court for felonies, civil matters over $5,000, divorces, adoptions, termination of parental rights, title disputes, contested probate matters, injunctions, writs, and appeals from District Court or administrative agencies. Campbell District Court is the limited-jurisdiction court for misdemeanors, violations, traffic offenses, juvenile matters, local ordinances, probate of wills, small claims, low-value civil cases, mental commitments, domestic violence matters, and felony first appearances.
The elected Circuit Court Clerk is the records custodian for both Campbell Circuit Court and Campbell District Court. That point matters because the County Clerk is a separate office. The County Clerk handles marriage licenses, land records, elections, motor vehicles, delinquent taxes, notary recordings, eCCLIX access, and County Clerk open-records requests, but not criminal or civil court case files.
Case flow: District Court first appearances and limited matters › Circuit Court for felonies, appeals, and higher civil/family matters › Kentucky Court of Appeals › Kentucky Supreme Court where review is allowed.
| Court or Office | Campbell County Role | Records Path |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court | Felonies, divorces, civil over $5,000, contested probate, appeals | Circuit Court Clerk at the Newport courthouse |
| District Court | Misdemeanors, traffic, probate of wills, small claims, juvenile, preliminary felony hearings | Circuit Court Clerk, District Court prompt |
| County Clerk | Marriage, land records, DocAlert, eCCLIX, elections, vehicle records | County Clerk Newport or Alexandria office |
The Kentucky Court of Justice statewide Circuit Court Clerks page explains the clerk custody role for trial-court records.
That statewide clerk role is why Campbell County Court record requests usually route to the Circuit Court Clerk even when the case itself was heard in District Court.
Campbell County Courthouse
The main court building is the Campbell County Courthouse, also listed by the county as the Newport Courthouse. Circuit Court, District Court, and the Circuit Court Clerk operate from the Newport courthouse for court filings, fines, bonds, jury scheduling, court copies, and case-record help. The office hours listed by the Kentucky Court of Justice are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The County Clerk and Sheriff use Monmouth Street offices rather than the York Street courthouse. That two-office pattern is one of the most important local details for Campbell County Court records. A person looking for a felony file, divorce decree, docket entry, or traffic citation should not start at the County Clerk. A person looking for a marriage license, recorded deed, eCCLIX land document, or DocAlert help should not start at the Circuit Court Clerk.
Campbell County Courthouse
330 York St.
Newport, KY 41071
859-292-6314
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
County Clerk Newport Office
1098 Monmouth Street
Newport, KY 41071
859-292-3845
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Campbell County Sheriff's Office
1098 Monmouth St.
Newport, KY 41071
859-292-3833
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
The county facility page for the Newport Courthouse is also captured in the image below.
Use the courthouse address for Circuit and District Court business, but use the Monmouth Street address for County Clerk marriage and land-record services.
Campbell County Court Record Types
Campbell County Court records are not one database. Civil cases may include complaints, summonses, answers, motions, orders, judgments, garnishments, liens, and appeal entries. Criminal court files may include charges, arraignment entries, motions, pleas, hearing entries, verdict or disposition, sentence, probation conditions, financial obligations, and post-judgment motions. Family records can include divorce petitions, decrees, custody orders, support orders, and domestic violence matters, with some documents sealed or redacted.
Traffic records are District Court case records, but the court traffic file is different from a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet driver-history record. Probate records can involve District Court for wills and routine estate matters, with contested probate in Circuit Court. Marriage records are County Clerk records. Land, tax, and notary records also belong with the County Clerk rather than the court clerk.
- Criminal court records follow charges through plea, dismissal, trial, disposition, sentence, and costs.
- Civil court records cover claims, answers, motions, judgments, and enforcement entries.
- Family and divorce records are Circuit Court records, but child, financial, adoption, and safety material may be restricted.
- Traffic court records show the court case or citation, not the full state driver-history file.
- Probate records may show wills, appointments, inventories, settlements, and guardianship filings.
Campbell County Public Access Rules
Kentucky's open-records law favors public access to existing public records, but court records, law-enforcement records, jail records, and County Clerk records still depend on the correct custodian and any limits set by statute or court order. A written open-records request should describe existing records. Campbell County Fiscal Court warns that its open-records process does not cover records kept by cities, the Commonwealth, special-purpose entities, or other organizations.
Key Statutes:
KRS 61.871 states Kentucky's policy favoring free and open examination of public records.
KRS 61.872 gives Kentucky residents inspection rights unless a legal exception applies.
KRS 61.880 addresses agency response timing and Attorney General appeals.
KRS 61.878 lists exemptions, including several privacy and law-enforcement limits.
Records that may be restricted include juvenile court files, adoption records, mental-health proceedings, sealed or expunged records, protected financial data, Social Security numbers, some prosecutor files, and active law-enforcement records. If a search tool is blank, the cause may be a bad search term, a sealed record, a different custodian, a non-digitized file, or a court-access limit.
Campbell County Sheriff and Jail Records
Campbell County Sheriff Mike Jansen is tied to court security, civil and criminal process, warrant service, and county tax collection. The Sheriff's Office is not the full court-record custodian, but it is part of the warrant and process-service chain. The Campbell County Detention Center is the county jail at 601 Central Ave. in Newport and houses county, state, and federal inmates. Current custody is searched through the official JailTracker roster when the client-side tool is available.
The jail access channels are more than the roster. CCDC can answer current custody questions by phone at 859-431-4611. Written jail open-records applications may be hand delivered or mailed to the detention center, faxed to 859-431-5147, or emailed to openrecordsCCDC@campbellcountyky.gov. The jail states that public information should be verified with CCDC and warns against misuse of information.
The Campbell County Detention Center public-information page is documented by the CCDC general information source.
The jail record may show current custody while the court record shows the case path, so both sources can be needed for a complete Campbell County criminal matter.
Campbell County Marriage and Probate
Marriage licenses are issued by Campbell County Clerk Jim Luersen's office, not by the Circuit Court Clerk. The County Clerk provides a marriage-license page, a public marriage-record search, and a certified-copy request form. Both parties must appear for a license and present proof of age. The research file lists a $50 license fee, a $2.50 card fee for license payments by card, and $7 for each certified copy of a marriage license, plus a 2.5 percent card service charge.
Probate is different. Kentucky District Court handles probate of wills, while contested probate can move into or be handled by Circuit Court. Probate records may include a will, petition, appointment order, bond, oath, inventory, creditor claims, accounting, settlement, and orders. Estate-related land documents, such as affidavits of descent or deeds, are recorded with the County Clerk and can use eCCLIX.
- Testator
- The person who made a will.
- Executor
- The person named to administer an estate under a will.
- Intestate
- A death without a valid will controlling the estate.
- Conservatorship
- A court-supervised arrangement for managing another person's property or affairs.
The County Clerk homepage is the official source for marriage, land-record, and DocAlert access.
That office is essential for marriage and land records, but court probate files still route through the court system.
Campbell County Record Fees
Not every Campbell County Court record fee was located in the official research. The researched fee details are strongest for County Clerk marriage, eCCLIX, land-record, and state driver-history records, plus court payment methods from KCOJ. Court payment options include cash, local check, money order, credit and debit cards with a fee, ePay, and cash for bond. Certified court-copy fees should be confirmed with the Circuit Court Clerk before mailing a request.
| Item | Amount or Limit | Custodian |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage license | $50 | County Clerk |
| Marriage license card fee | $2.50 | County Clerk |
| Certified marriage-license copy | $7 per copy | County Clerk |
| Private eCCLIX search | No charge, five searches per day | County Clerk |
| Three-year driver history | $3 record plus $3 online access fee | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
| Affidavit of descent and transfer up to five pages | $50 | County Clerk recording |
Note: Court filing and copy fees can change, and the Campbell research did not locate a full local court-copy fee schedule.
Campbell County Traffic Records
Traffic cases in Campbell County are District Court matters. A traffic court record can show the citation, offense, court date, plea or disposition, fine and costs, payment eligibility, failure-to-appear status, or warrant-related status when applicable. The state driver-history record is separate. Kentucky's three-year Driver History Record is obtained through Kentucky.gov and the Transportation Cabinet, and five-year certified driver records must be requested in person by the licensed driver at a Driver Licensing Regional Office.
The court-record access side is shown in the KYeCourts guest login source.
KYeCourts and CourtNet are court channels, while KYTC driver-history records are license-history channels; a user may need both for a traffic matter.
Campbell County Court Programs
Kentucky Specialty Courts announced that Campbell County Drug Court attained certification in February 2025. The public record should describe that as an officially recognized problem-solving court program, not as a promise that a specific person is eligible or that participant information is public. Treatment-court participation details are not ordinary public docket material.
CCDC also runs programs that matter to custody and reentry context. The Chemical Dependency Program serves women diagnosed with a substance use disorder and includes residential and community-supervision components. GED classes are offered twice a week, with monthly testing, and Kentucky Jail Ministries provides a Life Skills 101 course. These jail programs do not replace court records, but they explain why custody information and court supervision may overlap.
Campbell County Court FAQ
Where are Campbell County Court records kept?
Circuit and District Court records are kept by the Circuit Court Clerk at the Newport courthouse. County Clerk records are separate and include marriage licenses, land records, elections, vehicle records, delinquent taxes, notary recordings, eCCLIX access, and DocAlert.
Can Campbell County warrants be searched online?
No official public active-warrant portal was confirmed in the research. Warrant questions should route through the Sheriff's Office, CCDC for custody status, the Circuit Court Clerk for court-linked matters, and KYeCourts or ePay for related case or citation status.
Are juvenile court records public?
No broad public name search should be assumed for juvenile matters. KRS 610.340 makes juvenile court records confidential unless a statute or court order allows disclosure to a specific person or agency.
Does the County Clerk handle divorce files?
No. Divorce case files are Circuit Court records. The County Clerk handles marriage licenses and marriage-record copies, while divorce decrees and case filings route through the Circuit Court Clerk.