Bullitt County Circuit Court Clerk
Bullitt County's primary court-record officer is Circuit Court Clerk Paulita A. Keith. The Kentucky Court of Justice lists the office at the Bullitt County Judicial Center, 250 Frank E. Simon Ave., P.O. Box 746, Shepherdsville, KY 40165. Published phones are 502-543-7104, 502-955-7764, 502-543-2244, and 502-955-7512. Fax is 502-543-7158. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Saturday and Sunday. County Fiscal Court also lists Paulita Keith with email paulitakeith@kycourts.net.
The local Bullitt County Circuit Court Clerk site organizes services by Circuit Civil/Criminal, District Civil/Probate, District Criminal/Traffic, Family Court, legal terms, payments, bail bonds, licensing, remote appearance, and helpful contacts. Court case files are handled here. Marriage certificates, land records, vehicle records, elections, and County Clerk open records go to Kevin Mooney, the separate Bullitt County Clerk.
Bullitt County Circuit Court Clerk
Clerk: Paulita A. Keith
Bullitt County Judicial Center
250 Frank E. Simon Ave.
P.O. Box 746
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
502-543-7104
502-955-7764, 502-543-2244, 502-955-7512
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bullitt County Circuit Clerk Duties
The Circuit Court Clerk manages court files for the Bullitt County trial courts. Circuit Civil/Criminal includes lawsuits over $5,000, foreclosures, land dispute and title cases, contested probate matters, and felony criminal cases. District Civil/Probate includes lawsuits under $5,000, small claims up to $2,500, evictions, probate estates, guardianships, name changes, minor settlements, Casey's Law, mental-health matters, disability matters, and adult guardianship starts through the County Attorney.
- Maintain Circuit Court criminal and civil case files, including felony and larger civil matters.
- Maintain District Court traffic, misdemeanor, violation, small-claim, eviction, and probate records.
- Handle Family Court records for divorce, custody, support, paternity, juvenile categories, adoptions, EPOs, and IPOs.
- Process payments for eligible costs, fines, restitution, and prepayable citations through accepted local and online payment methods.
- Provide basic information, official forms and instructions, and copies for a fee, while avoiding legal advice.
The assigned manifest source for Circuit Civil/Criminal is the clerk's local court-service page.
That page is important because it gives Bullitt-specific jurisdiction notes and local motion-hour practice for Circuit Court matters.
Request Bullitt County Certified Copies
Certified court copies are requested through the Circuit Court Clerk when the record is a court case document, such as a judgment, divorce decree, criminal disposition, order, probate order, or civil file document. KYeCourts can help identify public case information, but a certified copy comes from the official court record custodian. If the record is a marriage certificate or land record, use the County Clerk instead.
- Identify the case type and, if available, the case number from KYeCourts, a docket notice, citation, order, or party paperwork.
- Call or visit the Circuit Court Clerk to confirm whether the requested document is public, restricted, or available only by in-person clerk service.
- Give the party names, case number if known, document name, copy type, and delivery preference.
- Pay the clerk's required copy or certification fee once quoted by the office.
- For sealed, juvenile, adoption, mental-health, or protected files, follow the court's access process rather than assuming public copy release.
Bullitt County Circuit Clerk Requests
The research did not locate a single Bullitt Circuit Court Clerk copy-request form with fixed fields. The Kentucky Court of Justice record-request guidance states that circuit court clerks manage Circuit, Family, District, and Business court case records, while AOC does not hold local case files. A good written or in-person request should give the clerk enough detail to identify the record without asking the office to research vague facts.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Helpful | Use when known from KYeCourts, ePay, docket notice, citation, or court paperwork. |
| Party names | Yes | Use full names and role if known, such as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, or decedent. |
| Case type or division | Helpful | Circuit Civil/Criminal, District Civil/Probate, District Criminal/Traffic, or Family Court. |
| Document requested | Yes | Judgment, decree, order, disposition, citation, probate order, or other specific item. |
| Copy type | Yes | Plain copy or certified copy. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Phone, mailing address, or other return contact as the office directs. |
Bullitt County Circuit Clerk Fees
Captured court-clerk fee details were strongest for payment methods, divorce packets, traffic school, and card charges. Exact court copy and certification amounts were not located in the official captured sources. The page should not infer court copy fees from County Clerk land-record copy fees because those are separate offices. Civil filing fees also require a current KCOJ fee schedule because KYeCourts posted a July 1, 2026 increase notice.
| Fee or payment item | Amount | Source note |
|---|---|---|
| Divorce packet | $20 | Bullitt clerk Family Court page |
| State Traffic School court-side payment | $143 | District Criminal/Traffic page and ePay process |
| State Traffic School course fee | $39 | Paid to state after DOT notice |
| County Attorney's Traffic Safety Program | $175 total | CATSProgram.com if eligible |
| Debit card fee | $2.25 if PIN entered, or 3% online | Clerk Make a Payment page |
| Credit card fee | $5.50, or 3% online | Phone transaction must be completed by cardholder |
| Court certified copy | Not located in captured official text | Confirm with Circuit Court Clerk |
Bullitt County Circuit Clerk Forms
The clerk can provide official forms and instructions, but the office cannot provide legal advice, tell a person what to put in papers, speak to the judge for a party, change an order, or provide attorney referrals. For self-represented litigants, that line matters. The local Family Court page says pro se litigants act as their own attorney and are responsible for knowing what to file and when.
- Kentucky Court of Justice legal forms library for statewide AOC forms.
- Bullitt Family Court page for divorce, custody, support, juvenile, adoption, EPO, and IPO routing.
- District Civil/Probate page for probate, small claims, evictions, name changes, and guardianships.
- District Criminal/Traffic page for traffic school, misdemeanors, violations, and felony preliminary matters.
The Family Court page is also an assigned source image.
Family Court is central to divorce records and sensitive juvenile or protective-order records handled by the Circuit Court Clerk.
Bullitt County Circuit Clerk Access
Online court access runs through KYeCourts Public Court Records for public case information and KYeCourts ePay for eligible court payments. The guest search page is CAPTCHA-gated and does not expose the search fields in captured static research. ePay includes case, citation, and party search modes. The clerk's local Circuit Civil/Criminal page gives an important filing warning: e-filing and email are not the same thing, and clerks generally cannot accept pleadings by email except rare emergency exceptions under the local guidance.
Attorney and eligible electronic filings must follow Kentucky e-filing rules and local practice. The Bullitt clerk page warns that document naming and document codes matter, especially for expungement filings and proposed orders. Separate motions and proposed orders should be separate uploads in the same envelope because orders automatically go to the judge if accepted. For docket-only checks, the Kentucky Court of Justice docket portal is separate from a full case-record request.