Crittenden County Circuit Court Clerk
Melissa Guill is the Crittenden County Circuit Court Clerk. KCOJ lists the temporary Circuit Court Clerk location at 208 S. Main St., Marion, KY 42064, with phone numbers 270-965-4200 and 270-965-4046, fax 270-965-4572, and office hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. That office is the starting point for Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court records heard in Crittenden County.
Crittenden County Circuit Court Clerk
Clerk: Melissa Guill
208 S. Main St.
Marion, KY 42064
270-965-4200 / 270-965-4046
Fax: 270-965-4572
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Court Clerk Versus County Clerk
Crittenden County has two clerk offices that users often mix up. The Circuit Court Clerk handles court case records. County Clerk Daryl K. Tabor handles county clerk work at 200 Industrial Dr., Suite B, including marriage licenses, land records, election notices, and deed-room access. The County Clerk site describes better parking, no-step accessibility, and a deed room with records on one level, but that office is not the court case-file clerk.
The detention visitation page appears in this image from the Crittenden County Detention Center visitation rules.
Detention records can connect to court bonds and hearings, but the Circuit Court Clerk remains the office for court-file copies.
| Office | Handles | Local contact |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court Clerk | Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court case records; payments; business-hours bonds. | 208 S. Main St.; 270-965-4200. |
| County Clerk | Marriage licenses, land records, deed room, elections. | 200 Industrial Dr., Suite B; 270-965-3403. |
| Sheriff | Open records, accident reports, process service, taxes. | 200 Industrial Drive, Suite D; 270-965-3400. |
Crittenden County Copy Requests
KCOJ says requests for court case records start with the clerk of the court that heard the case or proceeding. For Crittenden County, that means the Circuit Court Clerk for Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court records. If the record is off site, the clerk should identify the record facility and provide case and file locator numbers for the State Records Center or KDLA path.
- Identify whether the case was Circuit, Family, or District Court.
- Gather party names, case number if known, case type, and approximate filing date.
- Call or visit the Circuit Court Clerk to ask whether the file is local, off site, or archived.
- Request certified copies only from the issuing clerk when an official seal is needed.
- Use KDLA or the State Records Center only after the clerk gives locator guidance.
| Request field | Required | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | If known | Speeds file location and copy requests. |
| Party names | Yes | Used when the case number is unknown. |
| Case type | Yes | Separates criminal, civil, family, probate, or traffic files. |
| Document needed | Yes | Identifies decree, judgment, indictment, order, docket, or other item. |
| Copy type | Yes | Plain copy and certified copy serve different purposes. |
Crittenden County Clerk Payments
KCOJ lists local court payment options as cash, check, and money order, and it links to ePay for online fines and fees. The detention center bonds page says bonds can be paid Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at the Circuit Court Clerk office, and after hours at the kiosk in the Detention Center lobby. Court payments should not be sent to the County Clerk unless the matter is a County Clerk record or fee.
The detention commissary and deposit page appears in this image from the Crittenden County Detention Center commissary and deposit rules.
Jail deposits and commissary are separate from court payments, but bond payment timing can involve both the clerk and jail kiosk.
| Payment item | Where research points | Access note |
|---|---|---|
| Court fines and fees | Circuit Court Clerk or ePay | Cash, check, money order listed locally; ePay linked by KCOJ. |
| Bonds | Clerk during business hours; jail kiosk after hours | Detention page lists 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. clerk bond window. |
| Sheriff copies | Sheriff official custodian | 10 cents per released page and media fees. |
| Vital certificates | Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics | Completed application and required search fee. |
Crittenden County Court Forms
Records and expungement requests can require state forms. KCOJ provides an AOC-RU-009 records unit and expungement certification request form for certification work. Expungement certification can be requested through AOC with a $40 check or money order payable to Kentucky State Treasurer, by mail or at the AOC drive-through window in Frankfort during listed hours.
IC Solutions appears in this image from the video visitation provider linked by the detention center.
Provider pages can help with jail services, while court forms and official record requests should come from KCOJ or the clerk.
Certified copy rule: A court document needed for filing, proof, or legal use should come from the clerk that issued or maintains the record.
Crittenden County Archived Files
Older court records may be in several places. The Circuit Court Clerk may still have the file, a record facility may hold it, the State Records Center may store it, or KDLA may be the better historical path. KDLA Judicial Indexes can help with archived Kentucky court cases, but the indexes are not complete. Case files found there may require a Research Room visit or scan order.
This archive path is especially important for older probate, civil, criminal, traffic, and family files. KDLA's index dates can reflect the latest date seen in a civil case file or the indictment date for a criminal case, so the date in an archive result may not match the first filing date a requester expects. The safest route is to ask the clerk for the storage location before ordering scans or contacting a state record office.
The same office is also the practical checkpoint when a user cannot tell whether a record belongs in District Court or Circuit Court. Routine probate of wills and traffic citations may be District Court matters, while contested probate, divorce, felony, and high-value civil records may be Circuit Court matters. The Circuit Court Clerk can direct the request without forcing the user to guess the division first.
MyCarePack appears in this image from the commissary provider linked by Crittenden County detention services.
The detention-service links are useful for custody support, but archived case-file access still depends on the court clerk and state archive path.
Note: Ask the Circuit Court Clerk for case and file locator numbers before contacting the State Records Center.