Criminal Court Cases in Floyd County
Floyd Circuit Court, part of Kentucky's 31st Judicial Circuit, is the felony trial court. Floyd District Court hears misdemeanors, traffic matters, violations, local ordinances, and the first stages of felony cases. A felony may begin in District Court with an initial appearance and probable-cause work, then move to Circuit Court after an indictment. The split affects where a searcher should call and how a case number appears.
The Floyd County Justice Center houses the Office of Circuit Court Clerk, which controls both sets of criminal case records. Circuit files often use a CR case type, while felony indictment numbers commonly follow YY-CR-NNNNN. District files cover misdemeanor and preliminary felony events. The clerk's signed orders and certified copies are the official source, not a police narrative, booking entry, or search-result screen.
Floyd County Docket Entry
Kentucky's public eCourts entry can provide a useful lead before someone contacts the clerk. The Kentucky eCourts public entry begins with a verification step and a Continue button.
The screen points a Floyd County searcher toward statewide tools, but available images and access vary. Sealed or confidential material will not appear there. A docket date can also change, so use the result as a route to the correct division and file rather than as proof of the final outcome.
Floyd County Case Record Searches
A good search starts with the court division and case number. A name alone may return several people or no useful result. The public docket is date-based, not a full name index, and the clerk can locate the official file more quickly when the request identifies the exact document sought.
- Select Floyd County and choose Circuit for a felony indictment or District for a misdemeanor, traffic matter, or preliminary felony stage.
- Choose the expected docket date, then narrow by courtroom or subdivision when those facts are known.
- Note the case number, charge, party name, and division shown in the result. Do not treat the docket as the signed order.
- Call Circuit at 606-889-1658 or District at 606-889-1672, or visit the clerk at 127 S. Lake Drive in Prestonsburg.
- Ask for the specific complaint, indictment, motion, order, judgment, or certified disposition. For an archive file, obtain both locator numbers.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County | Dropdown | Yes | Choose FLOYD. |
| Division | Dropdown | Yes | Select Circuit or District. |
| Date | Date | Yes | Use the expected docket date. |
| Courtroom | Dropdown | No | The default is ALL. |
| Subdivision | Dropdown | No | The default is ALL. |
Floyd County Signed-Order Source
The clerk's counter is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Douglas Ray Hall's office manages Circuit, District, and Family files from the Floyd County Justice Center. That single office structure helps when a matter crossed court stages, but callers still need the right line. The Circuit number is 606-889-1658, and the District number is 606-889-1672.
If the file is no longer held at the counter, ask where it is stored and request both the case locator and file-locator number. The State Records Center cannot search Floyd County cases by a person's name or Social Security number. Older does not always mean destroyed, and a missing online image does not mean the paper or archived file is unavailable.
The clerk also separates the phone lines by case type. Family Court answers at 606-889-1651, and District Civil answers at 606-889-1650, so those lines should not be used for an ordinary Floyd County criminal request. The courthouse accepts cash, check, and money order, with ePay available for eligible payments. Kentucky Courts does not publish Floyd-specific parking, security-screening, locker, or recording rules. Call before bringing recording equipment or any item that may raise a security question.
Floyd Circuit Court Clerk
127 S. Lake Drive
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Circuit: 606-889-1658
District: 606-889-1672
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Note: A certified disposition from the Floyd County clerk carries more authority than a public search summary or docket screenshot.
What a Criminal Case File Contains
A Floyd County criminal case file is built around one prosecution. It can show what charge was formally filed, how that charge changed, what motions the parties submitted, and what the judge ordered. Evidence or reports may be retained under court rules, while some material stays with the agency that created it. Protected birth data, victim information, and sealed images are not part of a routine public copy.
| Case Number and Court | Identifies Floyd County, the division, case type, and unique file. |
|---|---|
| Charges Filed | Lists original and amended counts, statutes, and charge dates. |
| Docket Events | Records hearings, motions, appearances, and clerk-entered events. |
| Pleas and Orders | Shows plea action and signed judicial rulings that are open. |
| Disposition | States conviction, dismissal, diversion, acquittal, or another result for each charge. |
| Sentence | Records the court-ordered term, supervision, fine, or other lawful condition when applicable. |
The AOC statewide report uses a narrower field set: county of origin, case number, original charge, amendment, disposition, charge and disposition dates, and clerk memos. It labels itself “Not an Official Court Record.” For a close read of the filed papers, use the Floyd County clerk.
Floyd County AOC Case Summaries
Kentucky's AOC criminal-record report collects selected District and Circuit Court history across the state. It covers traffic and misdemeanor activity for at least five years and felony matters back to 1978. Confidential juvenile, mental-health, and domestic-violence cases, plus expunged or purged matters, are omitted. Federal records are also outside its scope.
The report may be helpful when the Floyd County case number is unknown, but it cannot replace a certified judgment. A found record also triggers notice to the subject and a copy to that person. That process is different from asking the Floyd County clerk for one public case file. Administrative requests to the AOC follow a separate AOC records policy.
The official AOC page reinforces that administrative records and judicial case files use different request paths. Send Floyd County case-document questions to the clerk, not the AOC administrative open-records inbox.
Criminal Case Stages in Floyd County
A filed case develops in steps, and the docket can show a different charge or status at each one. A felony generally begins in Floyd District Court, where early custody and probable-cause questions are heard. If a grand jury returns an indictment, the prosecution moves to Floyd Circuit Court. Misdemeanors usually remain in District Court.
Charges Filed → Arraignment → Pretrial → Plea or Trial → Disposition → Sentencing
Arraignment is the hearing where the charge and plea are addressed. Disposition is the recorded outcome of each charge. Diversion is a supervised route that may avoid a conviction if completed. A nolle prosequi entry means the prosecutor chose not to continue that charge. These terms describe the case record and should not be inferred from the booking event.
A grand jury's true bill creates the indictment that moves a felony accusation into Floyd Circuit Court. A no-bill means the grand jury declined to indict. Grand-jury deliberations remain secret even though a returned indictment becomes part of the court case. Later entries may show a plea agreement, trial result, concurrent or consecutive terms, restitution, probation, or a capias issued after nonappearance or noncompliance. Each term should be tied to the filed order rather than read in isolation from a docket line.
Floyd County also participates in treatment-focused courts. The Kentucky Drug Court program uses a multidisciplinary treatment and supervision model.
Floyd's local options include Drug, Veterans, and Mental Health Court activity. Program participation may be confidential even when a final open order appears in the official Floyd County court file.
Floyd County Case Outcomes
FY2023 statistics show why a charge should not be read as a conviction. Floyd County disposed of 663 Circuit Criminal cases. In the separate felony-charge table, 1,113 charge dispositions included 581 convictions, 391 dismissals, 131 diversions, nine other results, and one failure-to-appear or violation entry. The table recorded no acquittals in that reporting unit.
Those counts are charges, not people, and they are not a current crime rate. One case can hold more than one charge, and each count can end in a different way. For a specific person or event, the Floyd County judgment and charge-by-charge disposition remain the useful records.
Access Rules for Case Records
Kentucky court records are not governed exactly like executive-branch agency records. Open Floyd County case papers may be obtained from the clerk, but confidential juvenile, mental-health, and domestic-violence material is restricted. Sealed and expunged cases do not appear through ordinary public access. Public copies may redact full birth dates, Social Security numbers, financial account data, victim information, and minors' identities.
A case that does not appear online may be archived, sealed, outside the chosen date, or filed under a different division. Ask the clerk before concluding that no record exists. If the matter was expunged, the removal rules control. If the missing item is a police narrative rather than a filed court exhibit, request it from the creating agency.
The Kentucky Open Records Act governs access to nonexempt records held by agencies such as police and the sheriff, but judicial case access runs through the court and clerk. An open-records request to an arresting agency will not produce the clerk's certified judgment. Likewise, the clerk cannot supply an agency's complete investigative file merely because part of it was discussed in court. Identifying the record's creator prevents a Floyd County request from going to the wrong office.
Federal prosecutions sit outside the Kentucky system. PACER provides federal case access through an account and its current fee rules.
PACER covers federal dockets and filed documents, not Floyd County District or Circuit Court files. Floyd County lies in the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Federal Cases Outside Floyd County Courts
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky handles federal cases arising from Floyd County.
The federal court site provides court-specific notices and links, while PACER is the docket and document system. Neither source includes the local Floyd County clerk's District and Circuit files. Keep the jurisdiction in view when the same event produced both state and federal proceedings.