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Small claims court is a part of the district court. It handles claims for $2,500 or less and is not as formal as other Kentucky courts. The rules of evidence and the process are simpler than other courts. It's easier to represent yourself without a lawyer, but you can have a lawyer if you want.

Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) Rule 45.06. CR 45.06 Contempt. Disobedience of a subpoena or a refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness may be punished as a contempt of the court in which the action is pending.

(2) A person who is found to be in violation of an order issued by the court under KRS 215.560(2) shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or shall be imprisoned for not less than six (6) nor more than twelve (12) months, or both.

DISTRICT CIVIL/PROBATE DISTRICT CIVIL/PROBATECivil Suit ($500.01 ? $5,000.00)$110.50 + Service FeeCivil Suit (under $500.00)$75.50 + Service FeeExecution/Writ of Possession (under $500) Execution/ Writ of Possession ($500.01-$5,000)$125.50 $160.50Forcible Detainer (Eviction)$75.50 + Service Fee17 more rows

Substitution of counsel may be accomplished by a notice signed by the withdrawing counsel and the entering counsel. Attorneys are expected to appear at motions properly noticed or subject themselves and their clients to sanctions.

In general, a civil case will seek a monetary settlement to compensate the individual whose rights and property have been violated and have, as a result, experienced monetary damage. One example of civil cases is personal injury cases, such as being hit by a car or bike or being bitten by a dog.