How to Check Criminal History in Campbellsville
Campbellsville has no all-in-one criminal-record portal. Begin with Campbellsville only when the requested item is a Campbellsville Police Department report or another Campbellsville-held record. A booking, filed case, or statewide repository history belongs to a different custodian.
- Identify whether Campbellsville Police created the incident or arrest report. Use the Campbellsville signed open-records form for the police narrative and related releasable material.
- Submit the signed form in person or by mail to City Hall, or email it to Jennifer.thompson@campbellsville.us. Describe the event, date, location, report number, and preferred format.
- For a Campbellsville citation, misdemeanor, traffic matter, or ordinance prosecution, contact the Taylor Circuit Court Clerk, which holds Taylor District Court files.
- For a Campbellsville arrest that led to detention, contact Taylor County Detention Center and then match the booking to the court case.
- Use AOC statewide court reports or the consent-based Kentucky State Police process only when the question reaches beyond one Campbellsville event.
The Taylor County criminal history overview explains those county and state products in more depth. Campbellsville requests should stay focused on records actually held by Campbellsville.
Campbellsville's Signed Records Form
The current Campbellsville Open Records Policy and Request Form is the posted route for Campbellsville Police Department records. It requires a signed request, a clearly printed name and address, contact information, a Kentucky-residency statement, and a clear description of the records. Campbellsville does not post a police-only portal, report search, or checkbox menu.
| Form item | Status | How to complete it |
|---|---|---|
| Requester name and address | Required | Print both clearly. |
| Contact information | Required | Give a usable contact route; the policy does not limit it to one format. |
| Kentucky-resident statement | Required by posted policy | Use the form's attestation. |
| Record description | Required | Name the existing file with enough detail to locate it. |
| Signature | Required | Submit a signed request. |
| Inspection or copies | Specify | State the preferred access method and format. |
For a Campbellsville police event, request an identifiable item such as the final incident report, arrest report, dispatch CAD event, body-camera recording, or evidence photograph. Give the incident date and time range, location, and report number if known. Ask for a written exemption or redaction explanation when any portion is withheld.
The Campbellsville Police Department
Campbellsville Police Department is at 132 S. Central Ave. Its official page lists 270-465-4122 and fax 270-465-9000. The Campbellsville department handles criminal and narcotics investigations, child and elder abuse investigations, evidence preservation, audio and video analysis, school safety, and other Campbellsville police work. It has held accreditation since 2007 and participates in the Appalachia HIDTA partnership.
The same building houses the joint Campbellsville/Taylor County E-911 Center. That center dispatches Campbellsville police, the sheriff, Campbellsville and county fire and rescue, utilities, and streets and sanitation. A records request should identify the likely custodian because the mere fact that dispatch handled a call does not mean every police, sheriff, fire, or utility file belongs to Campbellsville Police.
No distinct Campbellsville police records-unit email, public arrest blotter, incident search, mobile app, or police-only ordering system is posted. The Campbellsville form through City Hall is the documented path.
Campbellsville City Hall Record Channel
The official Campbellsville city website supplied the assigned city-hall image, while its City Hall page provides the current counter information.
Campbellsville City Hall receives the signed open-records form even when the requested existing record was created by Campbellsville Police.
Deliver or mail the form to City Hall, 110 S. Columbia Ave., Suite B, Campbellsville, KY 42718, or email Jennifer.thompson@campbellsville.us. City Hall lists Monday through Friday hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with doors closing at 4 p.m. for accounting. Its main phone is 270-465-7011 and fax is 270-789-0251.
Campbellsville City Hall
110 S. Columbia Ave., Suite B
Campbellsville, KY 42718
270-465-7011
Jennifer.thompson@campbellsville.us
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Doors close at 4 p.m. for accounting
Arrests and Bookings in Campbellsville
Campbellsville does not publish a stand-alone municipal jail. When a city arrest results in detention, the record trail runs through Taylor County Detention Center at 120 S. Central Ave. Campbellsville Police retains its incident or arrest narrative, while detention staff create the booking, intake, custody, bond, and release material.
The county facility opened in 2008 with 204 beds and handles pretrial processing as well as qualifying sentences. That figure describes the facility, not live occupancy. A plan or facility profile is not a current inmate roster. Call the detention center at 270-789-1909 for present custody, then use the arresting agency for the narrative and the clerk for the case result.
Campbellsville's comprehensive plan also reproduces a distinct 2021 police traffic series: 588 total collisions, including zero fatal collisions, 52 injury collisions, and 492 property-damage-only collisions. It records 62 DUI arrests, 117 speeding citations, 203 seat-belt citations, and 14 child-restraint citations. Those are Campbellsville traffic and enforcement measures from the stated year. They are not a live arrest count, a measure of unique people, or a violent and property crime rate, so they should not be used to infer what a present Campbellsville booking search will find.
Campbellsville Police and Court Files
A Campbellsville police file and a Taylor court file answer different questions. The incident report can include allegations, witnesses, property, evidence references, and officer actions. The jail booking records custody. The court file begins when a citation, complaint, or charge is filed and can include pleadings, motions, dockets, orders, and disposition.
| Campbellsville city file | Taylor County file |
|---|---|
| Created by Campbellsville Police or another Campbellsville office. | Created by detention staff or the unified Kentucky court system. |
| Requested with the signed Campbellsville open-records form. | Requested from the detention center or Circuit Court Clerk. |
| May contain the incident narrative and Campbellsville-held media. | May contain booking status, charges, docket events, orders, and outcome. |
| Does not replace the signed judgment. | Does not necessarily include the full police investigation. |
Requesting a Campbellsville report from the clerk or a court judgment from City Hall sends the request to the wrong source. Match the file to the office that created it.
Campbellsville Municipal Court Records
Campbellsville has no municipal court and no separate Campbellsville criminal docket. Kentucky uses a unified court system. KRS 83A.065(8) sends criminally penalized Campbellsville ordinance violations to Commonwealth District Court for prosecution by the county attorney. Campbellsville citations, misdemeanors, traffic matters, and criminal ordinance cases therefore lead to Taylor District Court.
| Court Name | Taylor District Court, with records kept by the Office of Circuit Court Clerk. |
|---|---|
| Case Types Heard | Campbellsville ordinances, misdemeanors, traffic matters, and preliminary felony proceedings within District jurisdiction. |
| Case Lookup Channel | Call or visit the Taylor Circuit Court Clerk; Guest CourtNet can provide public case or event information but is not the official file. |
| What the Docket Shows | Case number, charges, events, and disposition fields when public and available. |
| Copies & Fees | No Campbellsville-set court-copy fee or free municipal docket exists; call the clerk for current plain-copy and certification prices. |
The clerk is at Taylor County Judicial Center, 300 E. Main St., Campbellsville, phone 270-465-6686. The office manages both District and Circuit files despite its title.
Campbellsville Cases at District Court
A Campbellsville citation may create a T traffic case or an M misdemeanor case. An initial felony matter can appear as an F case in District Court before any indictment. If a grand jury indicts the charge, a separate CR case is created in Circuit Court. Two entries tied to one event are not necessarily duplicate errors.
Use Guest CourtNet for public case or event information, then confirm the official Campbellsville-related file with the clerk. Bring the case number when possible. Older records may be stored off-site, and the clerk must supply both the case number and file-locator number before the State Records Center can retrieve them.
The full charge, plea, order, and sentence trail belongs in the Taylor County criminal court case record, not in the Campbellsville police report.
Where Campbellsville Records End Up
Campbellsville Police creates the first Campbellsville report. A detained person then receives a Taylor County booking record. Filed charges proceed through District Court and, for an indicted felony, Circuit Court. Courts and clerks report later charge and disposition data into statewide systems, while Kentucky State Police compiles agency and court submissions into its centralized repository.
Record flow: Campbellsville PD › Taylor County Courts › Kentucky State Police
For a fresh incident, start with Campbellsville. For current custody, ask the detention center. For the filed and final outcome, ask the clerk. A statewide AOC court report or KSP repository check gives a broader view, but neither replaces the Campbellsville report or the signed local order.
Campbellsville Record Fees and Timing
Campbellsville says it responds to a signed open-records request within five business days, excluding weekends and holidays. That is the time to issue a response under the posted policy, not a promise that a large video or document set will be produced at once. Campbellsville may explain needed time, redactions, exemptions, or a lack of custody.
| On-site inspection | Free |
|---|---|
| Paper copies | $0.10 per page |
| CD | $5 |
| Mailing | Actual mailing cost is added |
| Payment | Required before copies are released |
No notarization, photo-identification rule, or police-record menu appears on the posted form. Clear wording matters most. Ask for an existing record rather than requiring Campbellsville staff to answer questions or create a new summary.
Campbellsville E-911 Record Requests
The joint E-911 center gives Campbellsville one hub for dispatch, but record ownership can still split. A CAD event or audio request should state the date, time, location, call number if known, and desired medium. Confirm whether Campbellsville, Taylor County, or another dispatched agency is the custodian before assuming City Hall holds every related file.
No Taylor-specific 911 audio retention schedule or body-camera fee was published. Campbellsville may redact protected personal, juvenile, or victim details and may withhold material under an investigation, privacy, security, or other statutory exemption. Large audio or video requests can involve actual reproduction or media costs. Ask for a written legal basis if material is denied or redacted.
Public Access Rules
The Kentucky Open Records Act creates the general right to inspect public-agency records, subject to exemptions. It does not turn a Campbellsville request into access to court-controlled files or unrestricted criminal-history data. KRS 17.150 adds rules for law-enforcement reports, intelligence, and investigative material. Juvenile records and sensitive identifiers can remain confidential.
Key Statutes:
Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870-.884 - permits inspection of public-agency records while preserving statutory exemptions.
KRS 17.150 - governs access limits for law-enforcement offense reports, intelligence, and investigative material.
KRS 83A.065(8) - routes criminal city-ordinance violations to District Court rather than a Campbellsville municipal court.
If Campbellsville denies or redacts a record, keep the written response and cited basis. A denial under the Act can be taken through Kentucky's review process. If Campbellsville says another office holds the file, direct the next request to that custodian instead of treating the response as proof the record does not exist.