Accident Reports
Accident reports are available to qualifying individuals
(see list below) 24 hours after a report is filed, in
accordance with KRS 189.635 (5) and (6). They
may be obtained at the Police Department, 510 N. Main
Street, Nicholasville, KY during regular working hours.
A small fee will be charged to cover the department’s
expenses for providing this service.
To print out a copy of an accident report request form,
click
here.
For more information, contact:
Lt. Erika Canter
Administrative Division / Records Unit
Nicholasville Police Department
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-9467
KRS 189.635 (5) and (6)
On June 11, 2001, Judge John G. Heyburn II, of the
United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky
at Louisville, issued an order dissolving all injunctions
in Amelkin v. McClure, Civil Action No. 3:94CV-360-H.
The injunctions prohibited all police departments in
the Commonwealth of Kentucky from enforcing the provisions
of KRS 189.635, which relate to accident reports. Pursuant
to the June 11, 2001 order, the Nicholasville Police
Department is no longer enjoined from enforcing the
provisions of KRS 189.635. Until further order from
the Court, only the individuals / organizations listed
below are entitled to receive copies of accident reports:
1. Parties ONLY to the accident (no family members);
2. The Insurers of any party who is the subject of the
report;
3. The Attorneys of the parties; and
4. News-gathering organizations, solely for the purpose
of publishing or broadcasting the news.
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