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Courthouses closed in Kentucky on Monday

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KENTUCKY (WFIE) -

Judicial centers will be closed in Kentucky today and all court services will be unavailable.

That's because the Kentucky Judicial branch is shutting down for the third of three furlough days this year.

This is for the entire state of Kentucky.

This will be the first time since Kentucky's modern court system was formed in 1976 that the judicial branch must close judicial center doors to balance its budget.

The furloughs will affect only non-elected court personnel, who will be off work without pay as part of the 2013 budget reduction plan.

Driver licenses will not be issued.

Trials and other court proceedings will not be scheduled on furlough days as there will be no staff available. Items already on the docket for those days will be rescheduled.

The supreme court will meet this January to determine if additional furloughs are necessary. 

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