FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Judicial Branch is shutting down for one day next week for the first of 3 furlough days in 2012.
All court services will be unavailable and courthouses will be closed on Aug. 6 as the Judicial Branch takes a day off to balance its budget.
The Judicial Branch says non-elected court personnel will be off work without pay. The other two furlough days this year are Sept. 4 and Oct. 15.
In addition to courts, other services unavailable on those days will be driver's licenses, pretrial services, bond processing and release orders. However, existing after-hours protocol will be followed for processing domestic violence orders and emergency protective orders.
The judiciary's 2013 budget, which covers the year ending next June 30, saw a reduction of $25.2 million.
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