KRS 24A.200: Purpose.

The purpose of KRS 24A.200 to 24A.360 is to improve the administration of justice in

small noncriminal cases, and make the judicial system more available and

comprehensible to the public; to simplify practice and procedure in the commencement,

handling, and trial of such cases in order that plaintiffs may bring actions in their own

behalf, and defendants may participate actively in the proceedings rather than default; to

provide an efficient and inexpensive forum with the objective of dispensing justice in a

speedy manner; and generally to promote the confidence of the public in the overall

judicial system by providing a forum for small claims.