Title 18, Clerks Of Courts

(1) The clerk of the supreme court, in addition to the duties prescribed by chapters 1 and 2 of this title, is required to:(1) Preserve the written opinions of the judges as other records of the clerk of the supreme court's office, subject to the inspection of all persons wishing…

If the office of clerk of the supreme court becomes vacant during the recess of the court, the chief justice of the supreme court may make a temporary appointment to fill it until the judges of the supreme court meet and make a permanent appointment.

(a) The clerk of the supreme court may be removed from office by the court for malfeasance, incompetency or neglect of duty. (b) The reasons for removal shall be entered on the minutes of the court.

The clerk of the supreme court shall dispose of or preserve old dockets, old transcripts, old records or any other books, documents, papers, etc., as directed by the chief justice of the supreme court in accordance with the records retention plan promulgated by the supreme court.

(a) The clerks of the circuit and criminal courts and other special courts are elected by the qualified voters of the respective circuits and districts over which the local jurisdiction of the courts, respectively, extends. (b) The clerks' terms of office are four (4) years. (c) …

This chapter applies to clerks of the criminal and other special courts established by law.

(1) The clerk of each circuit court, in addition to the duties prescribed by chapters 1 and 2 of this title, is required to:(1) At each term of the court, when the jury is discharged, make out and certify a list of the jury, with the number of days they have served and the amount…

Whenever the circuit court judge fails to hold court as required by law, the clerk may, at the expiration of the prescribed time, adjourn the court until the next term.

The clerk is authorized, in cases where the court is adjourned pursuant to § 18-4-104, to enter forfeiture of all recognizances previously taken, for the appearance of parties or witnesses, where the parties or witnesses, on being called by the sheriff, fail to appear in pursuanc…

If any person, bound in a recognizance to appear, appears accordingly, but fails or refuses to enter into a new recognizance, similar to and of the purport and effect of the previous recognizance, for the person's appearance at the next term, the person shall be deemed to have su…

The same proceedings shall be had in all cases for forfeitures entered by the clerk, in pursuance of §§ 18-4-104 — 18-4-106, as if the same had been entered by order of court.

(a) The clerk of the circuit court, when acting as clerk of the court of general sessions, shall receive the compensation provided by law for circuit court clerks, as fixed by § 8-24-102. The fees, commissions and emoluments of the clerk of the court of general sessions shall con…

It is the duty of the clerk of the court of general sessions to make and file with the county clerk of the county for transmission to each regular quarterly session of the county legislative body a complete detailed financial report of all receipts and disbursements of the court …

(a) The clerk of the general sessions court has concurrent authority with the judge to issue warrants and other process and writs, other than those that the law requires to be issued only by a judicial officer, and has the authority to set the amount of bond in the absence of the…

The clerk of a general sessions court must be a qualified voter of the county and a resident of the county for one (1) year prior to the date of the qualifying deadline for running as a candidate for such office.

The clerk and masters of the chancery courts are appointed by the respective chancellors and hold their offices for six (6) years.

(1) The clerk and master of the chancery court, in addition to the duties prescribed by chapters 1 and 2 of this title, is required to:(1) Keep a rule docket, in which shall be entered the names of the complainants and defendants in full, the names of the attorneys and counsel, a…

The clerk and master of the chancery court is authorized to administer oaths and perform all the functions of masters in chancery, unless restrained by law.

The master in chancery may adjourn court, in the absence of the chancellor, from day to day, for three (3) days in succession, or longer if, in the master in chancery's judgment, the interest of the public requires it, and then adjourn it to the court in course or to the time fix…

Clerks and masters of the chancery courts, having in their hands funds belonging to minors or incompetents who have no regular guardian or other custodian or other person authorized by law to demand the funds, may invest the funds as provided in § 8-21-401(i)(4) without prior spe…

(a) The county clerks are elected by the qualified voters of the respective counties over which the local jurisdiction of the county legislative body, respectively, extends. (b) Their term of office is four (4) years. (c) The county clerk shall be the clerk of the county legislat…

(a) County court clerk shall assume the title “county clerk.” (b) The county clerk shall assume all the duties of the county court clerk and all statutes referring to county court clerks shall apply with equal force and effect to the county clerk. (c) The office of county clerk s…

(a) Notwithstanding the duties prescribed for the county clerk in chapters 1 and 2 of this title and §§ 18-6-101, 18-6-102 and 18-6-104, the board of commissioners in any county with a population of six hundred thousand (600,000) or more is authorized to employ its own clerk to s…

(1) The county clerk, in addition to the duties prescribed by chapters 1 and 2 of this title, is required, as clerk to:(1) Act as clerk of the county legislative body;(2) Keep a docket of all the causes to be tried in the court;(3) Enter upon the docket every suit, motion and act…

(1) The county clerk has the following duties in regard to revenue:(1) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.](2) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.](3) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.](4) Perform the acts in relation to state revenue prescribed in title 8, chapter 19, title 9, chapters 2 and 3, title…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any law or public, private, special or local act to the contrary, no county clerk shall serve as clerk of a court with probate jurisdiction. In any county in which the county clerk is performing this function, the duties as to administration of estates and…

(a) The county clerk has the duty to enter in particular books, to be provided and kept for that purpose only, every guardian's first account of the guardian's ward's estate, received into the guardian's hands and possession, and each annual account of profits and disbursements a…

(a) The county clerk has the duty to take the probate or acknowledgment of all deeds and other instruments that are entitled to registration by law, and to certify the same for registration, and to demand and receive the state tax thereon, as specified in title 67, chapter 4, par…

(a) The county clerk has the following duties as to marriages:(1) To endorse on or append to the marriage license the form of the return; and(2) To register, in a well-bound book, the names of the parties, and the date of the issuance of a marriage license, and to copy immediatel…

(a) The county clerk has the duty to record in well-bound books all letters testamentary and of administration, all guardian appointments and all settlements made by the clerk with guardians and personal representatives. (b) Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a po…

The county clerk is required to perform such other duties as are, or may be, by law required of the county clerk.

(a) Whenever the county clerk is incompetent, because of interest or relationship, to do or perform any official act required by law to be done by the county clerk, it shall be lawful and is the duty of the county mayor or appropriate judge to do and perform the act. (b) When the…

The county clerks are authorized and empowered to take depositions in any legal proceeding to the same extent and after the same manner as notaries public, and in taking such depositions the clerks shall attest the depositions under their official seals, and for such services sha…

(a) (1) The county clerks are authorized and empowered to take affidavits and administer oaths for general purposes to the same extent as judges of the courts of general sessions and notaries public.(2) They shall attest the affidavits and oaths under their official seals or the …

If the office of the county clerk becomes vacant due to death, resignation or removal, the duties of the county clerk shall be temporarily discharged by the chief deputy, or deputy designated as temporary successor by the county clerk in writing, until a successor county clerk is…