This section outlines procedures for handling court records, transcripts, and notes, including their return, destruction, and sealing after legal inquiries or appeals. It also details the public accounting responsibilities of judges and regulations for grand jury proceedings, including their summons and service terms. Key provisions include record retention timelines and conditions for grand jury operations.
Transcripts must be returned to the court clerk immediately after an appeal or proceeding ends, and may be destroyed after six years if ordered by a judge.
Grand jurors serve a term of six months unless an extension is ordered by the court.
No, grand juries are only summoned if the judge directs in writing and files the order with the court clerk.
Within 90 days after an inquiry, the judge must file a public accounting of all disbursed monies with the court clerk.