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Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-32 | State revenue accounting. |
Each state department, institution, board, commission or other state agency and each official and employee thereof, including the clerks of the Superior Court, receiving any money or revenue for the + See morestate, shall, within twenty-four hours of its receipt, account for and, if the total of the sums received amounts to five hundred dollars or more, pay the same to the Treasurer or deposit the same in the name of the state in depositories designated by the Treasurer under such regulations as the Treasurer prescribes. Total daily receipts of less than five hundred dollars may be held until the total receipts to date amount to five hundred dollars, but not for a period of more than seven calendar days. The Treasurer is authorized to make exceptions to the limitations herein prescribed upon written application from the head of any state department, institution, board, commission or other state agency stating that compliance would be impracticable and giving the reasons therefor. The Treasurer shall make a written statement of any such exception and shall file copies thereof with the Comptroller and the Auditors of Public Accounts.
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Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-56a(a) | Accounting for receipts by court clerks. |
(a) Each clerk of the Supreme Court and Superior Court shall account for and pay or deposit all fees, fines, forfeitures and contributions made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund and the proceeds of judgments of such clerk's office in the manner provided by section 4-32. If any such clerk fails to so account and pay or deposit, such failure shall be reported by the Treasurer to the Chief Court Administrator who may thereupon remove the clerk. When any such clerk dies before so accounting and paying or depositing, the Treasurer shall require the executor of such clerk's will or administrator of such clerk's estate to so account. If any such clerk is removed from office, the Treasurer shall require such clerk to account for any money of the state remaining in such clerk's hands at the time of such removal and, if such clerk neglects to so account, the Treasurer shall certify the neglect to the Chief Court Administrator.
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 § 568 | Duties of clerks as to records; fees |
All clerks of courts shall receive and safely keep all such records and papers lodged in their offices and give attested copies thereof, for which they shall receive the same fees as a notary. Such copies shall be as valid as if certified by notaries.
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Obligation to collect or record | All courts |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1943 | Fines, costs and forfeitures in Superior Court |
Every clerk of a Superior Court shall render under oath a detailed account of all fines, costs and forfeitures upon convictions and sentences before the court and shall pay them into the State Treasury on or before the 15th day of the month following the collection of such fines, costs and forfeitures.
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 1 §408-A | Public records available for inspection and copying |
Except as otherwise provided by statute, a person has the right to inspect and copy any public record in accordance with this section within a reasonable time of making the request to inspect or copy the public record.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | All courts |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §554 | Accounting by clerks |
Clerks of judicial courts shall account monthly for all fees received by them or payable to them by virtue of their office, except those portions of fees collected for passports and naturalization proceedings that are payable to the Federal Government, specify the items and pay the whole amount of the same to the Treasurer of State at such times and in such manner as the Chief Justice of the Superior Court or the Chief Justice's designee from time to time specifies.
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1942 | Duty of clerks to collect fines nd costs or to issue process for collection |
Each clerk of court, in default of payment to him of fines, forfeitures and bills of costs, shall issue warrants of distress, or such other process therefor as the court finds necessary to enforce the execution of any order, sentence or judgment in behalf of the State, deliver them to the sheriff, or to such constable as the district attorney directs, and enter of record the name of the officer and the time when they are delivered to him.
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Obligation to collect or record | State courts |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §557 | Receipt and discharge of fines and costs voluntarily paid |
The clerk shall receive all fines, forfeitures and bills of costs imposed or accruing to the use of the State when paid or tendered to him before a precept is issued to enforce collection, give discharges therefor and enter them of record.
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §564 | Record of criminal or traffic infraction cases; certain convictions or adjudications not criminal records |
In indictments, clerks shall make records of the process, proceedings, judgment and sentence as the Supreme Judicial Court may prescribe by rule. |
Obligation to collect or record | Clerk |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §565 | Examination and correction of records |
The Chief Justice of the Superior Court may cause the records of each clerk to be examined and when found deficient, direct them to be immediately made or corrected . . .
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1941 | Duties of clerks as to certificates of fines |
Clerks of court shall attest triplicate copies of certificates of all fees, fines and bail forfeitures imposed and accruing to the State at such intervals as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or his designee may direct, and deliver one of these copies to the State Auditor, to the Chief Justice or his designee and retain one in the clerk’s office.
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1982 | Receipts for process for recovery of fines |
Every sheriff or other officer to whom any process for the recovery of such fine, forfeiture or costs is committed by the clerk of courts shall, at the next session of the court in the same county, produce a receipt in full for the same or assign a satisfactory excuse for not so doing.
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Obligation to collect or record | Law enforcement |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-801 | Monitoring and annual report |
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall monitor all State-recognized and funded local drug treatment courts, prepare an annual report on the implementation, operation, and effectiveness of the statewide drug treatment court program, and submit the report to the General Assembly by March 1 of each year. Each local drug treatment court program shall submit evaluation reports to the Administrative Office of the Courts as requested.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | State courts |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 15-207 | Records treated as privileged information |
All information and data obtained in the discharge of official duty by any probation officer shall be privileged information, shall not be receivable as evidence in any court, and shall not be disclosed directly or indirectly to any other than the judge or to others entitled under this Article to receive reports, unless and until otherwise ordered by a judge of the court or the Secretary of Public Safety.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | All courts |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 20-24.2 | Court to report failure to appear or pay fine, penalty or costs |
(a) The court must report to the Division the name of any person charged with a motor vehicle offense under this Chapter who: (1) Fails to appear to answer the charge as scheduled, unless within 20 days after the scheduled appearance, he either appears in court to answer the charge or disposes of the charge pursuant to G.S. 7A-146; or (2) Fails to pay a fine, penalty, or costs within 40 days of the date specified in the court's judgment.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Traffic court |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 132-9 | Access to records |
Any person who is denied access to public records for purposes of inspection and examination, or who is denied copies of public records, may apply to the appropriate division of the General Court of Justice for an order compelling disclosure or copying, and the court shall have jurisdiction to issue such orders if the person has complied with G.S. 7A-38.3E. Actions brought pursuant to this section shall be set down for immediate hearing, and subsequent proceedings in such actions shall be accorded priority by the trial and appellate courts.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | All courts |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 148-29(c) | Transportation of convicts to prison; reimbursement to counties; sheriff's expense affidavit |
The sheriff shall file with the board of commissioners of his county a copy of his affidavit as to necessary guard, together with a copy of his itemized account of expenses, both certified to by him as true copies of those on file in his office.
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Obligation to collect or record | Law enforcement |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-108 | Accounting for fees and other receipts; audit |
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall establish procedures for the receipt, deposit, protection, investment, and disbursement of all funds coming into the hands of the clerk of superior court. The fees to be remitted to counties and municipalities shall be paid to them monthly by the clerk of superior court.
The operations of the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Clerks of Superior Court shall be subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes. |
Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Courts |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-109(a),(b)(4),(6) | Record-keeping procedures |
(a) Each clerk shall maintain such records, files, dockets and indexes as are prescribed by rules of the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts. Except as prohibited by law, these records shall be open to the inspection of the public during regular office hours, and shall include civil actions, special proceedings, estates, criminal actions, juvenile actions, minutes of the court, judgments, liens, lis pendens, and all other records required by law to be maintained. The rules prescribed by the Director shall be designed to accomplish the following purposes:
(1) To provide an accurate record of every determinative legal action, proceeding, or event which may affect the person or property of any individual, firm, corporation, or association; (2) To provide a record during the pendency of a case that allows for the efficient handling of the matter by the court from its initiation to conclusion and also affords information as to the progress of the case; (3) To provide security against the loss or destruction of original documents during their useful life and a permanent record for historical uses; (4) To provide a system of indexing that will afford adequate access to all records maintained by the clerk; (5) To provide, to the extent possible, for the maintenance of records affecting the same action or proceeding in one rather than several units; and (6) To provide a reservoir of information useful to those interested in measuring the effectiveness of the laws and the efficiency of the courts in administering them. (b) The rules shall provide for indexing according to the minimum criteria set out below: (4) Criminal actions.--the names of all defendants; (6) Judgments, liens, lis pendens, etc.--the names of all parties against whom a lien has been created by the docketing of a judgment, notice of lien, transcript, certificate, or similar document and the names of all parties in those cases in which a notice of lis pendens has been filed with the clerk and abstracted on the judgment docket. |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-180(3) | Functions of clerk of superior court in district court matters |
The clerk of superior court: (3) Maintains, under the supervision of the Administrative Office of the Courts, an office of uniform consolidated records of all judicial proceedings in the superior court division and the district court division of the General Court of Justice in his county. Those records shall include civil actions, special proceedings, estates, criminal actions, juvenile actions, minutes of the court and all other records required by law to be maintained. The form and procedure for filing, docketing, indexing, and recording shall be as prescribed by the Administrative Officer of the Courts notwithstanding any contrary statutory provision as to the title and form of the record or as a method of indexing;
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Obligation to collect or record | Clerk |