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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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New Hampshire | NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 2 | Records Subject to Inspection |
A presumption exists that all court records are subject to public inspection. The public right of access to specific court records must be weighed and balanced against nondisclosure interests as established by the Federal and/or New Hampshire Constitution or by statutory provision granting or requiring confidentiality.
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the following categories of cases shall not be open to public inspection: juvenile cases (delinquency, CHINS, abuse/neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption); pending or denied application for search or arrest warrants; grand jury records; applications for wire taps and orders thereon; and any other record to be kept confidential by statute, rule or order. Before a court record is ordered sealed, the court must determine if there is a reasonable alternative to sealing the record and must use the least restrictive means of accomplishing the purpose. Once a court record is sealed, it shall not be open to public inspection except by order of the court. Any case records not subject to disclosure except upon order of the court shall be kept in a separate section of the court files, accessed only by the court and the clerk's staff. |
Obligation to respond to public records requests | State courts |
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New Hampshire | NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 3 | Right to Copy |
The right to public access shall generally include the right to make notes and to obtain copies at normal rates. |
Obligation to respond to public records requests | State courts |
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New Hampshire | NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 4 | Timing of Access |
The clerk of each court, in conjunction with the court's Administrative Justice, shall set reasonable administrative regulations governing the scheduling of access to records. All such regulations shall be designed to cause the least disruption to the clerk's office and shall be balanced against the need to provide timely access. The regulations may include the requirement of requesting access in writing, the scheduling of an appointment to inspect documents during off-peak hours, etc.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | State courts |
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New Hampshire | NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 6 | Large Scale Access |
Access to large numbers of records at any one time shall not be permitted. Individuals seeking such access shall be required to specifically identify by document number or case name the files to which they seek access and may be assessed a reasonable fee. Clerks are not required to allow access to more than ten files per day but may do so in the exercise of their discretion if it will not cause disruption to the clerk's primary function. No person shall be allowed direct access to the clerk's records or permitted to enter the inner office of the clerk's staff unless the court facility requires such entry and unless specific authorization for such entry is given by the clerk in conjunction with the presiding justice.
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Obligation to respond to public records requests | State courts |
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New Hampshire | NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 7 | Telephone Inquiries |
Telephone access to court records shall be allowed only at such times and under such conditions as the clerk may establish. |
Obligation to respond to public records requests | State courts |
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New Hampshire | NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 5 | Supervision of Access |
It is the duty of the clerk to insure the integrity of each file. At no time shall any file be given to any person to be examined outside the area allocated for file review. The file review area shall be within full view of court personnel whenever possible. Supervision over file use shall be direct whenever possible. At no time shall any person be allowed to leave the court facility until the file has been returned to be refiled and court personnel has examined the completeness of the file if that is part of the court's procedure.Administrative regulations designed to insure the integrity of all files may be established by the clerks in conjunction with the Administrative Justice. Such regulations may include, but need not be limited to, requiring the individual seeking access to provide identification and sign for all records and allowing only one file at a time to be released to each individual seeking access.
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New Hampshire | NH R CT RECORDS ACCESS Guideline 8 | Denial of Access |
The clerk, after consultation with the presiding justice and Administrative Justice, may, for good cause shown, deny access to court records to any individual. Good cause shall include, but not be limited to, previous theft, destruction, defacement or tampering of records and refusal to comply with administrative regulations established in accordance with these guidelines.
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New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 499:11 | Deposited Records. |
All records, files and papers required to be deposited in the office of the clerk by any law shall be and remain records, files and papers of the office, unless otherwise provided, and the clerk shall be the proper officer to attest copies thereof.
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Obligation to collect or record | Clerk |
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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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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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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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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 | Courts |