If any clerk of the circuit court resigns, is removed from office, or dies, he or his executors or administrators shall deliver all records, papers, books, files, seals, and other things belonging to his office to his successor, as soon as he is qualified, who shall take charge of and make receipt for those items.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 2 - Courts and Court Officers
§ 16-20-301. Preservation of seal and property of office
§ 16-20-302. Issuance and attestation of processes
§ 16-20-303. List of causes to be tried — Issuance of subpoenas — Penalty for noncompliance
§ 16-20-304. Record and index of court proceedings
§ 16-20-305. Authority to remove records
§ 16-20-307. Account and settlement of arrearages accruing to county or state
§ 16-20-308. Resignation, removal, or death — Delivery of records to successor
§ 16-20-309. Resignation, removal, or death — Settlement of accounts
§ 16-20-310. Charges against or indictment of clerk — Proceedings — Removal