Effective - 02 Jan 1979
483.680. Records of municipal courts transferred, when, how. — 1. All records belonging to a municipal court on January 1, 1979, shall on January 2, 1979, become records of the circuit court in which such municipality or major geographical area thereof shall be located. Physical custody of such records shall not, however, be transferred to the circuit clerk or to a division clerk of the circuit court except as hereinafter provided, but rather physical custody of such records shall be maintained by the municipality. Physical custody of such records shall be transferred to the circuit court in the following situations:
(1) When a municipality makes provision for a municipal judge of the circuit court to serve such municipality beginning on January 2, 1979, the records in cases which are pending on January 1, 1979, shall be placed in the custody of the municipal clerk serving the municipal judge;
(2) When a municipality does not make provision for a municipal judge of the circuit court to serve such municipality beginning on January 2, 1979, the records in cases which are pending on January 1, 1979, shall be placed in the custody of the circuit clerk or the division clerk serving the associate circuit judge to whom such cases are assigned;
(3) When the records of a case or cases are ordered transferred pursuant to local circuit court rule.
2. If physical custody of such records which belonged to a municipal court on January 1, 1979, is not transferred or ordered to be transferred as provided in subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of subsection 1 of this section by January 1, 1982, such records shall cease to be records of the circuit court, shall be considered thereafter as records of the particular municipality, and may or may not be disposed of as determined by the municipality.
3. If physical custody of such records is transferred as provided in subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of subsection 1 of this section, the clerk having custody of such records is authorized to issue certified copies of such municipal court records as well as copies of later municipal ordinance violation cases in his possession, and all courts of this state shall recognize such certified copies as if made by a clerk of the original court.
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(L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Effective 1-02-79
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 483 - Clerks of Courts of Record and Court Records
Section 483.010 - Qualifications of a clerk.
Section 483.020 - Vacancy, how filled.
Section 483.050 - If surety of clerk is insufficient, new bond required.
Section 483.055 - Office supplies — duties relating to.
Section 483.060 - Allowances, how paid.
Section 483.065 - Office and records, where kept.
Section 483.070 - May remove records, when.
Section 483.075 - Duties of clerk — when county clerk replaces circuit clerk, exception.
Section 483.080 - Deputies, their duties.
Section 483.082 - Court records, how kept.
Section 483.083 - Circuit clerks, compensation.
Section 483.086 - Clerk to serve as secretary to court en banc (St. Louis City).
Section 483.088 - Circuit clerks to report to state auditor annually all fees collected.
Section 483.130 - Courts to direct filing of papers.
Section 483.135 - Clerk to bunch, label, and index papers.
Section 483.140 - Judge to superintend keeping of records.
Section 483.140 - Judge to superintend keeping of records.
Section 483.145 - Court to reconstruct records, when.
Section 483.150 - Clerks to keep account of fines.
Section 483.160 - Clerks of courts to deliver reports to successors.
Section 483.165 - Nonfeasance or misfeasance, misdemeanor.
Section 483.175 - Duty of attorney general or prosecuting attorney — notice.
Section 483.180 - Notice and copy of charges to be delivered — witnesses summoned.
Section 483.190 - Trial by the court or a jury.
Section 483.195 - Clerk found guilty, removed and fined.
Section 483.200 - If clerk acquitted, reinstatement — costs.
Section 483.205 - Additional proceedings by indictment.
Section 483.210 - Clerk's successor to receive all records of office.
Section 483.225 - Office, where kept.
Section 483.235 - Liable on bond for acts of his deputies.
Section 483.240 - Circuit clerks, duties and responsibilities — exceptions.
Section 483.241 - Other clerks, duties.
Section 483.246 - Municipal clerks, selection, tenure, compensation — limitation on compensation.
Section 483.260 - Clerk to employ attorney (St. Louis City).
Section 483.270 - Certain abstract of judgments to be continued (St. Louis City).
Section 483.312 - Security required for deposit of funds in circuit court registry.
Section 483.355 - Circuit clerk of Lewis County — duties.
Section 483.360 - Clerk to file judgments at Lewis County seat.
Section 483.390 - Papers may be recorded in office of clerk of circuit court — fee charged.
Section 483.420 - Circuit clerk, office (Cape Girardeau County).
Section 483.445 - District No. 2 clerk, qualifications — election (Marion County).
Section 483.450 - Residence and office hours of clerk.
Section 483.480 - Probate clerk, oath — itemized fee bill.
Section 483.500 - Fees of the clerks of the supreme court and court of appeals — collection.
Section 483.505 - Account of fees — supreme court.
Section 483.510 - Account of fees — court of appeals.
Section 483.530 - Fees, clerk's duties.
Section 483.535 - Fees for naturalization.
Section 483.537 - Passports, accounting for fees charged, use of moneys collected.
Section 483.550 - Clerks to charge, collect court costs, when.
Section 483.580 - Fees, probate proceedings, guardianships.
Section 483.617 - Fees not to be charged against counties or St. Louis City, when.
Section 483.640 - Records transferred to clerk (Marion County).
Section 483.650 - Records transferred to clerk (Cape Girardeau County).
Section 483.660 - Records of probate courts transferred.
Section 483.670 - Records of magistrate courts transferred.
Section 483.680 - Records of municipal courts transferred, when, how.