§ 8-4-8. General duties of clerks.
The superior court clerks shall constantly attend the sittings of their respective courts, shall keep the seal, books, and papers thereof, shall collect and receive all fines and costs in criminal cases, and all court fees in civil cases and shall account therefor as required by law, shall make fair entries and records of all the proceedings, judgments, orders, and decrees therein either in writing or by means of an electronic storage system or other data compilation system, shall furnish stationery to be allowed by the court for the use of the court, and shall do and perform all other things which by law or the rules of the court shall appertain to their office.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 51; G.L. 1909, ch. 276, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 326, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 499, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 8-4-8; P.L. 1980, ch. 93, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 202, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts
Chapter 8-4 - Clerks of Supreme and Superior Courts
Section 8-4-1. - Clerk of supreme court.
Section 8-4-2. - Appointment and term of supreme court clerk.
Section 8-4-3. - Vacancy in office of clerk.
Section 8-4-4. - Clerks of superior court.
Section 8-4-4.1. - Retirement of superior court clerks as clerks emeritus.
Section 8-4-5. - Appointment, terms, and salaries of superior court clerks.
Section 8-4-6. - Vacancies in office of superior court clerk.
Section 8-4-8. - General duties of clerks.
Section 8-4-9. - Duty to recite pleadings in record of judgment.
Section 8-4-10. - Indexing of judgment records.
Section 8-4-12. - Appointment of clerk pro tempore.
Section 8-4-13. - Qualification and compensation of clerk pro tempore.
Section 8-4-14. - Appointment of deputies.
Section 8-4-15. - Removal of deputies — Compensation — Liability for misconduct or neglect.
Section 8-4-16. - Assistant supreme court clerks.
Section 8-4-18. - Powers of assistants in Providence and Bristol counties.
Section 8-4-19. - Employment of clerical assistants in Kent, Washington, and Newport counties.