§ 78A-5a-203 — Administrative system -- Case management -- Clerk of the court -- Employees.

(1) (1)(a) There is established the State Business and Chancery Court Administrative System.
(1)(b) The Judicial Council shall administer the operation of the State Business and Chancery Court Administrative System.
(2) The Business and Chancery Court shall develop a case management system that:

(2)(a) ensures judicial accountability for the just and timely disposition of cases; and
(2)(b) provides each judge of the Business and Chancery Court a full judicial workload that accommodates differences in the subject matter or complexity of cases assigned to different judges of the Business and Chancery Court.
(3) The clerk of the Business and Chancery Court shall:

(3)(a) take charge of and safely keep the court seal;
(3)(b) take charge of and safely keep or dispose of all books, papers, and records filed or deposited with the clerk and all other records required by law or the rules of the Judicial Council;
(3)(c) issue all notices, processes, and summonses as authorized by law;
(3)(d) keep a record of all proceedings, actions, orders, judgments, and decrees of the court;
(3)(e) supervise the deputy clerks as required to perform the duties of the clerk's office; and
(3)(f) perform other duties as required by the presiding judge, the business and chancery court administrator, applicable law, and the rules of the Judicial Council.
(4) All employees, except judges of the Business and Chancery Court, are selected, promoted, and discharged through the state courts personnel system for the Business and Chancery Court under the direction and rules of the Judicial Council.

Legislative History

Enacted by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session