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Judicial Department Generally

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Courts of justice.

Courts of record.

Application of common law in courts.

Written proceedings to be in English language; abbreviations and figures.

Places of holding court; stipulations of parties.

Telephone number of judge to be published in telephone directory.

Adjournment on absence of judge.

Places of holding court may be changed.

Parties to appear at place appointed.

Public sittings.

Courts, judges and clerks may administer oaths.

Acceptance of credit card or debit card for payment of money owed to court; payment of fee for use of credit card or debit card.

Recycling of paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials by courts.

Removal of data stored on electronic waste. [Effective January 1, 2021.]

Electronic filing, storage and reproduction of documents filed with courts.

Judicial days.

Nonjudicial days; transaction of judicial business. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]

Nonjudicial days; transaction of judicial business. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Courts required to have seals.

Clerk of district court to procure seal; form of seal.

Custody of seal.

Documents to which seal affixed.

Impression or electronic reproduction of seal.

Original jurisdiction not lost by subsequent legislation.

Powers of court respecting conduct of proceedings.

Grounds and procedure for disqualifying Supreme Court justices and judges of the Court of Appeals.

Grounds for disqualifying judges other than Supreme Court justices or judges of the Court of Appeals.

Procedure for disqualifying judges other than Supreme Court justices or judges of the Court of Appeals.

Subsequent application for order refused or granted conditionally; contempt and vacation of order.

Vacancy not to affect action.

No judge or justice of the peace to have partner practicing law.

Adjournment or continuance of action or proceeding during legislative session if party or attorney is member of Legislature or President of Senate.

Office created.

Appointment; tenure; salary.

Assistants: Appointment; compensation.

Private law practice prohibited.

Duties.

Claims which must be submitted to and processed by Executive Officer of Public Employees’ Retirement Board or Court Administrator.

Provision of records and information; unauthorized disclosure.

Duties of Court Administrator.

Compensation of members and employees.

Regulations.

Public officers and employees to cooperate with Commission.

Definitions.

"Commission" defined.

"Incapacitated" defined.

"Judge" defined.

Compensation of members and employees.

Jurisdiction of Commission over judges; filing of complaint or action relating to proceeding of Commission; appointment of justices of the peace and municipal judges to Commission.

Appointment of alternate members to Commission.

Assistants; witnesses; expenses.

Public officers and employees to cooperate with Commission; service of process.

Proceedings before Commission; applicable rules.

Reports: Annual; biennial; contents; confidentiality.

Immunity.

Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.

Finding of whether reasonable probability of grounds for disciplinary action exists required; letter of caution; deferred discipline agreement; procedure when reasonable probability is found to exist.

Deferral of formal disciplinary action.

Authorized statements by Commission when subject matter becomes public.

Fees of interpreters and translators.

Regulations establishing program of certification or registration of interpreters; application for certificate or registration; grounds for disciplinary action. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Regulations establishing program of certification or registration of interpreters; application for certificate or registration; grounds for disciplinary action. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Regulations to carry out program of certification or registration of interpreters; imposition of fees or fines.

Committee to advise Court Administrator regarding regulations relating to certification or registration of interpreters.

Unlawful acts; civil action or recovery prohibited for certain violations.

Petition for review of criminal history; fee.

Statement concerning obligation for child support required for issuance or renewal of certificate or registration. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Suspension of certificate or registration; reinstatement of suspended certificate or registration. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Renewal of certificate or registration: Application to include information relating to state business license; denial of renewal for unpaid debt assigned to State Controller for collection.

"Admonish" defined.

"Censure" defined.

"Complaint" defined.

"Formal statement of charges" defined.

"Letter of caution" defined.

"Removal" defined.

"Remove" defined.

"Reprimand" defined.

"Special counsel" defined.

"Suspend" defined.

Circumstances under which judge may be disciplined or retired; forfeiture of office by justice of the peace or municipal judge for failure to attend required instruction.

Notice to justice of the peace or municipal judge of intention to order forfeiture of office; public hearing; appeal.

Commencement of inquiry regarding alleged misconduct or incapacity of judge; time limitation for considering complaints; certain action required.

Certain determinations or findings of Commission to be recorded in minutes of proceedings.

Required actions upon receipt of complaint; letter of caution.

Appointment of investigator; designation of special counsel; conduct, scope and written report of investigation.

Procedures for allegation of incapacity; informal resolution of complaint relating to incapacity; medical, psychiatric or psychological testing by physician; burden of proof.

Review of report of investigation; letter of caution; judge to respond to complaint under certain circumstances.

Hearing on formal statement of charges; procedure; actions after formal hearing on charges.

Circumstances under which a judge may be suspended with or without pay; hearing; appeal.

Forms of discipline.

Extension of time limitations on disciplinary action; computation; prima facie evidence of unreasonable delay.

Confidentiality of existence of proceeding and information and materials related to proceeding; issuance of explanatory statements when name of judge subject of complaint is made public; exceptions to confidentiality.

Public access to formal statement of charges and certain other records; open hearings; private deliberative sessions; certain records privileged.

Rules to be adopted to provide for disposition of complaint or formal statement of charges.

Rules to be adopted to establish privileged status of certain communications.