§ 483.010 Qualifications of a clerk
§ 483.015 Election — term of office — commission exceptions, Jackson County court ..
§ 483.020 Vacancy, how filled
§ 483.050 If surety of clerk is insufficient, new bond required
§ 483.055 Office supplies — duties relating to
§ 483.060 Allowances, how paid
§ 483.065 Office and records, where kept
§ 483.070 May remove records, when
§ 483.075 Duties of clerk — when county clerk replaces circuit clerk, exception
§ 483.080 Deputies, their duties
§ 483.082 Court records, how kept
§ 483.083 Circuit clerks, compensation
§ 483.086 Clerk to serve as secretary to court en banc (St. Louis City)
§ 483.088 Circuit clerks to report to state auditor annually all fees collected
§ 483.130 Courts to direct filing of papers
§ 483.135 Clerk to bunch, label, and index papers
§ 483.140 Judge to superintend keeping of records
§ 483.140 v2 Judge to superintend keeping of records
§ 483.145 Court to reconstruct records, when
§ 483.150 Clerks to keep account of fines
§ 483.160 Clerks of courts to deliver reports to successors
§ 483.163 Circuit clerk to cooperate in nonsupport investigations; additional ..
§ 483.165 Nonfeasance or misfeasance, misdemeanor
§ 483.170 Duty of court when clerk is charged with misdemeanor in office — notice — ..
§ 483.175 Duty of attorney general or prosecuting attorney — notice
§ 483.180 Notice and copy of charges to be delivered — witnesses summoned
§ 483.190 Trial by the court or a jury
§ 483.195 Clerk found guilty, removed and fined
§ 483.200 If clerk acquitted, reinstatement — costs
§ 483.205 Additional proceedings by indictment
§ 483.210 Clerk’s successor to receive all records of office
§ 483.225 Office, where kept
§ 483.235 Liable on bond for acts of his deputies
§ 483.240 Circuit clerks, duties and responsibilities — exceptions
§ 483.241 Other clerks, duties
§ 483.245 Deputy circuit clerks, appointment, removal, assignment of duties — ..
§ 483.246 Municipal clerks, selection, tenure, compensation — limitation on compensation
§ 483.260 Clerk to employ attorney (St. Louis City)
§ 483.270 Certain abstract of judgments to be continued (St. Louis City)
§ 483.310 Investment of funds in registry — income, how used — clerk defined — ..
§ 483.312 Security required for deposit of funds in circuit court registry
§ 483.355 Circuit clerk of Lewis County — duties
§ 483.360 Clerk to file judgments at Lewis County seat
§ 483.390 Papers may be recorded in office of clerk of circuit court — fee charged
§ 483.420 Circuit clerk, office (Cape Girardeau County)
§ 483.445 District No. 2 clerk, qualifications — election (Marion County)
§ 483.450 Residence and office hours of clerk
§ 483.480 Probate clerk, oath — itemized fee bill
§ 483.500 Fees of the clerks of the supreme court and court of appeals — collection
§ 483.505 Account of fees — supreme court
§ 483.510 Account of fees — court of appeals
§ 483.530 Fees, clerk’s duties
§ 483.535 Fees for naturalization
§ 483.537 Passports, accounting for fees charged, use of moneys collected
§ 483.550 Clerks to charge, collect court costs, when
§ 483.580 Fees, probate proceedings, guardianships
§ 483.617 Fees not to be charged against counties or St. Louis City, when
§ 483.630 Records transferred to circuit clerk — certificate of clerk effective, how ..
§ 483.640 Records transferred to clerk (Marion County)
§ 483.650 Records transferred to clerk (Cape Girardeau County)
§ 483.660 Records of probate courts transferred
§ 483.670 Records of magistrate courts transferred
§ 483.680 Records of municipal courts transferred, when, how
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 483 - Clerks of Courts of Record and Court Records

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • General election: means the election required to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, biennially. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • In vacation: includes any adjournment of court for more than one day whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a court, or judge thereof in vacation, or whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a clerk of any court in vacation. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.