Pursuant to IC 33-35-3-2, the City Clerk is the Clerk of the City Court.
(A) The Clerk shall give bond payable to the city in the penal sum of $1,000, with surety to be approved by the Mayor and conditioned on the faithful and honest discharge of the Clerk's duties.
(B) The Clerk may administer oaths.
(C) The Clerk shall:
(1) Issue all process of the Court, affix the seal of the Court to the process, and attest to the process;
(2) Keep a complete record and docket of all cases showing:
(a) The name of a person who was arrested and brought before the Court;
(b) The disposition of the case; and
(c) An account of the:
1. Fees;
2. Fines;
3. Penalties;
4. Forfeitures;
5. Judgments;
6. Executions;
7. Decrees; and
8. Orders; in as near to the same manner as the records are kept by the Clerk of the circuit court; and
(3) Collect all:
(a) Fees;
(b) Fines;
(c) Penalties and forfeitures;
(d) Judgments;
(e) Executions; and
(f) Money; accruing to the city from the enforcement of ordinances.
(D) At the close of each week, the Clerk shall make and deliver to the Controller a written report of all cases in which the clerk has received or collected any fines or forfeitures due the city. The Clerk shall then pay over the money to the Controller and take a receipt for the payment.
(E) At the end of each month, the Clerk shall make out and deliver to the County Treasurer of the county in which the city is located a written report of all cases in which the Clerk has received or collected any fines or forfeitures due the state during the month and pay to the County Treasurer all fines or forfeitures collected, taking a receipt for the payment.
(C) The Clerk shall deposit all court costs collected by the clerk in accordance with IC 33-37-7-12. The Clerk shall distribute the state and county share of court costs collected in accordance with IC 33-37-7-8.
(Ord. 091514A, passed 11-17-14)