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Works under the general supervision of the elected 8th District
Justice Court Judge. Performs a variety of working level, general
administrative and complex clerical duties designed to expedite the
functions, actions, judgments, processes, and procedures associated
with the office of the Duchesne County Justice Court.

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GOALS

To ensure work performance, effective time management practices,
and attention to detail.

To conduct research and assist the County's Justice professionally
and efficiently.

To articulate and convey information accurately and appropriately
to attorneys.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS



Justice Court Deputy Clerk



Works under general supervision in performing various in-court
duties.

Maintains cross reference recovery system; opens mail, sorts and
processes.

Takes minutes and maintains record of court proceedings; enters
minutes.

Opens and closes court as required.

Marks, handles, and is responsible for keeping and releasing of
exhibits.

Receives dockets and files incoming citations, complaints notices
of appeal.

Prepares orders to show cause and distribution of all judgments and
orders.
Performs customer service duties; receives telephone calls and
assists public in resolving questions regarding various processes and
paperwork; provides information about court procedures and schedules;
sets appointments.

Administers fines based on Uniform Fine and Bail Schedule or
maintains and monitors trusts if not guilty is entered.

Cashiering duties include: taking payments over the counter, credit
card payments, and cash bail received from the Duchesne County Jail.

Tracks payments made through the mail and credit card system;
balances daily receipts; receives and processes requests for small
claims proceedings; maintains accurate record of small claims
judgment files.

Prepares affidavits and orders; sets hearings, collects fees and
initiates docketing.

Maintains calendar of events such as trials, arraignments,
sentencing, hearings, and motions.

Prepares a variety of notices including notices of trial and
pre-trial.

Performs confidential secretarial functions and prepares legal
correspondence.

Reviews citations; abstracts; tracks payment records of defendants
to assure conformity to judgments and payment schedules; tracks cases
that are classified as failure to appear; utilizes legal processes
such as late notices, summons, bench warrants, warrants of arrest,
orders to show cause; receipts money for bail forfeitures, fines; and
issues receipts.

Prepares, with approval and instruction from judge, various court
documents such as rulings, judgments, arrest and bench warrants;
prepares and issues warrants and orders to show cause for judge's
signature; enters warrants on the state system and mails orders to
show cause to defendant's.

Arranges appropriate dates of transportation when arrests are made
in other jurisdictions; computer entry of case information; maintains
tickler files and monitors when payments are due (end of court
probatio
n etc.).

Prepares case filing, case disposition and other related reports
and forwards or routes documents and reports to allied government
agencies (BCI, DLD); maintains liaison and communications with
agencies associated with the criminal justice system such as police
department warrants divisions, bail bondsmen, prosecuting attorney
offices, defenses attorneys, public defenders, adult

DUCHESNE COUNTY AUDITOR

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