Election--term of office--commission exceptions, Jackson County courtadministrator to be clerk, St. Louis County circuit clerk, howselected--circuit clerk of sixth and seventh judicial circuits,how selected.
483.015. 1. At the general election in the year 1982, and every fouryears thereafter, except as herein provided and except as otherwiseprovided by law, circuit clerks shall be elected by the qualified voters ofeach county and of the city of St. Louis, who shall be commissioned by thegovernor, and shall enter upon the discharge of their duties on the firstday in January next ensuing their election, and shall hold their officesfor the term of four years, and until their successors shall be dulyelected and qualified, unless sooner removed from office.
2. The court administrator for Jackson County provided by the charterof Jackson County shall be selected as provided in the county charter andshall exercise all of the powers and duties of the circuit clerk of JacksonCounty. The director of judicial administration and the circuit clerk ofSt. Louis County shall be selected as provided in the charter of St. LouisCounty.
3. When provision is made in a county charter for the appointment ofa court administrator to perform the duties of a circuit clerk or for theappointment of a circuit clerk, such provisions shall prevail over theprovisions of this chapter providing for a circuit clerk to be elected.The persons appointed to fill any such appointive positions shall be paidby the counties as provided by the county charter or ordinance; provided,however, that if provision is now or hereafter made by law for the salariesof circuit clerks to be paid by the state, the state shall pay over to thecounty a sum which is equivalent to the salary that would be payable by lawby the state to an elected circuit clerk in such county if such charterprovision was not in effect. The sum shall be paid in semimonthly ormonthly installments, as designated by the commissioner of administration.
*4. The circuit clerk in the sixth judicial circuit and in theseventh judicial circuit shall be appointed by a majority of the circuitjudges and associate circuit judges of the circuit court, en banc. Thecircuit clerk in those circuits shall be removable for cause by a majorityof the circuit judges and associate circuit judges of such circuit, enbanc, in accordance with supreme court administrative rules governing courtpersonnel. This subsection shall become effective on January 1, 2004, andthe elected circuit clerks in those circuits in office at that time shallcontinue to hold such office for the remainder of their elected terms as ifthey had been appointed pursuant to the terms of this subsection.
Election--term of office--commission exceptions, Jackson County courtadministrator to be clerk, St. Louis County circuit clerk, howselected--circuit clerk of sixth and seventh judicial circuits,how selected.
483.015. 1. At the general election in the year 1982, and every fouryears thereafter, except as herein provided and except as otherwiseprovided by law, circuit clerks shall be elected by the qualified voters ofeach county and of the city of St. Louis, who shall be commissioned by thegovernor, and shall enter upon the discharge of their duties on the firstday in January next ensuing their election, and shall hold their officesfor the term of four years, and until their successors shall be dulyelected and qualified, unless sooner removed from office.
2. The court administrator for Jackson County provided by the charterof Jackson County shall be selected as provided in the county charter andshall exercise all of the powers and duties of the circuit clerk of JacksonCounty. The director of judicial administration and the circuit clerk ofSt. Louis County shall be selected as provided in the charter of St. LouisCounty.
3. When provision is made in a county charter for the appointment ofa court administrator to perform the duties of a circuit clerk or for theappointment of a circuit clerk, such provisions shall prevail over theprovisions of this chapter providing for a circuit clerk to be elected.The persons appointed to fill any such appointive positions shall be paidby the counties as provided by the county charter or ordinance; provided,however, that if provision is now or hereafter made by law for the salariesof circuit clerks to be paid by the state, the state shall pay over to thecounty a sum which is equivalent to the salary that would be payable by lawby the state to an elected circuit clerk in such county if such charterprovision was not in effect. The sum shall be paid in semimonthly ormonthly installments, as designated by the commissioner of administration.
*4. The circuit clerk in the sixth judicial circuit and in theseventh judicial circuit shall be appointed by a majority of the circuitjudges and associate circuit judges of the circuit court, en banc. Thecircuit clerk in those circuits shall be removable for cause by a majorityof the circuit judges and associate circuit judges of such circuit, enbanc, in accordance with supreme court administrative rules governing courtpersonnel. This subsection shall become effective on January 1, 2004, andthe elected circuit clerks in those circuits in office at that time shallcontinue to hold such office for the remainder of their elected terms as ifthey had been appointed pursuant to the terms of this subsection.
Election--term of office--commission exceptions, Jackson County courtadministrator to be clerk, St. Louis County circuit clerk, howselected--circuit clerk of sixth and seventh judicial circuits,how selected.
483.015. 1. At the general election in the year 1982, and every fouryears thereafter, except as herein provided and except as otherwiseprovided by law, circuit clerks shall be elected by the qualified voters ofeach county and of the city of St. Louis, who shall be commissioned by thegovernor, and shall enter upon the discharge of their duties on the firstday in January next ensuing their election, and shall hold their officesfor the term of four years, and until their successors shall be dulyelected and qualified, unless sooner removed from office.
2. The court administrator for Jackson County provided by the charterof Jackson County shall be selected as provided in the county charter andshall exercise all of the powers and duties of the circuit clerk of JacksonCounty. The director of judicial administration and the circuit clerk ofSt. Louis County shall be selected as provided in the charter of St. LouisCounty.
3. When provision is made in a county charter for the appointment ofa court administrator to perform the duties of a circuit clerk or for theappointment of a circuit clerk, such provisions shall prevail over theprovisions of this chapter providing for a circuit clerk to be elected.The persons appointed to fill any such appointive positions shall be paidby the counties as provided by the county charter or ordinance; provided,however, that if provision is now or hereafter made by law for the salariesof circuit clerks to be paid by the state, the state shall pay over to thecounty a sum which is equivalent to the salary that would be payable by lawby the state to an elected circuit clerk in such county if such charterprovision was not in effect. The sum shall be paid in semimonthly ormonthly installments, as designated by the commissioner of administration.
*4. The circuit clerk in the sixth judicial circuit and in theseventh judicial circuit shall be appointed by a majority of the circuitjudges and associate circuit judges of the circuit court, en banc. Thecircuit clerk in those circuits shall be removable for cause by a majorityof the circuit judges and associate circuit judges of such circuit, enbanc, in accordance with supreme court administrative rules governing courtpersonnel. This subsection shall become effective on January 1, 2004, andthe elected circuit clerks in those circuits in office at that time shallcontinue to hold such office for the remainder of their elected terms as ifthey had been appointed pursuant to the terms of this subsection.
