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Chapter 20 COURTS
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Article 3 DISTRICT COURTS
Article 3 DISTRICT COURTS
20-301 District court in each county; jurisdiction.
20-301a Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority.
20-301b Judge required in each county.
20-302 District judges; power and authority.
20-302b District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals.
20-303 Seal.
20-304a Sealed instruments validated.
20-310a Appointments of judges pro tem; power and authority; compensation; reporting requirements.
20-310b Temporary judges.
20-311 Disqualification of judge to sit in certain cases.
20-311d Change of judge; procedure; grounds.
20-311e Same; punishment for contempt prohibited.
20-311f Same; limitations.
20-311g Severability.
20-318 Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator.
20-318a Training for attorneys and judges who work in juvenile court.
20-319 Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information.
20-320 Same; duties of chief justice; records and report.
20-321 Same; rules and regulations; assistants.
20-322 Same; name of act; citation.
20-323 Same; act supplemental to existing laws.
20-327 Terms of judges.
20-328 Pending actions and proceedings.
20-329 Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties.
20-330 Powers, rights and authority of district judges in districts with more than one district judge.
20-331 Residence requirements of judges of the district court.
20-333 Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases.
20-333b Transfer of pending proceedings to new district.
20-334 Qualifications of judges of the district court.
20-335 Abolishment of certain courts; transfer of records; certain officers of abolished courts to become employees of district court.
20-336 Election of district magistrate judges; election laws applicable.
20-337 District magistrate judges who are not admitted to practice law, temporary certificates; examinations; manual of laws and principles prepared by supreme court.
20-338 District magistrate judge positions established.
20-341 District magistrate judges; expenses; retirement system.
20-342 District court rules for administrative operations of court and nonjudicial personnel.
20-343 Clerks of district courts; chief clerk; qualifications and duties of clerical personnel.
20-345 Appointment of clerical and nonjudicial personnel for district courts; qualifications; compensation; duties; approval of appointment by certain judges, when.
20-346a Parole and court services officers.
20-347 Location of courthouses; chief judge's duties.
20-348 County commissioners responsible for certain expenses of district court operations.
20-349 Budget for district court expenses payable by counties, preparation; approval of budget.
20-350 Disposition of money received by clerk; investment of moneys held; disposition of interest.
20-353 Conversion of district magistrate judge positions to new district judge positions; procedure.
20-354 Elimination of certain district magistrate judge positions; procedure.
20-354a Elimination of magistrate judge positions and creation of new district judge position in first district.
20-355 Additional divisions, district court judges or district magistrate judges; determination and certification by supreme court; powers and duties of supreme court; manner of selection.
20-356 Additional judges or divisions of court; payment of costs and expenses from county general fund, no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds.
20-357 Reproduction and preservation of court records.
20-358 Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees.
20-359 Certain district court officers and employees; fringe benefits; counties' duties.
20-360 Performance of marriage ceremonies; disposition of honorariums.
20-361 Compensation of certain district court personnel to be paid by state; pay plan for court reporters, exceptions.
20-362 Disposition of docket fees.
20-363 Abolishment of certain district court employee job positions; positions assumed by county; payment by county of compensation.
20-364 Abolition of all associate district judge positions; creation of new district judge positions; procedure.
20-365 Clerks of district courts; use of facsimile signature.
20-366 Security for district courts.
20-368 Disposition of bail forfeitures.
20-369 Domestic violence special program fee; disposition; expenditure of fund.
20-370 Children's advocacy center assessment fee; children's advocacy center fund established; expenditures.
20-371 Electronic access to district court records; county may charge reasonable fees; no additional fees authorized.
20-375 Purpose of act.
20-376 Definitions.
20-377 Court trustee; appointment.
20-378 Same; duties.
20-379 Same; powers.
20-380 Same; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures.
20-381 Payment of authorized expenditures.
20-382 Authorized expenditures, when paid.
20-383 Court rules to implement act; review of requests for exemption.
20-384 Judicial district budgets; responsibilities of chief judge.