Clerks can test, complete the 40 hours of observation documented in a journal and participate in an assessment clinic in any order. This means that a clerk could be doing the observation and writing the journal, studying for the test, and attend the assessment clinic during the same time period. Clerks should contact their local TCCA chapter for information on that procedure. No cash will be accepted. If registering by fax, remember to mail the check so that it is received by the deadline.
Payment is required for admission to the test.
The 40 hours of observation must be done in three different sizes of courts. Clerks can choose the courts to observe by contacting the court administrator or clerk in those courts and making the arrangements. The medium size courts are defined for this program as those with less than 115,000 population in 1990 and more than 30,000. The remainder of the courts will be referred to as low volume courts for the purpose of this study. When a clerk is observing in a court, the clerk must have the court clerk sign an observation verification sheet.