Elected Officials Public Information County Departments CIRCUIT CLERK POPULAR LINKS Circuit Clerk- Concetta Brooks Circuit Clerk responsibilities: Serves as clerk to county, youth, and circuit courts Receives and maintains all court files in Youth, County, and Circuit cases Maintains records of all judgements and executions Issues and maintains all records of marriage licenses County Registrar: Registers new voters and works with Election Commissioners in all local and statewide elections Registers medical and professional licenses 1st Judicial District 2nd Judicial District 101 N. Court Street, Suite B P.O. Box 1336 Ellisville, MS 39437 Laurel, MS 39441 Phone (601)477-8538 Phone (601)425-2556 Fax (601)477-8539 Fax (601)399-4774 Email: circuit@co.jones.ms.us or cbrooks@co.jones.ms.us Office hours 8:00 A.M until 5:00 P.M. Monday-Friday The Circuit Court Department handles the following: Voter Registration Elections Marriage Licenses Notary Passports Custodian of all Circuit, County and Youth Court files County Election Commissioners Gail Harrison Welch, Beat 1 Marilyn Graves Huff, Beat 2 Helen Blackledge Stanley, Beat 3 Allison Holifield, Beat 4 Addie Wash Chinn, Beat 5 Voter Information You must be registered to vote 30 days prior to an election date Absentee voting begins 45 days to prior to the election day You must be eighteen years old to vote ( you may register early but you muse be 18 before the next general election) We are open for absentee coting two Saturdays prior to an election date 8:00 A.M. until noon. Marriage License Information Bride and Groom must come to the Circuit Clerks office together to apply Cost of a marriage license is $37.00 (Cash only) (Exact change) Proof of age must be provided in the form of Driver License, Birth Certificate, Passport, or other legal document that contains name and date of birth The Circuit clerk shall NOT issue a marriage license to any male applicant under seventeen (17) years of age or any female under the age of fifteen (15) without a court order from a County, Circuit, or Chancery Judge. If either applicant is under the age of twenty-one years of age, he/she must have a consent from parents or legal guardian. If applicants have previously been married and divorced or lost a spouse through death the applicant will need to supply the month, date, and year the marriage ended. Once a license is issued, it does not expire. Passports The Circuit Clerks office is a Passport Acceptance Agency. We process applications Monday- Friday 8:00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M Passport photos are available in the office at the rate of $15.00. GOVERNMENT / ADMIN Board of Supervisors Circuit Clerk Chancery Clerk Tax Assessor / Collector PUBLIC SAFETY Sheriff Emergency Management Volunteer Fire Department PUBLIC WORKS Garbage Service Fund COURTS Courts SERVICES Recreation Fairgrounds Library FUNDED AGENCIES Welfare Department Pine Belt Mental Health County Extension Service Regional Airport Economic Development Authority Pat Harrison Waterway Made by Creative Computer