Opinion ID: 1861044
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Custody of Books, Records and Seal.

Text: All books, papers, records, files and the seal of the Court shall be kept in the office of the clerk and in his custody. The clerk shall not allow any book, paper, record or file to be taken from his office or the courtroom, except by a justice of the Court or upon the order of the Court. (3) Record of Proceedings. The clerk shall keep such records as the Court may from time to time order or direct. The clerk shall keep a docket of all cases that are appealed to, or that originate in, the Court. Each case shall be docketed and numbered in the order that the notice of appeal or the petition originating the cause is filed in the Court. (4) Filing Fee. In all appeals and cases originating in the Court, the clerk shall require the payment of a fee as provided by law when the notice of appeal, petition or other initial pleading is filed. The payment shall not be exacted in advance in criminal appeals in which the defendant has been adjudicated insolvent for the purpose of an appeal or in appeals in which the state is the real party in interest as the moving party. The payment of the fee shall not be required in habeas corpus proceedings, or appeals therefrom, arising out of or in connection with criminal actions. (5) Issuance of Mandate, Recordation and Notification. The clerk shall issue such mandates or process as may be directed by the Court. Upon the issuance of any mandate the clerk shall record the issuance in a book kept for that purpose in which he shall note the date of issuance and the manner of transmittal of the process. In proceedings when no mandate is issued, the clerk shall transmit to the party affected thereby a copy of the Court's order on judgment upon final adjudication of the pending cause. The clerk shall notify the attorneys of record of the issuance of any mandate or the rendition of any final judgment. The clerk shall furnish without charge to all attorneys of record in any cause a copy of any order or written opinion rendered in such action. (6) Return of Original Papers. Upon the conclusion of any proceeding in the Supreme Court, the clerk shall return to the clerk of the lower court the original papers or files transmitted to the Court for use in the cause.