§ 16-15-101. Terms of court
(a) The regular terms of the county courts of the several counties of this state shall commence on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October of each year. (b) (1) The county court shall be open, by operation of law, at the beginning of each regular term of the court, as set forth […]
§ 16-15-102. Special terms
(a) The county judge of any county may hold a special term of the county court when the public good of the county demands it. (b) Before any special term of a county court shall be held, the county judge shall give a notice ten (10) days before the special term is held by posting […]
§ 16-15-103. Change of term upon conflict with circuit court — Exception
(a) (1) Whenever it shall happen that the time for holding the county court and circuit court in any county shall be on the same day, the county judge shall not commence his or her court until two (2) weeks thereafter. (2) This section shall not apply to counties having separate county clerks, as provided […]
§ 16-15-104. Adjournment — Recess
There shall be no adjournments of county courts, but the county courts shall be deemed in recess when not engaged in the transaction of business.
§ 16-15-105. Sessions
(a) Each county court may, by rule or order, fix times and places when the court will be in session for the transaction of business; but such scheduled sittings of the court shall not preclude the transaction of business by the court at other times or places. (b) In counties having more than one (1) […]
§ 16-15-106. Punishment for contempt
The county court of each county, for an interruption of its proceedings or any contempt offered it while in session, shall have the power to impose a Class C misdemeanor.
§ 16-15-107. Approval of bonds in vacation
The judge of the county court shall have power, in vacation, to approve any bond requiring the approval of the court by law. The bond, so approved by the judge, shall be submitted to the court, at its next regular meeting, for their approval or rejection, and, if rejected, a new bond and surety shall […]
§ 16-15-108. Special judges
(a) When any county judge of the state shall be physically unable to attend to the business of his or her court to the extent that the business of the county court shall suffer on account of the physical disability, the circuit judge of the district in which the county is located shall have authority […]
§ 16-15-109. Interest in county contracts or transactions prohibited
(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any county judge to be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract or transaction made or entered into in his or her county or on behalf of his or her county or to accept or receive any property, money, or other valuable thing for his or her […]
§ 16-15-110. Judge not to be interested party in county contracts, projects, buildings, etc
It shall be unlawful for any county judge in this state to be either directly or indirectly interested, in his or her own county, in: (1) The building or repairing of any public building or the building or repairing of any public bridge; (2) Any toll bridge or causeway; (3) Any public ferry; (4) The […]