§50-4-4. Long-Arm Jurisdiction; Manner of Service in Civil Cases
Magistrate courts shall have long-arm jurisdiction as follows: Over domestic and foreign corporations as provided in section fifteen, article one, chapter thirty-one of this code; over nonresident holders of consumer instruments as provided in section one hundred thirty-seven, article two, chapter forty-six-a of this code; over domestic and foreign limited partnerships as provided in section […]
§50-4-4a. Appearance in Civil Cases
Any party to a civil action in a magistrate court may appear and conduct such action in person, by agent or by attorney. Appearance by an agent or attorney shall have the same effect as appearance by the party represented, and the appearance by an agent shall not constitute the unlawful practice of law. No […]
§50-4-5. Return Date in Civil Action; Setting of Trial Date; Failure to Appear or Notify
Except as may otherwise be provided by law, each summons in a civil action shall notify the defendant that he must appear within twenty days after service of the summons upon him or that he must otherwise notify the magistrate court by that time that he wishes to contest the matter. If the magistrate court […]
§50-4-6. Return Date in Criminal Proceedings; Setting Trial Date
When a warrant has been duly executed or when a defendant appears in response to a summons, the defendant shall be notified of the return date set by the court. The defendant shall appear before the magistrate on or before the return date. In the event a trial or preliminary examination is not expressly waived […]
§50-4-7. Disqualification of Magistrate
A motion for the disqualification of a magistrate in a magistrate court proceeding shall be filed in accordance with the requirements of the rules of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
§50-3-4a. Disposition of Criminal Costs and Civil Filing Fees Into State Treasury Account for Regional Jail and Prison Development Fund
(a) The clerk of each magistrate court shall, at the end of each month, pay into the Regional Jail and Prison Development Fund in the state Treasury an amount equal to $40 of the costs collected in each criminal proceeding and all but $10 of the costs collected for the filing of each civil action. […]
§50-3-6. Collection of Costs and Fines
On motion of the prosecuting attorney, the magistrate court may issue execution or employ other means of enforcing judgment to collect fines and costs imposed in proceedings before the court and tax the cost thereof as a part of the execution or other process. Such execution or other process shall be directed to the sheriff […]
§50-3-6a. Deposits in Interest-Bearing Accounts; Payment of Interest to General Revenue Fund of State Treasury
Magistrate court clerks or circuit clerks acting in that capacity, subject to the rules and regulations of the Supreme Court of Appeals, may establish and maintain interest-bearing checking accounts in secure and properly insured financial institutions for the deposit and disbursement of all moneys collected by the magistrate court. In addition to making other remittances […]
§50-3-7. Records of Magistrate Court; Reports
(a) Records of the judicial transactions of magistrate court shall be kept as required by the rules of the Supreme Court of Appeals. If, after judgment is rendered in a matter, no appeal is filed within the time allotted, the records of the proceedings shall be forwarded to the magistrate court clerk. The records shall […]
§50-3-8. Audits
The chief inspector of public offices shall perform an annual financial audit of each magistrate court. In addition to and in conjunction with the financial audit, the chief inspector of public offices shall perform or cause to be performed an audit of the case filings of each magistrate court. The chief inspector shall report the […]