12-202. Duties; record of proceedings; certified copies A. The clerk shall: 1. Attend sessions of the court. 2. Issue writs and processes of the court. 3. Enter, under the direction of the court, all orders, judgments and decrees required to be entered, the title of each action, the date of filing it in the supreme court, and a memorandum of all subsequent proceedings, with the date and the fees charged. 4. Keep such other books of record and perform such other duties as required by law or the court. B. The record of the proceedings of the court shall be read, corrected and signed by the chief justice. C. The clerk shall furnish a certified copy of any record or proceeding of the court upon receiving the fee therefor, except no fee shall be required from state or other public officers whose duties require such certified copy. 12-202.01. Preservation and destruction of records A. The clerk of the supreme court may destroy or provide for the destruction of all documents, records, instruments, books, papers, depositions, exhibits and transcripts in any action or proceeding in the supreme court, or otherwise filed or deposited in the clerk's custody pursuant to rules adopted by the supreme court. B. A photographic or electronic reproduction or image of any of the records described in this section, which has been certified by the person in charge of such reproduction as being an exact replica of the original, shall be received in evidence in all courts, and in hearings before any officer, board or commission having jurisdiction or authority to conduct such hearings, in like manner as the original. C. The clerk shall notify the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records of records designated for destruction pursuant to court rules. The state library, during the time prescribed by court rule, may review and inspect these records. During this time period, the state library may remove any of these records for storage and retrieval.



12-211. Appointment; qualifications and residence A. Each judge of the superior court may appoint a court commissioner. B. To be eligible to serve as a court commissioner a person shall be a United States citizen and a resident of the county in which appointed. He shall reside at the county seat or at such other city or town within the jurisdiction of the judge making the appointment as may be designated by the judge. 12-212. Powers; compensation A. The court commissioner may: 1. In the absence or inability to act of the judge appointing him, hear and determine ex parte motions for orders and writs, except orders for injunctions. 2. Take proof and report his conclusions upon any matter of fact, other than an issue of fact raised by the pleadings, on which information is required by the court. Either party may object to the report within five days after receiving written notice that it has been filed. 3. Take and approve bonds and undertakings in actions or proceedings in the court and examine the sureties thereon. 4. Administer oaths and take affidavits and depositions in any action or proceeding whatever. 5. Take acknowledgments and proof of deeds and other instruments requiring proof or acknowledgment under the laws of the state. 6. Charge and collect the same fees for performance of official acts as notaries public for like services. 7. Adopt an official seal upon which is engraved the words "court commissioner,...... (insert name of county) county, Arizona" and authenticate official acts with his seal. 8. Enter judgments pursuant to section 23-737.01. B. When the court commissioner performs services in place of the judge of the superior court he shall be paid such amount as the court determines to be reasonable, considering the services performed. The state and county shall each pay one-half of the amount.







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