454.350 Time within which judge, commissioner or hearing officer must issue

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judgment or report -- Certification of reason when delay occurs.

(1)Every Circuit and District Judge shall, when at all possible, issue a written

judgment or order in all civil actions which have been submitted for final

adjudication within ninety

(90)days from the date the action was taken under

submission.

(2)Where a report, findings, or recommendations of a commissioner or hearing officer

are required by statute or rule as a prerequisite to an order or judgment by the

Circuit or District Court the same shall be filed within ninety

(90)days of the

conclusion of the trial or hearing at which the commissioner or hearing officer

presided.

(3)Every Circuit and District Judge shall at the end of every month certify in writing to

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court all cases which have been submitted for

final adjudication for longer than ninety

(90)days and have not been adjudicated

and certify in writing to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court the reason for the

delay.

(4)Any District or Circuit Judge who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this

section shall be subject to removal by the Judicial Retirement and Removal

Commission.