2B:3-2. Clerks, offices and duties

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Clerks, Offices and Duties. a. The offices of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, the Clerk of the Superior Court, and the Clerk of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court shall be in the City of Trenton. The offices of the Deputy Clerks of the Superior Court shall be in places selected by the Supreme Court as convenient for performance of the deputy clerks' duties except that any office of any deputy clerk subject to Title 11A, Civil Service, shall be in the county in which the deputy clerk previously served unless the deputy clerk consents to transfer.

b. The clerk of each court shall be the custodian of the property, records and seal of the court.

c. Any duties performed by a county clerk for any court shall be in the capacity of Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court as provided by the Constitution. Source: N.J.S.2A:1-4; N.J.S.2A:2-5; N.J.S.2A:6-20; N.J.S.2A:11-1

L.1991,c.119,s.1.