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Title 24: Municipal and County Government

Chapter 005: County Officers; Powers and Duties

• Subchapter 001: Assistant Judges
•    § 131. Powers and duties

•    § 132. United States and State flags; display

•    § 133. County tax; amount; assessment

•    § 134. County tax; county treasurer; warrant

•    § 135. County tax; payment by town

•    § 136. Actions by and against county; process; attorney

•    § 137. Jurisdiction

•    § 138. Local option taxes

•    § 139. Assistant judge judicial education

• Subchapter 002: County Clerk
•    § 171. Appointment

•    § 172. Certificate of appointment

•    § 173. Certificate of Secretary of State

•    § 174. Repealed. 2009, No; 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.

•    § 175. Bond to county

•    § 176. Deputy clerk

•    § 177. Certification of election and qualification of officers

•    § 178. Record of sheriff's commission; copies; evidence

•    § 179. Repealed. 1969, No. 282 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.

•    § 180. Claim; clerk to draw orders

•    § 181. Settlements; record; filing

•    § 182. Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.

•    § 183. Repealed. 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. October 1, 2020

•    § 184. Processing of passport applications

• Subchapter 003: County Treasurer
•    § 211. Appointment; vacancy

•    § 212. Bond

•    § 213. Accounts; disbursements

•    § 214. Care of lands in unorganized towns and gores; lease lands

•    § 215. Lands in unorganized towns and gores; power to sue and defend actions

•    § 216. Lands in unorganized towns and gores; rents

•    § 217. Disposal of rents of lands in unorganized towns and gores

•    § 218. Rents for county property

•    § 219. Treasurer to levy tax to meet execution

•    § 220. Tax warrant; payment by town

•    § 221. Annual statement; penalty

•    § 222. Neglect to settle; penalty

•    § 223. Statement compared, corrected, and filed

•    § 224. Annual reports; publication; penalty

• Subchapter 004: County Auditor
•    § 261. County financial audit

•    § 262. Repealed. 1997, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1999, pursuant to 1997.

• Subchapter 005: Sheriffs
•    § 290. County sheriff's department

•    § 290b. Audits

•    § 291. Bond; oath

•    § 291a. Contracts

•    § 291a. Contracts [Effective January 1, 2024]

•    § 292. Office vacant

•    § 293. Duties

•    § 293. Duties [Effective January 1, 2024]

•    § 294. Sheriff imprisoned

•    § 295. Repealed. 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 19.

•    § 296. Transportation of prisoners

•    § 296a. Civil liability resulting from escaped prisoner

•    §§ 297, 298. Repealed. 1967, No. 345 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. April 1, 1969.

•    § 299. Duties as peace officer

•    § 300. May require assistance

•    § 301. Repealed. 2023, No. 30, § 9.

•    § 302. Power to search; return

•    § 303. Obstructing sheriff; penalty

•    § 304. Liability for misfeasance of deputy

•    § 305. Not to appear as counsel, or make writ

•    § 306. Term of office

•    § 307. Deputy sheriffs; appointments and revocation

•    § 308. Deputy sheriffs; no compensation for appointment; penalty

•    § 309. Bonds of deputies; liability of sheriff; deputy's powers and duties

•    § 310. Repealed. 2013, No. 49, § 5.

•    § 311. Training requirements

•    § 312. Jurisdiction of sheriffs

•    § 313. Conflict of interest; appearance of conflict of interest

•    § 314. Sheriffs; annual disclosure

• Subchapter 006: High Bailiff
•    § 331. Oath; bond

•    § 332. Powers and duties

•    § 333. Confinement of sheriff; vacancy

• Subchapter 007: State's Attorney
•    § 361. General duties

•    § 362. Full-time State's Attorneys; private law practice

•    § 363. Deputy State's Attorneys

•    § 364. Investigator

•    § 365. Penalty for taking bribe

•    § 366. Deputy sheriffs; police school

•    § 367. Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

• Subchapter 008: Commissioners of Jail Delivery
•    §§ 401-404. Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.

• Subchapter 009: Notaries Public
•    §§ 441-443 Repealed. 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2019.

•    § 444. Repealed. 1983, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.

•    §§ 445, 446. Repealed. 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2019.

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