Rule
1-304. General authority and duties.
Intent:
To delegate to the
Boards appropriate authority for administration of the courts.
To identify the responsibility of the
Boards:
(1) to adopt
administrative rules in accordance with the standards and guidelines of the
Council and subject to ratification by the Council;
(2) to propose
rules of procedure and evidence to Supreme Court Advisory Committees;
(3) to coordinate
the adoption of local supplemental rules;
(4) to advise the
Council;
(5) to supervise
the implementation of Council policies;
(6) to serve as
liaison between the local courts and judges and the Council;
(7) to develop
state-wide master plans for budget and legislative priorities; and
(8) to assure that
the Council, as the ultimate authority for the administration of the judiciary,
controls the direction of policy development by ratification of the rules of
the Boards.
Applicability:
This rule shall apply to all Boards, except
the Board of Senior Judges. This rule may be supplemented by a specific grant
of authority to a particular Board.
Statement of the Rule:
(1) All rules of the Boards shall be subject
to ratification by the Council. The Council may ratify a rule of a Board
without a 45-day comment period. Rules of the Boards shall not be inconsistent
with the rules, standards, and goals established by the Council or the rules of
the Supreme Court and shall not be inconsistent with law.
(2) Each Board shall develop uniform rules
for the operation of its respective court in accordance with standards and
goals established by the Council.
(3) Each Board shall distribute its proposed
rules to affected agencies and individuals for comment prior to adoption.
(4) Each Board shall present its adopted
rules to the Council for ratification. The rules of the Boards shall be printed
in this Code, shall be in a format identical to that prescribed by this Code
and shall be numbered sequentially to facilitate publication and reference.
(5) Each Board may submit to the Council
recommendations for legislation or rules.
(6) Each Board shall study and make
recommendations concerning issues referred by the Council.
(7) Each Board shall develop and recommend
to the Council budget and legislative priorities for its courts.
(8) The Board of District Court Judges and
the Board of Juvenile Court Judges shall meet with the presiding judges of the
districts at least annually.
(9) The state court administrator shall
submit for approval to the Board the name of the appointee to the position of
state level administrator for that court.
(10) Each Board shall be responsible for
informing the judges of its respective court of an invitation by the Council to
comment upon a proposed Council rule or any other action by the Council.
(11) The Boards shall have such other
authority and responsibility as delegated by the Council.