13th Judicial Circuit - Local Rule 7.1

7. Withdrawals of Papers from Clerk's Office

7.1 When Allowed

A. No official files of the circuit court or any divisions thereof shall leave the Office of the Circuit Clerk or the office of any division clerk except in the custody of employees of the clerks or employees of the circuit court.

B. All files of cases assigned to the various divisions of this court shall remain in the central filing room until the cause is set for hearing, at which time the circuit clerk shall deliver the original papers to the assigned division, except that pending probate files may be kept in the probate division.

C. After a case has been finally determined, the file shall be returned to the central filing room for permanent storage.