CivilMagistrate Warrants Clerk

GENERAL SUMMARY: The purpose of this classification is to process, track and issue warrants and perform related administrative functions for the Civil and Magistrate Courts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

• Act as a judicial officer: serves and assists as clerk for various courtroom proceedings; conducts probable cause hearings; reviews applications; takes sworn statements; determines sufficiency to issue arrest warrant; and maintains related documentation and files.
• Receives, reviews, prepares and/or processes department documents such as felony and misdemeanor criminal warrants, civil orders, or other department documentation: verifies, completes and/or codes required information; enters and updates information into department databases; creates new spreadsheets/files; and purges old data as appropriate; makes copies and distributes as appropriate; maintains copies in department manual files.
• Performs customer service functions: answers telephones; provides assistance, requested documents and information regarding criminal histories, warrant types, status and processing, court procedures, fees, etc.; takes and relays messages and/or directs calls to appropriate personnel; and returns calls as necessary.
• Performs general clerical tasks: copies and distributes correspondence, memoranda, reports and other related
• Operates Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) and other computer systems to enter, identify, retrieve, and/or update criminal information: enters, obtains, validates and provides warrants, criminal history or other information as requested; initiates/retrieves computerized messages to/from national and state agencies; deletes recalled warrants or expunges warrants per established procedures.
• Accepts payments and records receipt of same; balances cash drawer; prepares deposit; and forwards reports and monies as appropriate.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.