County Clerk
Duties of County Clerk
Election & Voter Registration Info
Election Results
Financial Statements
Cedar County Clerk
Heather York
What are the Duties of the County Clerk?
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Chief Financial Officer Payroll Maintaining the Budget Human Resources Accounts Payable Employee Benefits Financial Statement Maintaining Personnel Records General Administration Employment Application Election Administration Notary Commissions Voter Registration County Commissioner Records Auctioneer Licenses County Inventory Liquor Licenses
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Notary Commission $6.00 Liquor License $3.00 + cost of State License Actuioneer License (10 day) $3.00 + $5.00 cost of license Actioneer License (1 month) $3.00 + $10.00 cost of license Auctioneer License (3 month) $3.00 + $20.00 cost of license Auctioneer Licnese (6 month) $3.00 + $30.00 cost of license Auctioner License (12 month) $3.00 + $50.00 cost of license Copies $0.10 per page Sunshine Law Request $0.10 per page + average rate of clerical staff
Cedar County Coroner
Cedar County Coroner
Danny Leo Green, Coroner
Joe Trussell, Deputy Coroner
What are the Duties of the County Coroner?
Deaths pertaining to:
- Homicide
- Suicide
- Accidental
- Criminal Abortions (including those self-induced)
- Unforeseen Sudden Occurrence (not seen by physician 36 hours preceding death)
- Custody Deaths (while in custody of law enforcement)
- Penal Deaths (lethal injection / legal execution)
- Child Deaths (under age of 18)
- Unusual or Suspicious Manner Deaths
- Occur in Non-licensed Health Care Facilities (hospice type)
- Occur in Licensed Health Care Facilities (nursing home/residential care)
Other Duties:
- To be Conservator of Peace (throughout his or her county)
- To Execute Process When Sheriff Disqualified (when sheriff is a party/involved)
- To Perform Duties of Sheriff When Office is Vacant (by death or otherwise)
- To Hold Coroner's Inquest/Coroner's Jury
- To Issue Warrant to Summon Coroner's Jury (coroner inquest)
- Coroner to Administer Oath to Jurors
- Coroner to Issue Subpoenas (witnesses)
- Order Postmortem Examination (autopsy)
- Certify Cause and Manner of Death (death certificate)
- Order Blood Sample Test for Alcohol & Drug Content (all motor vehicle fatalities)
- Report Toxicology results in writing to Missouri State Highway Patrol
- Procure Organ Donations (procurement of cadaver organ and tissue donation)
- Prepare a Budget for Income and Expenditures
List courtesy of the https://mcmea.org/coroner-duties/
Circuit Clerk
Duties of the Circuit Clerk
Local Court Rules
Ex Parte'
Jury Duty
Probate Court
Small Claims
Court Costs Schedule
Cedar County Circuit Clerk
Sarah Turner
What are the Duties of the Circuit Clerk:
The Circuit Clerk is the "Keeper of the Records". The responsibility of
a Circuit Clerk is to receive new filings of civil lawsuits, criminal cases,
and domestic relations matters. She also assists pro se litigants and
people seeking an ex parte' order of protection. The Circuit Clerk assists
the Judges in the courtroom by recording hearings and swearing in
witnesses during a trial. She is responsible for calling in jurors to serve
on a jury trial and coordinate with the Judge and attorneys through the trial.
The Circuit Clerk has to be very versatile and versed in the law and capable
of making decisions when faced with difficult decisions. She is responsible
for collecting and paying out fees appropriately that are collected during
each month. She must have financial responsibility and able to report those
fees to the proper entity. The Circuit Clerk is the appointing authority of the
Circuit, Associate & Probate Courts.
Local Court Rules
Please follow this link to view the local court rules for the 28th Judicial Circuit which consists of Barton, Cedar, Dade, and Vernon counties.
Your Local Court Rules
Ex Parte' Order of Protection
If you need to file for an Order of Protection you need to go to the Circuit Clerk's office between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. If you should need to file for an Order of Protection after hours or on weekends, you will need to go the Cedar County Sheriffs Department and they will determine if your situation qualifies under the criteria and will cont.act the Circuit Clerk to assist you.
Ex Parte' Court Forms
Jury Duty
There are two terms of court- January and July. The Circuit Clerk sends out approximately 500 questionnaires each term to qualify jurors. When a juror is called they will receive a summons giving them a time and date to report. At the time the juror reports for duty there will be a voir dire conducted by the attorneys of record for a particular case. After the voir dire is completed a panel of 12 will be directed to hear the evidence and return a verdict.
Probate Court
A division of the Circuit Court where wills can be filed; small estates, decedent estates and guardianships are opened. Mental health issues are also heard through the Probate Court.
Probate Court Forms
Small Claims Court
SmaH claims court forms and information can be found on Your Missouri Courts website.
Please visit Small Claims Forms.
Additional Information
Pursuant to Supreme Court Rules the following court forms are available:
COURT FORMS
Cedar County Commission
Special Road District Commissioners
The Cedar County Commission is an elected three-member governing body with a Presiding Commissioner, Northern District Commissioner, and Southern District Commissioner.
Presiding Commissioner: Kenneth Thornton : 417.276.1150
Northern Commissioner: Ron Alumbaugh : 417.876.7838
Southern Commissioner: Ted Anderson : 417.276.9975
The three member commission supervises the Cedar County Road and Bridge Department; acts as a liaison with other commission boards and government entities; approves and adopts annual budgets for all county related operations; establishes Cedar County policy; approves expenditures for each office; and oversees compliance with statutory requirements.
If you live in a Special Road District your roads are supervised and maintained by the commissioners elected to each of those districts, not the County Commission. A list of current Special Road District Commissioners is available by clicking the button link above. For further information concerning Special Road Districts you may contact the Cedar County Clerk's Office at 417.276.6700 E.221.
