The overall mission of the Circuit Clerk's office is to file and process state and local court cases, collect fines and fees, maintain and certify court records, store court exhibits, clerk trials, and process all paper records on behalf of the courts. In Madison County, the Circuit Clerk's office is divided into four main law sections: Civil, Family, Felony and Traffic. A separate section, Docume
nt Imaging & Archives, is responsible for imaging, preserving and storing court records. All sections are staffed by deputized clerks, who assign numbers to cases, maintain and update case files, clerk trials, set dockets for various courts, and ultimately oversee the preservation of case records.