Rule 9.03 Original Wills and Bonds; How Kept

Here's a plain-English summary of this rule:

The court clerk has to keep certain important documents locked up safely in the clerk's office. This includes original wills, bonds, bank receipts, and any documents that are being disputed in a case. These papers need to stay in a safe or vault, not just sitting in a regular file.

Nobody can remove these documents from the clerk's office, no matter the reason. The only way these papers can leave the clerk's custody is if a judge (called a chancellor) specifically orders it. This rule exists to protect important legal documents from being lost, damaged, or tampered with.

For people involved in a case, this means you cannot simply ask to take an original will or bond home or to your lawyer's office. If you need access to one of these documents for a legal reason, you will need to get a judge's approval first.