§ 71 Deputy may perform official duties.

If a court officer, like a sheriff, has a job to do under this law, that officer's deputy can do it too. The same goes for anything the officer is allowed to do but isn't required to do. In other words, the law treats the deputy's actions the same as if the main officer did the task personally.

This matters because court cases often involve deadlines and official actions, like delivering papers or carrying out court orders. If you're waiting on an officer to complete a task, it doesn't have to be that exact person. Their deputy has the same authority to get it done, and it counts just as much under the law.