Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: January 19, 1973

Most Recently Effective: September 01, 1973

Rule 54 | Rules of Civil Procedure | Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts | Issuance and Service of Summons and Other Process

54.05 | Deputies Acting for Clerk or Sheriff

A deputy clerk or deputy sheriff shall have the same authority as the clerk or sheriff, respectively, to do any act which this Rule 54 authorizes the clerk or sheriff to do.

Committee Note – 1974

This is substantially the same as prior Rule 54.05.

Compare: Rules 4(c) and 45(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.


(Adopted January 19, 1973, effective September 1, 1973.)
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