Who is the custodian of jail-time credit records and responsible for recording jail-time credit in the docket?

• A. The prosecutor
• B. The defendant
• C. The clerk
• D. The judge

Answer: (C)

Jail-time credit must be reflected in the court’s official records, so the person who keeps and updates those records is the clerk of the court. The clerk serves as the custodian of jail-time credit records and is responsible for recording any credit toward a defendant’s sentence in the docket. The judge determines the sentence and may order how time served is credited, but the clerk is the one who enters that information into the docket to ensure the record stays accurate and current. The prosecutor handles charging and trial proceedings, and the defendant is the person whose case is being documented; neither is responsible for maintaining the court’s records.