Section 16-11-110 - Library - Librarian(a)(1) Except as provided in this section, the Supreme Court Library shall be under the exclusive control and supervision of the Justices of the Supreme Court, who are hereby authorized to make such rules regarding its use and operation as they may deem proper.(2)(A) There shall be a Director of the Supreme Court Library who shall be nominated by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, subject to the approval of the Supreme Court.(B) Subsequent to the appointment, the Director of the Supreme Court Library shall hold office at the pleasure of the Supreme Court.(b) All books obtained and placed in the library shall be the absolute property of the state, subject to the control and management of the Supreme Court, except: (1) Items deposited in the library by the United States Superintendent of Documents under the Federal Depository Library Program; and(2) The reports of the Supreme Court directed to be placed in the library, which may be exchanged by the Director of the Supreme Court Library for the reports of the other states or of the United States courts or for other law books, under the direction of the Supreme Court.(c)(1) The Director of the Supreme Court Library shall have the authority to accept any donation of books, money, or property to increase the library.(2) Any donation of money shall be deposited in the Supreme Court Library Fund.(d) The Secretary of State is directed, upon demand, to deliver to the Director of the Supreme Court Library, whenever there are two (2) or more copies of any statute book, book of reports of any court of the United States, or any other law book in his or her office, one (1) copy of every such statute book or book of reports or law book.(e)(1) Every person who is enrolled as an attorney in the Supreme Court shall pay a fee determined by rule of the Supreme Court for enrolling and recording the license and the certified transcript thereof furnished to the attorney.(2) The clerk shall deposit this fee in the Supreme Court Library Fund to be used by the Supreme Court for the maintenance and improvement of the library.(f)(1) The Director of the Supreme Court Library is authorized and empowered at any time to dispose of any books, magazines, papers, or files which may be in the custody or care of the library and which may be found by the Supreme Court to be no longer useful.(2)(A) The disposition may be by any method permitted by law, as the Director of the Supreme Court Library may determine.(B) If the disposition is by sale, then the proceeds shall be placed in the Supreme Court Library Fund.Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1295, eff. 7/24/2019.Acts 1851, §§ 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, p. 89; 1895, No. 145, § 7, p. 213; C. & M. Dig., §§ 2141, 4572, 9776a, 9776d-9776f, 9776h, 9776i; Pope's Dig., §§ 2747, 5656, 13310, 13313-13315, 13317, 13318; Acts 1961, No. 132, § 1; 1961, No. 133, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 12-1709, 22-232, 22-234 -- 22-238; Acts 1999, No. 960, § 1.