§ 21-12-303 - Appointment of temporary replacement.
21-12-303. Appointment of temporary replacement.
(a) Whenever any county or township officer is suspended from office on account of any information or indictment pending against him or her, the Governor may temporarily appoint an officer in his or her place who shall hold the office until the disability of the officer so suspended is removed, or an election to fill the vacancy occurs, in case there is a judgment of removal.
(b) Should a vacancy occur in the office of sheriff or clerk during the session of any court of record, the court may appoint some competent person to perform, temporarily, the duties of the office until the Governor makes an appointment as required by this section.