Court clerks may prepare warrants but not sign them.

• A. False
• B. True
• C. Clerks may sign but not prepare
• D. Clerks may prepare and sign

Answer: (B)

The main idea is who has the authority to sign a warrant versus who handles the paperwork. A warrant is a legal command that must be issued by a judge or magistrate, so the act of signing belongs to that judicial officer. The court clerk’s job is to handle the administrative side: draft or prepare the warrant document, ensure it complies with the rules, fill in the necessary details, and file it for the judge to review. Because the clerk does not have authority to grant the warrant, they don’t sign it. That’s why the statement is correct: court clerks may prepare warrants but not sign them. If someone suggested clerks could sign, that would overstep the judge’s authority, and if someone said clerks could only sign but not prepare, it would still omit the important role of the clerk in drafting the warrant for the judge’s signature.