Title 33, COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS

Sec. 5. The recodification act of the 2004 regular session of the general assembly shall be construed as a recodification of prior law. Except as provided in section 2(1) and 2(2) of this chapter, if the literal meaning of the recodification act of the 2004 regular session of the…

Sec. 6. Subject to section 9 of this chapter, a reference in a statute or rule to a statute that is repealed and replaced in the same or a different form in the recodification act of the 2004 regular session of the general assembly shall be treated after the effective date of the…

Sec. 7. A citation reference in the recodification act of the 2004 regular session of the general assembly to another provision of the recodification act of the 2004 regular session of the general assembly shall be treated as including a reference to the provision of prior law th…

Sec. 8. (a) As used in the recodification act of the 2004 regular session of the general assembly, a reference to rules adopted under any provision of this title or under any other provision of the recodification act of the 2004 regular session of the general assembly refers to e…

Sec. 9. (a) A reference in the recodification act of the 2004 regular session of the general assembly to a citation in the prior law before its repeal is added in certain sections of the recodification act of the 2004 regular session of the general assembly only as an aid to the …

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this title. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-13-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. "Offense" means a felony, a misdemeanor, an infraction, or a violation of a penal ordinance. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-13-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 10.5. (a) "User fee" means a fee, rate, or charge imposed by a political subdivision that: (1) represents a just, reasonable, and proportionate approximation of the: (A) use or privilege for use of a service; (B) benefit conferred by the use or privilege for use of a service…

Sec. 11. "Vacancy" means an opening in a judicial office or an opening on the judicial nominating commission that occurs by reason of death, retirement, resignation, or removal. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. "Chairperson" includes an acting chairperson. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. "Commission on judicial qualifications", except as used in IC 33-33-71, means the commission described in Article 7, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. "Crime" means a felony or a misdemeanor. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-13-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 4.5. "Drug related felony" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.1-17. As added by P.L.252-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.186-2025, SEC.170.

Sec. 5. "Felony" means a violation of a statute for which a person may be imprisoned for more than one (1) year. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-13-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. "Infraction" means a violation of a statute for which a person may be fined but not imprisoned. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-13-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. "Judicial nominating commission", except as used in IC 33-33-2, IC 33-33-45, and IC 33-33-71, means the commission described in Article 7, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2…

Sec. 8. "Judicial office" means the office held by a judge or justice. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 8.5. "Medication assisted treatment" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2.1-223. As added by P.L.203-2017, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.220.

Sec. 9. "Misdemeanor" means a violation of a statute for which a person may be imprisoned for not more than one (1) year. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-13-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

Sec. 9.5. "NICS" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-2.5-2.5. As added by P.L.110-2009, SEC.10.

Sec. 9.7. "NPLEx" refers to the National Precursor Log Exchange. As added by P.L.5-2016, SEC.2; P.L.9-2016, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. (a) The supreme court consists of five (5) justices. (b) Three (3) members of the supreme court constitute a quorum. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2-1-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. (a) The supreme court has jurisdiction in appeals coextensive with the state and has jurisdiction as provided by the Constitution of the State of Indiana. (b) The supreme court has exclusive jurisdiction to: (1) admit attorneys to practice law in all courts of the state; …

Sec. 3. Except as provided in IC 34-56-1, an appeal may not be taken to the supreme court in any civil case where the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, does not exceed fifty dollars ($50). [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-2-4.] As added by P.L.98-2004…

Sec. 4. The justices of the supreme court, in their respective districts, may preside at the trial of any case pending in any county in a district in which the circuit judge is incompetent to preside. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2-1-7.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.…

Sec. 1. The court of appeals consists of fifteen (15) judges, who serve for the hearing and decision of causes in five (5) geographic districts described in section 2 of this chapter under Article 7, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. [Pre-2004 Recodification …

Sec. 2. Indiana is divided into five (5) geographic districts, which shall be designated as the "court of appeals - First District; Second District; Third District; Fourth District; and Fifth District" as follows: (1) First District: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawfo…

Sec. 3. (a) Judges of the First, Second, and Third Districts of the court of appeals must have resided in their respective districts before appointment to the court. However, judges of the court of appeals appointed before July 1, 1993, must reside in the district from which they…

Sec. 4. All districts of the court of appeals shall sit for the hearing and decision of causes in: (1) Indianapolis; or (2) any other place that the chief judge of the court of appeals may designate. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-2-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.…

Sec. 5. A case appealed to the court of appeals shall be placed upon the docket of the district from which the appeal is taken. If, at any time, the court of appeals believes there is an undue disparity in the number of cases pending on the dockets of the districts, the court of …

Sec. 6. The judges of the court of appeals are competent to sit as judges of the circuit, superior, and criminal courts. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-1-8.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. The Indiana tax court is established. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-5-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.5.

Sec. 2. The tax court is a court of record. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-5-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.

Sec. 2. "Attorney commissoners" means the three (3) individuals admitted to the practice of law who are elected to the judicial nominating commission by the electors. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.

Sec. 3. "Electors" means individuals who are attorneys in good standing admitted to the practice of law in Indiana. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.

Sec. 4. "Mail" includes ordinary mail or personal delivery. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.

Sec. 5. "Nonattorney commissioners" means the three (3) individuals not admitted to the practice of law who are appointed to the judicial nominating commission by the governor. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.

Sec. 1. The circuit court shall be held in the respective counties at times as may be fixed by law. The court shall be styled "____________ Circuit Court", according to the name of the county in which it may be held. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-4-2.] As added by P.L.9…

Sec. 10. If, at any time both the sheriff and the coroner are unable to attend, or if the sheriff and coroner are both incapacitated from serving, the board of county commissioners may appoint an elisor to serve during the pendency of the matter in which the sheriff and coroner a…

Sec. 11. An elisor appointed under section 10 of this chapter shall take the same oath and give the same bond and surety that are required of sheriffs. The elisor has the same authority to perform all the duties of the sheriff that relate to the service for which the elisor is sp…

Sec. 2. (a) All circuit courts have: (1) original and concurrent jurisdiction in all civil cases and in all criminal cases; (2) original and concurrent jurisdiction with the superior courts in all user fee cases; (3) de novo appellate jurisdiction of appeals from city and town co…

Sec. 3. The judge of a circuit court, within the judge's district, shall take all necessary recognizances to keep the peace, or to answer any criminal charge, or offense, in the court having jurisdiction. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-2-9.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.…

Sec. 4. If there is a process for which a form is not prescribed by law, a circuit court shall frame a new writ in conformity with the principles of the process. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-2-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.7.

Sec. 5. A circuit court may do the following: (1) Issue and direct all processes necessary to the regular execution of the law to the following: (A) A court of inferior jurisdiction. (B) A corporation. (C) An individual. (2) Make all proper judgments, sentences, decrees, orders, …

Sec. 6. When the subject matter of a circuit court is situated in two (2) or more counties, the court that takes cognizance of the matter first shall retain the matter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-2-4.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.7.