Title 33, COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS

Sec. 5. A person is immune from civil liability for damages for any sworn or written statements made: (1) without malice and transmitted to the commission, the executive secretary, or the executive secretary's staff; or (2) in the course of investigatory, hearing, or review proce…

Sec. 6. The executive secretary, the executive secretary's staff, counsel, investigators, hearing officers, and the commissioners are immune from civil liability for damages for conduct within the scope and arising out of the performance of their duties. As added by P.L.98-2004, …

Sec. 1.1. IC 33-29-1 does not apply to this chapter. As added by P.L.138-2020, SEC.2.

Sec. 15. (a) A judge of a division of the Clark circuit court may, with the consent of a judge of another division of the circuit court, transfer any action or proceeding from the judge's division to the other judge's division. (b) A judge of a city or town court located in Clark…

Sec. 16. (a) The Clark circuit court shall be governed by a board of judges composed of all the circuit court judges. The board of judges shall administer the Clark circuit court for all purposes. (b) The judges of the circuit court shall select from among themselves a presiding …

Sec. 17. (a) When any action of the entire circuit court is required, including selection of a presiding judge under section 16(b) of this chapter and adoption of rules under section 19 of this chapter, the judges of the circuit court shall act by consensus. (b) If consensus is n…

Sec. 18. In accordance with rules adopted by the board of judges under section 19 of this chapter, the presiding judge shall do the following: (1) Ensure that the circuit court operates efficiently and judicially under rules adopted by the board of judges. (2) Upon approval by th…

Sec. 19. (a) Before March 15 of each year, the board of judges of the circuit court shall adopt rules to provide for the administration of the circuit court, including rules governing the following: (1) Allocation of case load. (2) Legal representation for indigents. (3) Budgetar…

Sec. 2. (a) Clark County constitutes the fourth judicial circuit. (b) The judges of the Clark circuit court may jointly appoint four (4) full-time magistrates under IC 33-23-5 to serve the circuit court. (c) A magistrate continues in office until jointly removed by the judges of …

Sec. 2.7. (a) This section applies beginning January 1, 2025. (b) The Clark circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction with six (6) judges. (c) The court shall have six (6) divisions, known as Clark circuit court No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6. (d) Clark Count…

Sec. 20. (a) Each judge of the circuit court may employ personnel necessary for the proper administration of the judge's docket. (b) Personnel employed under this section: (1) include court reporters, bailiffs, clerical staff, and any additional officers necessary for the proper …

Sec. 21. (a) The board of judges of the circuit court shall appoint a court administrator to implement and administer the decisions made by the board of judges. (b) A circuit court administrator appointed under this section is subject to the rules concerning employment and manage…

Sec. 7. (a) Each division of the circuit court of Clark County shall hold its sessions at the courthouse of the county, or at other convenient places as the circuit court designates in the county. The county commissioners shall provide suitable quarters for each division of the c…

Sec. 1. (a) A juror of a circuit, superior, county, or probate court or a member of a grand jury is entitled to the sum of the following: (1) Except as provided in subsection (f), an amount for mileage at the mileage rate paid to state officers and employees for each mile necessa…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 3.5 of this chapter, a witness in a criminal action may receive a fee if the witness: (1) is summoned by the state; (2) is named on the indictment or information; and (3) testifies under oath to a material fact in aid of the prosecution. …

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 3.5 of this chapter, a witness in an action listed in IC 33-37-4-2, IC 33-37-4-3, IC 33-37-4-4, IC 33-37-4-6, and IC 33-37-4-7 is entitled to the sum of the following: (1) An amount for mileage at the mileage rate paid to state officers for e…

Sec. 3.5. A witness in any civil or criminal action who is employed by a school in Indiana is entitled to the sum of the following if the witness is called to testify on a regular school day of the school district that employs the witness: (1) An amount for mileage at the mileage…

Sec. 4. (a) The clerk shall note witness and juror fees when the fees are claimed and forward the claims to the county auditor or city or town fiscal officer. (b) The clerk is not entitled to a fee for providing an affidavit or other proof of attendance to a juror or witness. (c)…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "private judge" means a person who is qualified to act as judge of a case under this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-15-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

Sec. 2. (a) A person who: (1) has been but is not currently a judge of a circuit, superior, criminal, probate, municipal, or county court and has served in the capacity of judge for at least four (4) consecutive years; (2) is admitted to the practice of law in Indiana; and (3) is…

Sec. 3. (a) A former judge qualified under section 2(a) of this chapter who wishes to serve as a private judge must register with the chief administrative officer of the office of judicial administration. The chief administrative officer shall: (1) compile; (2) periodically updat…

Sec. 4. (a) A trial conducted by a private judge shall be conducted without a jury. (b) A person who serves as a private judge has, for each case the private judge hears, the same powers as the judge of a circuit court in relation to: (1) court procedure; (2) deciding the outcome…

Sec. 5. Costs in an action brought before a private judge shall be taxed and distributed in the same manner as costs in the circuit court of the county in which the case is filed. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-15-5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

Sec. 6. (a) The clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the case is filed serves as the clerk of the court for a case heard by a private judge, and the sheriff of that county serves as the sheriff of the court for the case. The sheriff shall attend the proceedings. The …

Sec. 7. (a) A case heard by a private judge may be heard: (1) at any time; and (2) at any place in Indiana; that is mutually agreeable to all parties and the judge. (b) There shall be posted in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the case is filed,…

Sec. 8. Notwithstanding the rules of trial procedure, a private judge may receive compensation for hearing a case in an amount and subject to the terms and conditions agreed to by the judge and the parties to the case. A contract for the services of a private judge must provide f…

Sec. 9. The supreme court shall adopt rules to carry out this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-15-9.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

Sec. 1. (a) A person may be appointed as a senior prosecuting attorney if the person: (1) was employed for at least eight (8) years as a: (A) prosecuting attorney; (B) chief deputy prosecuting attorney; (C) deputy prosecuting attorney appointed under IC 33-39-6-2; or (D) deputy p…

Sec. 2. (a) A person may be appointed as a special prosecutor: (1) as provided under this section; or (2) in accordance with IC 4-2-7-7. (b) A circuit court or superior court judge: (1) shall appoint a special prosecutor if: (A) any person, other than a prosecuting attorney or th…

Sec. 3. (a) With the consent of the inspector general, a prosecuting attorney may appoint the inspector general or a deputy inspector general who is licensed to practice law in Indiana as a special deputy prosecuting attorney to assist in any criminal proceeding involving public …

Sec. 2. (a) The official seal of a notary public must include the following: (1) The words "notary public". (2) The words "state of Indiana". (3) The name of the notary public exactly as it appears on the notary public's commission certificate. (4) The words "commission number" f…

Sec. 3. (a) A notary public is responsible for the security of any stamping device used for notarial acts by the notary public. (b) A notary public shall not allow any other person to make use of the stamping device used by the notary public. (c) Upon the: (1) expiration; (2) res…

Sec. 4. A notary public's official seal, when properly: (1) executed; and (2) affixed, associated, or attached to a record; shall make the record self-authenticating for the purpose of a court proceeding. As added by P.L.128-2017, SEC.19.