Title 33, COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS

Sec. 2. The county councils of the counties of the state shall appropriate annually a sufficient amount to pay the county salaries under this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-12-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a judicial circuit that is composed of more than one (1) county. (b) The counties comprising a circuit to which this section applies are considered one (1) county for purposes of this chapter. Each county in the circuit shall pay part of the co…

Sec. 4. For purposes of this chapter, each county is: (1) graded on the basis of population and gross assessed valuation; and (2) set up on the percentage ratio it bears to the state, the whole state being considered as one hundred percent (100%). [Pre-2004 Recodification Citatio…

Sec. 5. (a) The nine (9) classes of the several counties of the state as set out in this chapter are based on a unit factor system. The factors are determined by the relation of the county to the state as established and certified to each county auditor by the state board of acco…

Sec. 6. (a) The annual salary of each full-time judge of a circuit, superior, municipal, county, or probate court is one hundred ten thousand five hundred dollars ($110,500), as adjusted after June 30, 2006, under section 8.1 of this chapter, paid by the state. In addition, a jud…

Sec. 7. Of the annual salary of a juvenile court magistrate, the county served by the magistrate shall pay forty-one thousand three hundred ninety-three dollars ($41,393). The balance of the annual salary shall be paid by the state from the state general fund. [Pre-2004 Recodific…

Sec. 8. (a) The annual salary for each justice of the supreme court is one hundred thirty-three thousand six hundred dollars ($133,600), as adjusted after June 30, 2006, under section 8.1 of this chapter. (b) The annual salary for each judge of the court of appeals is one hundred…

Sec. 8.1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the part of the total salary of an official: (1) paid by the state; and (2) set under section 6 or 8 of this chapter; is increased in each state fiscal year in which the general assembly does not amend the section of law…

Sec. 8.2. (a) As used in this section, "employees of the judicial branch" includes the following: (1) Each judge described in section 6 of this chapter. (2) Each magistrate: (A) described in section 7 of this chapter; and (B) receiving a salary under IC 33-23-5-10. (3) Each justi…

Sec. 9. (a) A judge described in section 6 of this chapter, the justices of the supreme court, and the judges of the court of appeals shall: (1) formulate; (2) post in a prominent place; and (3) make available to the public; a schedule of the working hours during which the court …

Sec. 1. A: (1) prosecuting attorney; (2) deputy prosecuting attorney; or (3) judge of a city court; who recklessly acts as attorney, agent, or counsel for an applicant in a proceeding to procure a license to retail or wholesale intoxicating liquors under IC 7.1, or aids or assist…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.111-2024, SEC.5.

Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys is established. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (2), the commission is composed of the following eleven (11) members, none of whom may be a law enforcement officer, a judicial officer (including a senior judge)…

Sec. 3. (a) The members of the commission shall designate one (1) member of the commission as chairperson. (b) A vacancy occurring among the members of the commission before the expiration of a term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. An appointment to…

Sec. 3.5. (a) A legislative member of the commission serves a two (2) year term that expires June 30 of an odd-numbered year. (b) A member of the commission appointed under section 2(b)(1) of this chapter serves an initial term that expires June 30, 2027, and a four (4) year term…

Sec. 4. (a) The commission shall do the following: (1) Make recommendations to the supreme court concerning standards for indigent defense services provided for defendants against whom the state has sought the death sentence under IC 35-50-2-9, including the following: (A) Determ…

Sec. 5. The commission shall hire staff to support the commission. The commission may enter into contracts for any additional staff support that the commission determines is necessary to implement this section. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-9-13-4.] As added by P.L.98-200…

Sec. 1. A township trustee may perform any act that a notary public may perform in Indiana. Acknowledgments to deeds or other instruments taken by a trustee shall be recorded as if the acknowledgments had been acknowledged before a notary public. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation…

Sec. 2. Before a trustee may perform a notarial act, the trustee must obtain a seal that can stamp upon paper a distinct impression that indicates the trustee's official character, along with any other information that the trustee chooses. A notarial act of a trustee that is not …

Sec. 3. When signing any certificate of acknowledgment, jurat, or other official document, the trustee must append to it the trustee's date of election as a trustee. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-16-8-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.

Sec. 4. A trustee may not receive a fee for performing a notarial act. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-16-8-4.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.

Sec. 5. A trustee may not perform an act that is prohibited to a notary public. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-16-8-5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, each attorney is subject to this article. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-20-5-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.23.

Sec. 2. An attorney is not subject to this article if the attorney: (1) does not place any qualified funds in an interest bearing attorney trust account; and (2) submits a written statement to the board. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-20-5-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.…

Sec. 3. The statement submitted under section 2 of this chapter must: (1) be filed in accordance with rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the board; and (2) state that the attorney is acting under section 2 of this chapter to exempt the attorney from the application of this article.…

Sec. 4. If an attorney does not act under section 2 of this chapter, the board shall presume that the attorney has elected to be subject to this article. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-20-5-4.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.23.

Sec. 5. An attorney subject to this article shall place all qualified funds in an interest bearing attorney trust account. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-20-5-5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.23.

Sec. 6. An attorney subject to this article shall determine if money received from a client or beneficial owner constitutes qualified funds. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-20-5-6.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.23.

Sec. 7. In making the determination under section 6 of this chapter, the attorney shall consider the following: (1) The amount of interest the money would earn during the period the money is expected to be deposited. (2) The cost of establishing and administering the account. (3)…

Sec. 8. An attorney: (1) does not breach a fiduciary duty; (2) is not liable in damages; and (3) is not subject to disciplinary action; because of a deposit of money in an interest bearing attorney trust account if the attorney acted in accordance with a good faith judgment that …