Title 33, COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS

Sec. 1. There is created within the office of chief justice the office of judicial administration, which must: (1) be headed by a chief administrative officer; and (2) have departments within the office as designated by the administrative rules of the Indiana supreme court. [Pre-…

Sec. 10. (a) The chief administrative officer shall, with the approval of the supreme court, divide the state geographically into at least eight (8) trial court districts. (b) On the basis of relevant information compiled by the chief administrative officer concerning the volume …

Sec. 11. Any judge transferred to a court in another county shall be paid travel and other necessary expenses by the county to which the judge is transferred. An allowance for expenses shall be certified by the chief justice in duplicate to the auditor of the county. The certific…

Sec. 12. (a) The court technology fund is established to fund court technology. The office of judicial administration shall administer the fund. The fund consists of the following: (1) Appropriations made by the general assembly. (2) Grants and gifts designated for the fund or co…

Sec. 12.5. The office of judicial administration shall establish and administer a plan that will ensure that the juvenile justice data in each county is collected and shared with the office of judicial administration so that the office can compile and aggregate the data. As added…

Sec. 13. (a) Beginning in 2018, not later than March 1 of each year, the office of judicial administration shall submit a report to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 providing the following information relating to the enforcement of residential compl…

Sec. 14. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Dangerous" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-14-1. (2) "Firearm" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5. (3) "Office" means the office of judicial administration created by section 1 of this chapter…

Sec. 15. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Firearm" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5. (2) "INcite" means the Indiana court information technology extranet. (3) "NICS" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-2.5-2.5. (4) "Office" means the of…

Sec. 2. (a) The personnel of the office of judicial administration shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the chief justice. (b) The personnel shall devote full time to their official duties and may not engage in any other profession for profit. (c) Personnel salaries…

Sec. 3. (a) The office of judicial administration shall do the following: (1) Examine the administrative and business methods and systems employed in the offices of the clerks of court and other offices related to and serving the courts and make recommendations for necessary impr…

Sec. 4. (a) The office of judicial administration shall establish and administer an office of guardian ad litem and court appointed special advocate services. The office of judicial administration shall use money it receives from the state general fund to administer the office. I…

Sec. 5. (a) If appropriated by the general assembly, the office of judicial administration shall grant to each county with a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate program an annual appropriation calculated under the following formula: STEP ONE: Deduct the annual a…

Sec. 7. The reports required by section 3(a)(3) of this chapter shall be: (1) directed to: (A) the commission on judicial qualifications; (B) the chief justice; (C) the clerk of the supreme court; and (D) the legislative council; (2) accessible to the judicial officers of the var…

Sec. 8. The supreme court shall provide by rule of the court for the enforcement of this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-7-6.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

Sec. 9. The authority of the courts to appoint administrative or clerical personnel is not limited by this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-7-7.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

Sec. 0.2. (a) Notwithstanding IC 33-3-5-2, as amended by P.L.198-2001 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter), the tax court has exclusive jurisdiction over any case that arises under the tax laws of this state and that is an initial appeal initiated after December 31, …

Sec. 1. (a) The tax court shall try each original tax appeal without the intervention of a jury. (b) The tax court shall adopt rules and procedures under which original tax appeals are heard and decided. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-5-13.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.…

Sec. 2. (a) A taxpayer who wishes to initiate an original tax appeal must file a petition in the tax court to set aside the final determination of the department of state revenue or the Indiana board of tax review. If a taxpayer fails to comply with any statutory requirement for …

Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsection (b), with respect to determinations as to whether any issues or evidence may be heard in an original tax appeal that was not heard in the administrative hearing or proceeding, the tax court is governed by the law that applied before the creation …

Sec. 4. (a) The burden of demonstrating the invalidity of an action taken by the state board of tax commissioners is on the party to the judicial review proceeding asserting the invalidity. (b) The validity of an action taken by the state board of tax commissioners shall be deter…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies with respect to judicial review of final determinations of the Indiana board of tax review. (b) The tax court may receive evidence in addition to that contained in the record of the determination of the Indiana board of tax review only if the evid…

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies with respect to judicial review of final determinations of the Indiana board of tax review. (b) The burden of demonstrating the invalidity of an action taken by the Indiana board of tax review is on the party to the judicial review proceeding asse…

Sec. 7. (a) The tax court shall render its decisions in writing. (b) Written decisions of the tax court may be published and distributed in the manner prescribed by the supreme court. (c) A decision of the tax court remanding the matter of assessment of property under IC 6-1.1-15…

Sec. 1. In all counties that contain circuit and superior courts, the judge of the superior court may, upon the judge's own motion, transfer any case filed and docketed in the superior court to the circuit court to be redocketed and disposed of as if originally filed with the cir…

Sec. 2. In all counties with circuit and superior courts, the judge of the circuit court may, with the consent of the judge of the superior court, transfer any action, cause, or proceedings filed and docketed in the circuit court to the superior court by transferring all original…

Sec. 3. In all counties with circuit and superior courts, the judge of the superior court may, with the consent of the judge of the circuit court, transfer any action, cause, or proceedings filed and docketed in the superior court to the circuit court by transferring all original…

Sec. 4. Whenever a special judge has been designated in any action, cause, or proceeding, and the special judge is the elected qualified and acting judge of a circuit, superior, or probate court in the county having jurisdiction of the subject matter of the action, cause, or proc…

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 33-5-9-5 (before its repeal, now codified at section 7 of this chapter) by P.L.217-2001 apply to all proceedings pending under IC 31-34 on July 1, 2001, and to all proceedings commenced under IC 31-34 after June 30, 2001. As added by P.L.220-20…

Sec. 1. Boone County constitutes the twentieth judicial circuit. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-6.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

Sec. 2. (a) There are established two (2) courts of record to be known as Boone superior court No. 1 and Boone superior court No. 2. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, both superior courts are standard superior courts as described in IC 33-29-1. (c) Boone County co…

Sec. 3. Each Boone superior court has one (1) judge who shall hold session in the Boone County courthouse in Lebanon. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-9-4.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

Sec. 4. A case filed in the Boone circuit court or one (1) of the Boone superior courts may not be transferred by a court to one (1) of the other courts except on written stipulation of all the parties to the cause, other than parties defaulted. The stipulation shall be filed in …

Sec. 1. The township trustee shall provide a courtroom and an office for each judge in a convenient location within the township that has: (1) adequate access; (2) sufficient parking facilities; (3) a separate and appropriate courtroom; (4) proper space and facilities for the bai…

Sec. 2. A township shall: (1) furnish all: (A) supplies, including all blanks, forms, stationery, and papers of every kind, required for use in all cases in the township small claims court; and (B) furniture, books, and other necessary equipment and supplies; and (2) provide for …

Sec. 3. (a) Each township shall provide an appropriate and competitive salary for the number of clerks for the small claims court sufficient to: (1) operate efficiently; and (2) adequately serve the citizens doing business with the court. (b) The clerks of a small claims court: (…

Sec. 4. (a) The voters of each township having a small claims court shall elect a constable for the small claims court at the general election every four (4) years for a term of office of four (4) years, beginning January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elect…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any transaction in which: (1) the clerk is required to collect money from a person, including: (A) bail; (B) a fine; (C) a civil penalty; (D) a court fee, court cost, or user fee imposed by the court; or (E) a fee for the preparation, duplication, …

Sec. 2. (a) A payment made under this chapter does not finally discharge the person's liability, and the person has not paid the liability until the clerk receives payment or credit from the institution responsible for making the payment or credit. (b) The clerk may contract with…

Sec. 3. (a) The clerk shall forward credit card service fees collected under section 2 of this chapter to the county auditor or the city or town fiscal officer in accordance with IC 33-37-7-12(a). (b) Funds described in subsection (a) may be used without appropriation to pay the …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Americans with Disabilities Act" refers to the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and any amendments and regulations related to the act. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-8-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "salary" means the total salary paid to a participant by the state and by a county or counties, determined without regard to any salary reduction agreement established under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citat…

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "services" means the period beginning on the first day a person first becomes a judge or, after December 31, 2010, a judge or full-time magistrate, and ending on the date under consideration and includes all intervening employment as a judge or, …

Sec. 12. The Indiana judges' retirement fund is established and consists of: (1) each participant's contribution to the fund; (2) gifts, grants, devises, and bequests in money, property, or other forms made to the fund; (3) interest on investments or on deposits of the funds; and…

Sec. 13. The fund must satisfy the qualification requirements in Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable to the fund. In order to meet those requirements, the fund is subject to the following provisions, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter IC 33-38…

Sec. 14. The board shall administer the fund in a manner that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, to the extent required by the act. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-8-3.7.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

Sec. 15. (a) Conditions for participation in the fund, contributions to the fund, withdrawal from the fund, and eligibility for and computation of benefits for participants and their survivors are governed by IC 33-38-7 and IC 33-38-8. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this ch…