Title 33, COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS

Sec. 1. (a) The clerk of the supreme court, for the clerk's services, shall, upon proper books to be kept in the clerk's office for that purpose, tax the fees and charge the amounts specified in this chapter. The fees and amounts belong to and are the property of the state. (b) O…

Sec. 2. The clerk of the supreme court shall tax and charge a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in each cause filed in either the supreme court or the court of appeals. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-5-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. The clerk of the supreme court may, at any time after the services are rendered, issue fee bills under IC 33-37-4-10 for services rendered by the clerk or by another person in the court. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-5-2.5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. (a) The clerk of the supreme court shall charge the following fees: (1) For making record and certificate of admission of attorneys to practice before the supreme court, a fee of two dollars ($2). (2) For making and furnishing to any person, firm, limited liability compan…

Sec. 5. The quarterly report required to be made by the clerk of the supreme court under section 1 of this chapter must show the number and title of the cause and the amount due the state. The clerk is not required to make any other or different reports, except special reports on…

Sec. 6. (a) The clerk of the supreme court shall tax and charge in favor of the sheriff of the supreme court, or in favor of county sheriffs for their services as the deputies of the sheriff of the supreme court, the fees and amounts provided by law. The fees and amounts describe…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "contractor" means a reassessment, reassessment review, or special reassessment contractor of the department of local government finance under IC 6-1.1-4-32 (repealed). [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-5-2.5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.5…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "qualifying county" means a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-5-2.5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.5.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "qualifying official" refers to any of the following: (1) A county assessor of a qualifying county. (2) A township assessor of a qualifying county. (3) The county auditor of a qualifying county. (4) The treasurer of a qualifying county. (5) The co…

Sec. 4. Upon petition from the department of local government finance or a contractor, the tax court may order a qualifying official to produce information requested in writing from the qualifying official by the department of local government finance or the contractor. [Pre-2004…

Sec. 5. If the tax court orders a qualifying official to provide requested information as described in section 4 of this chapter, the tax court shall order production of the information not later than fourteen (14) days after the date of the tax court's order. [Pre-2004 Recodific…

Sec. 6. The tax court may find that any willful violation of this chapter by a qualifying official constitutes a direct contempt of the tax court. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-3-5-2.5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. Carroll County constitutes the seventy-fourth judicial circuit. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-1-8.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.34.

Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record to be known as the Carroll superior court. (b) The Carroll superior court is a standard superior court as described in IC 33-29-1. (c) Carroll County comprises the judicial district of the superior court. [Pre-2004 Recodification…

Sec. 3. The Carroll superior court has one (1) judge who shall hold sessions in the Carroll County courthouse in Delphi or in other places in the county as the Carroll County executive may provide. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-9.5-7.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.…

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 33-11.6-4-15 (before its repeal, now codified at section 1 of this chapter) by P.L.141-2002 apply only to small claims actions initiated after June 30, 2002. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.536.

Sec. 1. (a) The following fees and costs apply to cases in the small claims court: (1) A township docket fee of five dollars ($5) plus forty-five percent (45%) of the infraction or ordinance violation costs fee under IC 33-37-4-2. (2) The bailiff's service of process by registere…

Sec. 2. The person who is designated by a judge to prepare transcripts may collect a fee of not more than five dollars ($5) for each transcript from a person who requests the preparation of a transcript. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-25-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC…

Sec. 3. (a) Payment for all costs made as a result of proceedings in a small claims court shall be to the _______ Township of Marion County Small Claims Court (with the name of the township inserted). The court shall issue a receipt for all money received on a form numbered seria…

Sec. 4. Fees, costs, and any other amounts collected by the courts shall be accounted for quarterly to the clerk of the circuit court on: (1) March 31; (2) June 30; (3) September 30; and (4) December 31; of each year. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-11.6-9-2.] As added by P…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2015. (b) As used in this section, "low caseload court" means, for a calendar year, a court that, in the preceding calendar year: (1) had less than four thousand (4,000) new filings; and (2) was one (1) of the two (2) courts wit…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "city or town fund" refers to the city or town user fee fund established under section 3 of this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-8-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "county fund" refers to the county user fee fund established under section 5 of this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-8-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.

Sec. 3. (a) A city or town user fee fund is established in each city or town having a city or town court for the purpose of supplementing the cost of various program services. The city or town fund is administered by the fiscal officer of the city or town. (b) The city or town fu…

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), upon receipt of monthly claims submitted on oath to the fiscal body by a program listed in section 3(b) of this chapter, the fiscal body of the city or town shall appropriate from the city or town fund to the program the amount co…

Sec. 5. (a) A county user fee fund is established in each county to finance various program services. The county fund is administered by the county auditor. (b) The county fund consists of the following fees collected by a clerk under this article: (1) The pretrial diversion prog…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), upon receipt of monthly claims submitted on oath to the fiscal body by a program listed in section 5(b) of this chapter, the county fiscal body shall appropriate from the county fund to the program or fund the amount collected for…

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies when a county auditor has established a pretrial diversion program fund to receive funds initially deposited in the county fund from the collection of the pretrial diversion program fee. Whenever a prosecuting attorney: (1) certifies to the county…

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to jury fees collected under: (1) IC 33-37-5-19; and (2) IC 33-37-5-19.5. (b) If a clerk certifies to a county fiscal body the amount of fees collected, the county fiscal body shall direct the county auditor to transfer the amount certified to the…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to an individual who: (1) begins service as a judge after August 31, 1985; (2) is serving as a full-time magistrate on July 1, 2010, and makes an election under section 10.5 of this chapter; or (3) begins service as a full-time magistrate after J…

Sec. 10. (a) A person who: (1) begins service as a judge after August 31, 1985; and (2) is not a participant in the fund; shall become a participant in the fund. (b) A person who is serving as a full-time magistrate on July 1, 2010, and makes an election under section 10.5 of thi…

Sec. 10.5. A person who is serving as a full-time magistrate on July 1, 2010, may elect to become a member of the judges' 1985 benefit system under this chapter. An election under this section: (1) must be made in writing; (2) must be filed with the board, on a form prescribed by…

Sec. 11. (a) A participant shall make contributions to this fund of six percent (6%) of each payment of salary received for services as judge or, after December 31, 2010, as a judge or full-time magistrate. However, the employer may elect to pay the contribution for the participa…

Sec. 12. (a) A participant who: (1) ceases service: (A) as a judge; or (B) after December 31, 2010, as a judge or full-time magistrate; other than by death or disability; and (2) is not eligible for a retirement benefit under this chapter; is entitled to withdraw from the fund, b…

Sec. 13. A participant whose employment as a judge or, after December 31, 2010, as a judge or full-time magistrate, is terminated is entitled to a retirement benefit computed under section 14 of this chapter, beginning on the date specified by the participant in a written applica…

Sec. 14. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13 and section 20 of this chapter. (b) A participant who: (1) applies for a retirement benefit; and (2) is at least: (A) sixty-five (65) years of age; or (B) fifty-five (55) years of age and meets the req…

Sec. 15. (a) A participant is considered to have a permanent disability if the board has received a written certification by at least two (2) licensed and practicing physicians, appointed by the board, that: (1) the participant is totally incapacitated, by reason of physical or m…

Sec. 16. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13 and section 20 of this chapter. (b) A participant who becomes permanently disabled is entitled to an annual benefit that equals the product of: (1) the salary that was paid to the participant at the ti…

Sec. 17. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13 and section 20 of this chapter. (b) The surviving spouse or child or children, as designated by the participant, of a participant who: (1) dies; and (2) on the date of death: (A) was receiving benefits…

Sec. 18. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13 and section 20 of this chapter. (b) If a participant's spouse does not survive the participant, and there is no child designated and entitled to receive a benefit under section 17 of this chapter, any …

Sec. 19. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13. (b) If benefits are not payable to the survivors of a participant who dies, and if a withdrawal application is filed with the board, the total of the participant's contributions, plus interest at a ra…

Sec. 2. 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: 33-13-10.1-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

Sec. 20. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, benefits paid under this chapter may not exceed the maximum annual benefit specified by Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-10.1-13.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

Sec. 21. (a) A judge or, after December 31, 2010, a judge or full-time magistrate, is entitled to a month of service credit for services performed in any fraction of a calendar month. However, a judge or, after December 31, 2010, a judge or full-time magistrate, is not entitled t…

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to a person who: (1) is a judge participating under this chapter; (2) was appointed by a court to serve as a full-time referee, full-time commissioner, or, before January 1, 2011, full-time magistrate, either: (A) before becoming a judge; or (B) …

Sec. 22.5. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2010, only to a person who: (1) is a full-time magistrate participating under this chapter; (2) was appointed by a court to serve as: (A) a full-time referee or full-time commissioner; or (B) before January 1, 2011, a full-ti…