33-35-2-8. Town Courts; Jurisdiction
Sec. 8. (a) A town court has exclusive jurisdiction of all violations of the ordinances of the town. (b) A town court also has jurisdiction of all misdemeanors and all infractions. (c) If the town that established the town court has entered into an interlocal agreement described in IC 33-35-1-6, the town court has jurisdiction […]
33-35-5-4. Certain City Courts; Books of Records in Civil Cases
Sec. 4. (a) City courts of the three (3) cities having the largest populations in counties having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000) shall keep the following books of record on the civil side of the court: (1) A loose leaf minute book, similar to […]
33-35-3-1. City Court Officers; Town Court Officers
Sec. 1. (a) The officers of a city court are a: (1) judge; (2) clerk; and (3) bailiff. However, in third class cities, the judge may act as clerk and perform all duties of the clerk of the court or appoint a clerk of the court. If the judge does not act as clerk of […]
33-35-5-5. City Court; Issues of Fact to Be Tried by Judge Unless Demand for Jury Trial
Sec. 5. All issues of fact pending in city courts shall be tried by the judge, unless either party demands a jury trial. The jury must consist of six (6) qualified residents of the city, to be summoned by the bailiff by venire issued by the judge. City residents shall be selected for jury service […]
33-35-1-1. Authority to Establish or Abolish; Election of Judge; Notice
Sec. 1. (a) During 2022 and every fourth year after that, a second or third class city or a town may by ordinance establish or abolish a city or town court. An ordinance to establish a city or town court must be adopted not less than one (1) year before the judge’s term would begin […]
33-35-1-2. Town Court Judge Election in General Election Year; Ordinance
Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to a town that: (1) adopts an ordinance under IC 3-10-6-2.6; and (2) subsequently adopts an ordinance to establish a town court under section 1 of this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding section 1 of this chapter, the judge of the town court shall be elected at the next municipal election […]
33-35-1-3. City or Town Court Judge; Term; Bond
Sec. 3. (a) The judge of a city or town court shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 or IC 3-10-7 by the voters of the city or town. (b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), the term of office of a judge elected under this section is four (4) years, beginning at […]
33-35-1-4. City Court Judge; Eligibility
Sec. 4. To be eligible to hold the office of city court judge, as provided by Article 6, Section 6, of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, the judge must be a resident of the city during the term of office or the office becomes vacant. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-3-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, […]
33-35-1-5. Town Court Judge; Oath; Bond
Sec. 5. Before beginning the duties of office, the judge of a town court must: (1) take and subscribe to the same oath of office as judges of circuit courts; and (2) execute a bond payable to the town in the penal sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), conditioned upon the faithful performance of the […]
33-35-1-6. Interlocal Agreements; Ordinance Violations
Sec. 6. (a) A city or town that has not established a court under this chapter may enter into an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7 with a city or town that: (1) has established a court under this chapter; and (2) is located in the same judicial circuit as the city or town that has […]