Sec. 1. (a) On the second Monday of January in each odd-numbered year, the supreme court shall appoint a sheriff.
(b) The sheriff of the supreme court must give bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), with sureties to be approved by the court.
(c) The term of the sheriff's office is two (2) years.
(d) When a vacancy in the sheriff's office occurs in vacation, any two (2) of the justices of the court may appoint a sheriff to serve until the next term of the court, when the vacancy shall be filled by a vote of a majority of the court's justices.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-7-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 33. Courts and Court Officers
Chapter 5. Supreme Court Sheriff
33-24-5-1. Appointment; Bond; Term of Office; Vacancies
33-24-5-2. Attendance of Court; Executing Orders and Process of Court
33-24-5-3. Transmitting Process, Rule, or Order to County Sheriff
33-24-5-4. County Sheriff Returning Process, Rule, or Order; Service by Sheriff of Supreme Court
33-24-5-5. Mileage and Fees for Service of Process, Rule, or Order
33-24-5-6. Postage on Process, Rules, or Orders
33-24-5-7. Coroner to Act as Deputy
33-24-5-8. Penalties and Liabilities
33-24-5-9. Compensation for Fuel, Stationery, and Extra Services