Sec. 13. (a) When a person is appointed judge pro tem under this chapter, the appointee is entitled to ten dollars ($10) for each day the appointee serves as the judge to be paid:
(1) out of the county treasury of the county where the probate court is held;
(2) upon the warrant of the county auditor; and
(3) based upon the filing of a claim approved by the judge of the court.
(b) Any amount more than five hundred dollars ($500) allowed to a judge pro tem during any year shall be deducted by the board of county commissioners from the regular annual salary of the judge of the probate court making the appointment unless the judge pro tem is appointed on account of change of venue, relationship, interest as former counsel, or absence of judge in case of serious sickness of the judge or a family member of the judge.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-8-2-14.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.10.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 33. Courts and Court Officers
Chapter 1. St. Joseph County Probate Court
33-31-1-1. Establishment of Court
33-31-1-2. Court of Record; Seal
33-31-1-3. Judge; Election; Vacancies; Appointment
33-31-1-5. Clerk and Sheriff; Duties and Liability; Application of Laws
33-31-1-7. Adjournment of Court
33-31-1-8. Trial Extending Beyond Term of Court
33-31-1-11. Judge Acting as Circuit Court or Superior Court Judge
33-31-1-12. Appointment of Temporary Judge
33-31-1-13. Compensation of Judge Pro Tem
33-31-1-15. Court of Record; Force and Effect of Judgment, Orders, and Proceedings
33-31-1-17. Dockets; Books and Records
33-31-1-18. Power of Judge Same as Circuit Court