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Chapter 1. Establishment and General Provisions
33-34-1-1. Judge - Sec. 1. As used in this article, "judge" means the...
33-34-1-2. Establishment of Courts - Sec. 2. (a) There are established township small claims courts...
33-34-1-3. Court of Record - Sec. 3. (a) This subsection applies before July 1, 2018....
33-34-1-4. Terms of Court - Sec. 4. The small claims court shall meet in continuous...
33-34-1-5. Circuit Court Judge - Sec. 5. The judge of the circuit court shall extend...
33-34-1-6. Full-Time Divisions - Sec. 6. (a) A small claims court that was a...
33-34-1-7. Public Hearings - Sec. 7. A hearing must be conducted to obtain evidence,...
33-34-1-8. Notice of Hearings Concerning Small Claims Court - Sec. 8. The township trustee shall give ten (10) days...
33-34-1-9. Township Board Order - Sec. 9. Not more than two (2) weeks after a...
Chapter 2. Judges
33-34-2-1. Election - Sec. 1. A judge shall be elected at the general...
33-34-2-2. Qualifications - Sec. 2. A judge must meet the qualifications prescribed by...
33-34-2-3. Term of Office - Sec. 3. The term of office of a judge is...
33-34-2-4. Court Schedule - Sec. 4. (a) The circuit court judge may establish a...
33-34-2-5. Salary - Sec. 5. (a) The annual salary of a judge who...
33-34-2-6. Salary Payment; Conflict of Duties - Sec. 6. (a) The annual salary of a judge shall...
33-34-2-7. Other Employment - Sec. 7. A judge serving full time: (1) shall devote...
33-34-2-8. Retirement Fund; Eligibility - Sec. 8. The: (1) judge of a small claims court;...
33-34-2-9. Vacations - Sec. 9. (a) A vacation of one (1) month per...
33-34-2-10. Discipline - Sec. 10. (a) A judge is subject to disciplinary action...
33-34-2-11. Oath - Sec. 11. Before assuming the duties of a judge, a...
33-34-2-12. Bond - Sec. 12. (a) A judge shall: (1) furnish a bond...
33-34-2-13. Seal - Sec. 13. (a) A judge shall procure a seal that...
33-34-2-14. Resignation - Sec. 14. (a) The resignation of a judge shall be...
Chapter 3. Jurisdiction, Rules, and Procedure
33-34-3-1. Venue in Township Small Claims Court Within County - Sec. 1. (a) Except for a claim between landlord and...
33-34-3-2. Contract and Tort Jurisdiction - Sec. 2. The court has original and concurrent jurisdiction with...
33-34-3-3. Possessory Actions - Sec. 3. The court has original and concurrent jurisdiction with...
33-34-3-4. Emergency Possessory Actions - Sec. 4. The court has original and concurrent jurisdiction with...
33-34-3-5. Jurisdiction Denied - Sec. 5. The small claims court has no jurisdiction: (1)...
33-34-3-6. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 6. (a) The judge of the circuit court, assisted...
33-34-3-7. Rules of Practice - Sec. 7. A simplified procedure shall be established by rule...
33-34-3-8. Service of Process - Sec. 8. (a) Upon the filing of a complaint, service...
33-34-3-9. Trial - Sec. 9. A trial: (1) must be informal, with the...
33-34-3-10. No Trial by Jury - Sec. 10. There may not be a trial by jury...
33-34-3-11. Waiver of Trial by Jury; Transfer of Claim - Sec. 11. (a) A filing of a civil claim in...
33-34-3-12. Judicial Notice - Sec. 12. The small claims court shall take judicial notice...
33-34-3-13. Satisfaction of Judgment - Sec. 13. (a) If the judgment or order is against...
33-34-3-14. Judgments; Lien on Real Estate - Sec. 14. (a) All judgments rendered in civil actions may...
33-34-3-15. Appeals - Sec. 15. (a) This section applies only to a judgment...
33-34-3-15.1. Appeals - Sec. 15.1. (a) This section applies only to a judgment...
Chapter 4. Powers
33-34-4-1. Administer Oaths; Certify Records - Sec. 1. A judge may: (1) administer oaths; (2) take...
33-34-4-2. Witnesses; Contempt and Enforcement of Orders - Sec. 2. The small claims court has the same power...
33-34-4-3. Process; Judgments - Sec. 3. A judge may: (1) issue and direct all...
33-34-4-4. Marriages - Sec. 4. Each judge may solemnize marriages. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation:...
Chapter 5. Transfer of Cases, Absent Judge, and Special Judge
33-34-5-1. Transfer to Other Township Small Claims Court - Sec. 1. The circuit court judge may transfer cases from...
33-34-5-2. Transfer of Cases From Another Court - Sec. 2. A judge of the circuit or superior court...
33-34-5-3. Interchange of Judges - Sec. 3. The judges of the small claims court may...
33-34-5-4. Judge Unable to Preside; Appointment - Sec. 4. (a) If a judge is unable to preside...
33-34-5-5. Judge's Absence - Sec. 5. (a) A judge absent from the bench for...
33-34-5-6. Special Judge - Sec. 6. (a) Only another judge may serve as a...
33-34-5-7. Obligation of Low Caseload Court Judge to Assist Other Judges - Sec. 7. (a) Before the first day of each month,...
Chapter 6. Facilities and Personnel
33-34-6-1. Courtroom and Office - Sec. 1. The township trustee shall provide a courtroom and...
33-34-6-2. Supplies and Maintenance - Sec. 2. A township shall: (1) furnish all: (A) supplies,...
33-34-6-3. Clerks - Sec. 3. (a) Each township shall provide an appropriate and...
33-34-6-4. Constable; Election; Deputies; Compensation - Sec. 4. (a) The voters of each township having a...
Chapter 7. Records; Reports; Accounting
33-34-7-1. Accounting Rules and Forms - Sec. 1. The state board of accounts shall provide rules,...
33-34-7-2. Caseload Reports - Sec. 2. Each judge shall prepare, certify, and file quarterly...
33-34-7-3. Records - Sec. 3. The judge of the circuit court, with the...
33-34-7-4. Centralized Case Management System - Sec. 4. (a) The small claims courts shall use a...
Chapter 8. Fees and Costs
33-34-8-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law - Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 33-11.6-4-15 (before its...
33-34-8-1. Fees and Costs - Sec. 1. (a) The following fees and costs apply to...
33-34-8-2. Transcripts - Sec. 2. The person who is designated by a judge...
33-34-8-3. Payment, Distribution, and Deposit of Costs and Fees - Sec. 3. (a) Payment for all costs made as a...
33-34-8-4. Quarterly Accounting - Sec. 4. Fees, costs, and any other amounts collected by...
33-34-8-5. Low Caseload Courts; Duties of Circuit Court Judge - Sec. 5. (a) This section applies after December 31, 2015....