CHAPTER 12. POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF COURT EMPLOYEES

IC 33-23-12
    Chapter 12. Political Activity of Court Employees

IC 33-23-12-1
Legislative findings
    Sec. 1. The general assembly finds that:
        (1) the right of every citizen to freely participate in politicalactivity is inherent in the guarantee of free speech contained inArticle 1, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indianaand in Amendment I to the Constitution of the United States;
        (2) the right to freely participate in political activity isguaranteed to state employees under IC 4-15-10-2;
        (3) the judiciary is not less subject to constitutional stricturesagainst governmental interference with the free exercise ofspeech than are the executive and legislative branches ofgovernment; and
        (4) employees in the judicial branch of state government havethe same rights guaranteed to all Indiana citizens.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

IC 33-23-12-2
"Court employee" defined
    Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "court employee" means aperson employed by any of the following:
        (1) The supreme court.
        (2) The court of appeals.
        (3) The tax court.
        (4) A circuit court.
        (5) A superior court.
        (6) A juvenile court.
        (7) A probate court.
        (8) A county court.
        (9) A municipal court.
        (10) A city or town court.
        (11) A small claims court.
    (b) The term does not include a judge of any of the courts listedin subsection (a)(1) through (a)(11).
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

IC 33-23-12-3
Right to participate in or abstain from political activity
    Sec. 3. Except when on duty or acting in an official capacity andexcept where otherwise provided by state or federal law, a courtemployee may not be:
        (1) discouraged from engaging in political activity; or
        (2) denied the right to choose to refrain from engaging inpolitical activity.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.