CHAPTER 2. COURT TERMS AND SCHEDULES

IC 33-23-2
    Chapter 2. Court Terms and Schedules

IC 33-23-2-1
Calendar year term
    Sec. 1. The term of court for all courts is the calendar year and thejudges of a court may act in all matters and proceedings through theentire calendar year.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

IC 33-23-2-2
Continuance of trial; attendance of jury and witnesses
    Sec. 2. If, at the expiration of the time fixed by law for thecontinuance of the term of a court, the trial of a case is progressing,the court may:
        (1) continue sitting beyond the time;
        (2) require the attendance of the jury and witnesses; and
        (3) do, transact, and enforce all other matters necessary for thedetermination of the case.
The term of the court may not be considered to be ended until thecase has been fully disposed of by the court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

IC 33-23-2-3
Judge's time and attendance; judicial circuit of two or more courts
    Sec. 3. If a judicial circuit consists of two (2) or more courts, thejudge of the circuit shall divide the judge's time and the attendancein each court as the business of the courts requires.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

IC 33-23-2-4
Power and control over judgments; retaining after rendering
    Sec. 4. All courts retain power and control over their judgmentsfor ninety (90) days after rendering the judgments in the samemanner and under the same conditions as they retained power andcontrol during the term of court in which the judgments wererendered.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

IC 33-23-2-5
Term of court describing or fixing period of time
    Sec. 5. If in any statute, rule, or order, a period is described orfixed by a term of court, a period of sixty (60) days for the purposesof time limitation only shall be substituted for the term of court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.

IC 33-23-2-6
Setting for trial of cases at issue; discharge of rules upon whichtime has run
    Sec. 6. In setting for trial a case at issue and in discharging rules

upon which time has run, a judge shall:
        (1) fix regular periods for setting cases not exceeding onehundred twenty (120) days between the periods; or
        (2) set each case by a docket sheet entry, on a day certain, withnotice, either in person or by mail, of the date set to attorneysof record.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.