CHAPTER 15. DEARBORN COUNTY

IC 33-33-15
    Chapter 15. Dearborn County

IC 33-33-15-1
Judicial circuit
    Sec. 1. (a) Dearborn County and Ohio County constitute theseventh judicial circuit.
    (b) The judge of the Dearborn and Ohio circuit court may appointone (1) full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5. The magistratecontinues in office until removed by the judge.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.127-2008,SEC.10.

IC 33-33-15-2
Establishment of standard superior courts
    Sec. 2. (a) There are established two (2) courts of record to beknown as the:
        (1) Dearborn superior court No. 1; and
        (2) Dearborn superior court No. 2.
    (b) Each Dearborn superior court is a standard superior court asdescribed in IC 33-29-1.
    (c) Dearborn County comprises the judicial district of eachsuperior court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.237-2005,SEC.2.

IC 33-33-15-3
Judges; location of court sessions
    Sec. 3. Each Dearborn superior court has one (1) judge who shallhold sessions in:
        (1) the Dearborn County courthouse in Lawrenceburg; or
        (2) other places in the county as the Dearborn County executivemay provide.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.237-2005,SEC.3.

IC 33-33-15-4
Personnel
    Sec. 4. In addition to a bailiff and an official court reporter for thecourt appointed under IC 33-29-1-5, each judge may appoint areferee, a commissioner, or other personnel as the judge considersnecessary to facilitate and transact the business of the court. Thesalary of a referee, a commissioner, or other person:
        (1) shall be fixed in the same manner as the salaries of thepersonnel for the Dearborn circuit court; and
        (2) shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of DearbornCounty as provided by law.
Personnel appointed under this section or IC 33-29-1-5 continue inoffice until removed by the judge of the court for which thepersonnel were appointed.As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.237-2005,SEC.4.

IC 33-33-15-5
Jurisdiction
    Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each Dearbornsuperior court has the same jurisdiction as the Dearborn circuit court.
    (b) The Dearborn circuit court has exclusive juvenile jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.237-2005,SEC.5.

IC 33-33-15-6
Small claims and misdemeanor divisions
    Sec. 6. Each Dearborn superior court has a standard small claimsand misdemeanor division.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.237-2005,SEC.6.