CHAPTER 46. LAPORTE COUNTY

IC 33-33-46
    Chapter 46. LaPorte County

IC 33-33-46-1
Judicial circuit; magistrate
    Sec. 1. (a) LaPorte County constitutes the thirty-second judicialcircuit.
    (b) The judges of the LaPorte circuit court and LaPorte superiorcourt No. 4 may jointly appoint one (1) full-time magistrate underIC 33-23-5 to serve the circuit and superior courts.
    (c) The magistrate continues in office until removed by the judgesof the LaPorte circuit court and LaPorte superior court No. 4.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-46-2
Establishment of standard superior courts
    Sec. 2. (a) There are established four (4) courts of record to beknown as the LaPorte superior courts No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4.
    (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the LaPortesuperior courts are standard superior courts as described inIC 33-29-1.
    (c) LaPorte County comprises the judicial district of the courts.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-46-3
Judges; election
    Sec. 3. (a) IC 33-29-1-3 does not apply to this section.
    (b) Each LaPorte superior court has one (1) judge, who shall beelected at the general election every six (6) years in LaPorte County.Each judge's term begins January 1 following the election and endsDecember 31 following the election of the judge's successor.
    (c) To be eligible to hold office as judge of any of the courts, aperson must:
        (1) be a resident of LaPorte County; and
        (2) be admitted to the bar of Indiana.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-46-4
Location of court sessions
    Sec. 4. LaPorte superior court No. 1 shall hold its sessions inMichigan City. LaPorte superior courts No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 shallhold sessions in places in the county as the LaPorte County executivemay provide.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-46-5
Magistrate
    Sec. 5. (a) The judges of the court may, by a vote of the majorityof the judges, appoint one (1) full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5.
    (b) The magistrate appointed under subsection (a) continues in

office until removed by the vote of a majority of the judges of thecourt.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-46-6
Transfer of actions and proceedings
    Sec. 6. Notwithstanding IC 33-29-1-9, the judge of the LaPortecircuit court may, with the consent of the judge of the receivingcourt, transfer any action or proceeding from the circuit court to anyof the LaPorte superior courts. The judge of any of the LaPortesuperior courts may, with consent of the judge of the circuit oranother LaPorte superior court, transfer any action or proceedingfrom the LaPorte superior court to the circuit court or to anotherLaPorte superior court. However, a judge of LaPorte superior courtsNo. 3 and No. 4 may not transfer any action or proceeding docketedin the small claims and misdemeanor division to the LaPorte circuitcourt or LaPorte superior court No. 1 or No. 2.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-46-7
Jurisdiction
    Sec. 7. The courts have the same jurisdiction as the LaPortecircuit court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-46-8
Small claims and misdemeanor divisions
    Sec. 8. LaPorte superior courts No. 3 and No. 4 each have astandard small claims and misdemeanor division.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.