CHAPTER 47. LAWRENCE COUNTY

IC 33-33-47
    Chapter 47. Lawrence County

IC 33-33-47-1
Judicial circuit
    Sec. 1. Lawrence County constitutes the eighty-first judicialcircuit.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-2
Establishment of standard superior court
    Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record in LawrenceCounty to be known as the Lawrence superior court.
    (b) The Lawrence superior court has two (2) judges.
    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Lawrencesuperior court is a standard superior court as described in IC 33-29-1.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-3
Judges; election
    Sec. 3. (a) IC 33-29-1-3 does not apply to this section.
    (b) A judge of the Lawrence superior court shall be elected everysix (6) years at the general election. The term of office begins thefirst day of January following the judge's election and continues forsix (6) years and until the judge's successor is elected and qualified.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-4
Location of court sessions
    Sec. 4. The Lawrence superior court shall hold its sessions in:
        (1) the Lawrence County courthouse in Bedford; or
        (2) another convenient and suitable place as the board of countycommissioners of Lawrence County provides.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-5
Rules
    Sec. 5. Each judge of the court may make and adopt rules andregulations for conducting the business of the court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-6
Personnel
    Sec. 6. In addition to the personnel appointed under IC 33-29-1-5,each judge may appoint additional officers and personnel necessaryfor the proper administration of the judge's duties as judge of theLawrence superior court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-7Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.118-2007, SEC.38.)

IC 33-33-47-8
Jurisdiction
    Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Lawrencesuperior court has original and concurrent jurisdiction with theLawrence circuit court in the following:
        (1) All civil actions and proceedings at law and in equity.
        (2) Actions for divorce, separation, or annulment of marriage.
        (3) All criminal cases and proceedings.
    (b) The Lawrence superior court does not have the following:
        (1) Jurisdiction of a juvenile court.
        (2) Jurisdiction in probate and other matters provided for byIC 29-1. However, the court has concurrent jurisdiction with thecircuit court as to civil actions by or against personalrepresentatives.
    (c) The Lawrence superior court has original and concurrentjurisdiction in all appeals or reviews from boards of countycommissioners or other executive or administrative agencies orinferior courts and other appellate jurisdiction vested in the circuitcourt.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-9
Small claims and misdemeanor division
    Sec. 9. The Lawrence superior court has a standard small claimsand misdemeanor division.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.