CHAPTER 56. NEWTON COUNTY

IC 33-33-56

    

Chapter 56. Newton County

IC 33-33-56-1

Judicial circuit

    

Sec. 1. (a) Newton County constitutes the seventy-ninth judicial
circuit.

    (b) The Newton circuit court has a standard small claims and
misdemeanor division.

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-2

Establishment of standard superior court

    

Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record to be known as
the Newton superior court.

    (b) The Newton superior court is a standard superior court as
described in IC 33-29-1.

    (c) Newton County comprises the judicial district of the court.

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-3

Judge; election

    

Sec. 3. (a) IC 33-29-1-3 does not apply to this section.

    (b) The Newton superior court has one (1) judge, who shall be
elected at the general election every six (6) years in Newton County.
The judge's term begins January 1 following the judge's election and
ends December 31 following the election of the judge's successor.

    (c) To be eligible to hold office as judge of the Newton superior
court, a person must:

        (1) be a resident of Newton County; and

        (2) be admitted to the bar of Indiana.

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-4

Location of court sessions

    

Sec. 4. The Newton superior court shall hold its sessions in:

        (1) the Newton County courthouse in Kentland; or

        (2) other places in the county as the board of county
commissioners of Newton County may provide.

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-5

Jurisdiction

    

Sec. 5. The Newton superior court has the same jurisdiction as the
Newton circuit court, except that only the circuit court has juvenile
jurisdiction.

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-56-6

Small claims and misdemeanor division

    

Sec. 6. The Newton superior court has a standard small claims and
misdemeanor division.

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.