CHAPTER 79.2. TIPPECANOE SUPERIOR COURT NO. 2
IC 33-33-79.2
Chapter 79.2. Tippecanoe Superior Court No. 2
IC 33-33-79.2-1
Application
Sec. 1. IC 33-29-1 does not apply to this chapter.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-79.2-2
Creation of superior court; election and term of judge
Sec. 2. There is created a court of record to be known as theSuperior Court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County. The court has one (1)judge, who holds office for a term of six (6) years, beginning on thefirst day of January after the judge's election, and until the judge'ssuccessor is elected and qualified. The judge shall be elected everysix (6) years at the general election.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-79.2-3
Judicial district; court of record; seal
Sec. 3. Tippecanoe County constitutes the judicial district ofsuperior court No. 2.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-79.2-4
Clerk and sheriff of court; bailiff and official reporter
Sec. 4. (a) The clerk of the Tippecanoe circuit court shall be theclerk of superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County and the sheriffof Tippecanoe County shall be the sheriff of superior court No. 2 ofTippecanoe County. The clerk and sheriff shall attend court anddischarge all the duties pertaining to their respective office as theyare required to do by law with reference to the Tippecanoe circuitcourt.
(b) The judge of superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County shallappoint a bailiff and an official reporter for the court to serve duringthe court. The judge shall fix their compensation within the limitsand in the manner provided by law concerning bailiffs and officialcourt reporters. The compensation shall be paid monthly out of thetreasury of Tippecanoe County, in the manner provided by law.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
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Location of court sessions; dockets, books, and records
Sec. 5. (a) Superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County shall holdsessions in a place to be determined by the county council ofTippecanoe County.
(b) The board of county commissioners of Tippecanoe Countyshall provide and maintain in the courthouse or at another convenientplace as the board of commissioners or the judge of the court mayprovide at the county seat: (1) a suitable and convenient courtroom for the holding ofcourt; and
(2) a suitable and convenient jury room and offices for thejudge and the official court reporter.
(c) The board of county commissioners shall provide all necessaryfurniture and equipment for the rooms and offices of the court and allnecessary dockets, books, and records for the court.
(d) The county council shall make the necessary appropriationsfrom the general fund of the county for the purpose of carrying outthis chapter.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
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Jurisdiction
Sec. 6. Superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County has the sameoriginal and appellate jurisdiction possessed by the Tippecanoecircuit court in civil and criminal cases, but not in matters of probateor juvenile jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-79.2-7
Judicial powers
Sec. 7. (a) The judge of superior court No. 2 of TippecanoeCounty may make and adopt rules and regulations for conducting thebusiness of superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County.
(b) The judge has all powers incident to a court of record inrelation to the attendance of witnesses and punishment for contemptand the power to enforce the judge's orders. The judge may:
(1) administer oaths;
(2) solemnize marriages;
(3) take and certify acknowledgments of deeds;
(4) give all necessary certificates for the authentication ofrecords and proceedings of the court; and
(5) make and execute certificates of qualification and moralcharacter of persons petitioning to be commissioned as notariespublic.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-79.2-8
Transfer of actions
Sec. 8. (a) The judge of the Superior Court No. 2 of TippecanoeCounty may, with the consent of the judge of the superior court ofTippecanoe County, transfer any action, cause, or proceedingpending in superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe County to the superiorcourt of Tippecanoe County by transferring all original papers,instruments and orders filed in the action, cause, or proceedingwithout further transcript to be redocketed and disposed of as iforiginally filed with the superior court of Tippecanoe County, if:
(1) the action, cause, or proceeding could have been originallyfiled and docketed in the superior court of Tippecanoe County;
and
(2) both judges believe the transfer will expedite the dispositionof the case, expedite the work of either court, or equalize thework load between the two (2) courts.
(b) The judge of the superior court of Tippecanoe County may,with the consent of the judge of the superior court No. 2 ofTippecanoe County, transfer any action, cause, or proceedingpending in the superior court of Tippecanoe County to the superiorcourt No. 2 of Tippecanoe County by transferring all original papers,instruments, and orders filed in the action, cause, or proceedingwithout further transcript to be redocketed and disposed of as iforiginally filed with the superior court No. 2 of Tippecanoe Countyif:
(1) the action, cause, or proceeding could have been originallyfiled and docketed in the superior court No. 2 of TippecanoeCounty; and
(2) both judges believe the transfer will expedite the dispositionof the case, expedite the work of either court, or equalize thework load between the two (2) courts.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.