CHAPTER 89. WAYNE COUNTY

IC 33-33-89
    Chapter 89. Wayne County

IC 33-33-89-1
Application
    Sec. 1. IC 33-29-1 does not apply to this chapter.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-89-2
Judicial circuit
    Sec. 2. Wayne County constitutes the seventeenth circuit.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-89-3
Establishment of superior court
    Sec. 3. There is established a court of record to be known as theWayne superior court No. 1. The court consists of one (1) judge, whoshall hold office for six (6) years, beginning on the first day ofJanuary after the judge's election, and until the judge's successor hasbeen elected and qualified. The judge shall be elected every six (6)years at the general election.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-89-4
Judicial district
    Sec. 4. Wayne County constitutes the judicial district of theWayne superior court No. 1.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-89-5
Bailiff and court reporter
    Sec. 5. The judge of the superior court shall appoint a bailiff andan official court reporter for the court, to serve during the pleasureof the court. The judge shall fix their per diem or salary within thelimits and in the manner as provided by law concerning bailiffs andofficial court reporters. The bailiff and court reporter shall be paidmonthly out of the treasury of Wayne County in the manner providedby law.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-89-6
Location of court sessions
    Sec. 6. (a) The superior court shall hold its sessions in the WayneCounty courthouse in Richmond.
    (b) The board of commissioners of Wayne County shall:
        (1) provide and maintain in the courthouse:
            (A) a suitable and convenient courtroom for the holding ofthe court; and
            (B) a suitable and convenient jury room and offices for thepresiding judge and the official court reporter; and        (2) shall provide all necessary furniture and equipment for therooms and offices and all necessary dockets, books, and recordsfor the court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-89-7
Jurisdiction
    Sec. 7. The Wayne superior court No. 1 has the same jurisdictionas the Wayne circuit court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-89-8
Judicial powers
    Sec. 8. (a) The judge of the Wayne superior court No. 1:
        (1) may make and adopt rules and regulations for conductingthe business of the Wayne superior court; and
        (2) has all the powers incident to a court of record in relation tothe attendance of witnesses, punishment of contempt, and theenforcement of its orders.
    (b) The judge of the court may:
        (1) administer oaths;
        (2) solemnize marriages;
        (3) take and certify acknowledgment 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.