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IN Code § 33-38-8-10.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-10.5. Magistrate Election to Participate in Benefit System

Sec. 10.5. A person who is serving as a full-time magistrate on July 1, 2010, may elect to become a member of the judges' 1985 benefit system under this chapter. An election under this section:(1) must be made in writing;(2) must be filed with the board, on a form prescribed by the board, before October 1, 2010; and(3) is irrevocable.As added by P.L.122-2008, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-38-8-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-11. Contributions

Sec. 11. (a) A participant shall make contributions to this fund of six percent (6%) of each payment of salary received for services as judge or, after December 31, 2010, as a judge or full-time magistrate. However, the employer may elect to pay the contribution for the participant as a pickup under Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code.(b) Participants' contributions, other than participants' contributions paid by the employer, shall be deducted from the monthly salary of each participant by the auditor of state and by the county auditor and credited to the fund as provided in IC 33-38-6-21 and IC 33-38-6-22. After December 31, 2011, the auditor of state and the county auditor shall submit the contributions paid by or on behalf of a participant under subsection (a) by electronic funds transfer in accordance with IC 33-38-6-21.5. However, a contribution is not required:(1) because of any salary received after the participant has contributed to the fund for twenty-two (22) years; or(2) during any period that the participant is not serving as judge or, after December 31, 2010, as a judge or full-time magistrate.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-10.1-4.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.122-2008, SEC.15; P.L.13-2011, SEC.10.
IN Code § 33-38-8-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-12. Withdrawal of Participant From Fund

Sec. 12. (a) A participant who:(1) ceases service:(A) as a judge; or(B) after December 31, 2010, as a judge or full-time magistrate;other than by death or disability; and(2) is not eligible for a retirement benefit under this chapter;is entitled to withdraw from the fund, beginning on the date specified by the participant in a written application. The date on which the withdrawal begins may not be before the date of final termination of employment or the date thirty (30) days before the receipt of the application by the board.(b) Upon the withdrawal, the participant is entitled to receive the total sum contributed plus interest at a rate specified by rule by the board, payable within sixty (60) days from the date of the withdrawal application or in monthly installments as the participant may elect.(c) A participant who withdraws from the fund under subsection (a) and becomes a participant again at a later date is not entitled to service credit for the participant's years of service accrued before the withdrawal, unless the participant pays into the fund the full amount received by the participant when the participant withdrew from the fund plus interest at a rate specified by rule by the board. The board shall grant service credit to a participant for the years of service accrued by the participant before the participant's withdrawal from the fund if the participant makes the repayment required by this section in a lump sum or a series of payments determined by the board, not to exceed five (5) annual installments.As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.122-2008, SEC.16; P.L.16-2011, SEC.5; P.L.92-2021, SEC.13.
IN Code § 33-38-8-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-13. Retirement Benefits; Termination of Employment; Conditions

Sec. 13. A participant whose employment as a judge or, after December 31, 2010, as a judge or full-time magistrate, is terminated is entitled to a retirement benefit computed under section 14 of this chapter, beginning on the date specified by the participant in a written application, if the following conditions are met:(1) The date on which the benefit begins is not:(A) before the date of final termination of employment of the participant; or(B) the date thirty (30) days before the receipt of the application by the board.(2) The participant:(A) is at least sixty-two (62) years of age and has at least eight (8) years of service credit;(B) is at least fifty-five (55) years of age and the participant's age in years plus the participant's years of service is at least eighty-five (85); or(C) has become permanently disabled.(3) The participant is not receiving a salary from the state for services currently performed as:(A) a judge (as defined in IC 33-38-6-7); or(B) a magistrate under IC 33-23-5.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-10.1-6.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.28-2005, SEC.2; P.L.122-2008, SEC.17.
IN Code § 33-38-8-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-14. Retirement Benefits; Computation of Amount

Sec. 14. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13 and section 20 of this chapter.(b) A participant who:(1) applies for a retirement benefit; and(2) is at least:(A) sixty-five (65) years of age; or(B) fifty-five (55) years of age and meets the requirements under section 13(2)(B) of this chapter;is entitled to an annual retirement benefit as calculated in subsection (c).(c) The annual retirement benefit for a participant who meets the requirements of subsection (b) equals the product of:(1) the applicable salary determined under subsection (e); multiplied by(2) the percentage prescribed in the following table:
IN Code § 33-38-8-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-15. Permanent Disability of Participants; Certification; Recovery; Transcripts, Reports, Records, and Other Materials

Sec. 15. (a) A participant is considered to have a permanent disability if the board has received a written certification by at least two (2) licensed and practicing physicians, appointed by the board, that:(1) the participant is totally incapacitated, by reason of physical or mental infirmities, from earning a livelihood; and(2) the condition is likely to be permanent.(b) The participant shall be reexamined by at least two (2) physicians appointed by the board, at the times the board designates but at intervals not to exceed one (1) year. If, in the opinion of these physicians, the participant has recovered from the participant's disability, then benefits shall cease to be payable as of the date of the examination unless, on that date, the participant is at least:(1) sixty-five (65) years of age; or(2) fifty-five (55) years of age and meets the requirements under section 13(2)(B) of this chapter.(c) To the extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the transcripts, reports, records, and other material generated by the initial and periodic examinations and reviews to determine eligibility for disability benefits under this section shall be:(1) kept in separate medical files for each member; and(2) treated as confidential medical records.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-10.1-8.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.198.
IN Code § 33-38-8-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-16. Permanent Disability of Participants; Amount of Benefits

Sec. 16. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13 and section 20 of this chapter.(b) A participant who becomes permanently disabled is entitled to an annual benefit that equals the product of:(1) the salary that was paid to the participant at the time of separation from service; multiplied by(2) the percentage prescribed in the following table:
IN Code § 33-38-8-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-17. Death of Participant; Benefits of Surviving Spouse or Children

Sec. 17. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13 and section 20 of this chapter.(b) The surviving spouse or child or children, as designated by the participant, of a participant who:(1) dies; and(2) on the date of death:(A) was receiving benefits under this chapter;(B) had completed at least eight (8) years of service and was in service as a judge or, after December 31, 2010, as a judge or full-time magistrate;(C) had a permanent disability; or(D) had completed at least eight (8) years of service, was not still in service as a judge or, after December 31, 2010, as a judge or full-time magistrate, and was entitled to a future benefit;are entitled, regardless of the participant's ages, to the benefit prescribed by subsection (c).(c) The surviving spouse or child or children, as designated under subsection (b), are entitled to a benefit equal to the greater of:(1) fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the retirement benefit the participant was drawing at the time of death, or to which the participant would have been entitled had the participant retired and begun receiving retirement benefits on the date of death, with reductions as necessary under section 14(d) of this chapter; or(2) the amount determined under the following table:
IN Code § 33-38-8-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-18. Death of Participant; Benefits of Dependent Children

Sec. 18. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13 and section 20 of this chapter.(b) If a participant's spouse does not survive the participant, and there is no child designated and entitled to receive a benefit under section 17 of this chapter, any surviving dependent child of a participant is, upon the death of the participant, entitled to a benefit equal to the benefit the participant's spouse would have received under section 17 of this chapter.(c) If a surviving spouse of a decedent participant dies and a dependent child of the surviving spouse and the decedent participant survives them, the dependent child is entitled to receive a benefit equal to the benefit the spouse was receiving or would have received under section 17 of this chapter.(d) If there is more than one (1) dependent child, then the dependent children are entitled to share the benefit equally.(e) A dependent child is entitled to receive the child's share until the child becomes eighteen (18) years of age or during the entire period of the child's physical or mental disability, whichever period is longer.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-10.1-11.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IN Code § 33-38-8-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-19. Death of Participant; Payments When No Benefits Payable to Survivors

Sec. 19. (a) Benefits provided under this section are subject to IC 33-38-6-13.(b) If benefits are not payable to the survivors of a participant who dies, and if a withdrawal application is filed with the board, the total of the participant's contributions, plus interest at a rate specified by rule by the board and minus any payments made to the participant, shall be paid to:(1) the surviving spouse of the participant or a child or children of the participant, as designated by the participant;(2) any other dependent or dependents of the participant, if a spouse or designated child or children does or do not survive; or(3) the participant's estate, if a spouse, designated child or children, or other dependent does or do not survive.(c) The amount owed a spouse, designated child or children, or other dependent or dependents, or estate under subsection (b) is payable within sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of the withdrawal application or in the monthly installments as the recipient elects.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-10.1-12.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.16-2011, SEC.6.
IN Code § 33-38-8-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-20. Maximum Annual Benefit Under Internal Revenue Code

Sec. 20. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, benefits paid under this chapter may not exceed the maximum annual benefit specified by Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-10.1-13.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IN Code § 33-38-8-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-21. Service Credit; Contributions for Service as Judge or Full-Time Magistrate

Sec. 21. (a) A judge or, after December 31, 2010, a judge or full-time magistrate, is entitled to a month of service credit for services performed in any fraction of a calendar month. However, a judge or, after December 31, 2010, a judge or full-time magistrate, is not entitled to more than one (1) month of credit for services performed in a calendar month.(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, if a judge is elected or appointed and serves one (1) or more terms or part of a term then retires from office but at a later period or periods is appointed or elected and serves as judge, the judge shall pay into the fund during all the periods served as judge, whether the periods are served consecutively or not.(c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a judge is not required to pay into the fund:(1) at any time when the judge is not serving as judge; or(2) during any period of service as a senior judge under IC 33-23-3.(d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, after December 31, 2010, a full-time magistrate:(1) shall pay into the fund during all periods served as a full-time magistrate, whether the periods are served consecutively or not; and(2) is not required to pay into the fund at any time when the magistrate is not serving as a full-time magistrate.As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.122-2008, SEC.20.
IN Code § 33-38-8-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-24. Cost of Living Adjustments Payable After December 31, 2007, and December 31, 2008

Sec. 24. (a) This subsection applies to participants, survivors, and beneficiaries receiving benefits as of December 31, 2007. The amount of the monthly benefit received by a participant, survivor, or beneficiary as of December 31, 2007, shall be increased by two percent (2%). The increase under this subsection applies to monthly benefits paid after December 31, 2007.(b) This subsection applies to participants, survivors, and beneficiaries receiving benefits as of December 31, 2008. The amount of the monthly benefit received by a participant, survivor, or beneficiary as of December 31, 2008, shall be increased by two percent (2%). The increase under this subsection applies to monthly benefits paid after December 31, 2008.As added by P.L.68-2007, SEC.2.
IN Code § 33-38-8-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-25. Cost of Living Adjustments for Certain Participants

Sec. 25. (a) This section applies:(1) only to a participant:(A) who applies to receive a retirement benefit from the fund before January 1, 2010; or(B) who:(i) before January 1, 2010, separates from service;(ii) is entitled to receive a retirement benefit from the fund but does not apply before January 1, 2010, to receive a retirement benefit; and(iii) does not earn any service credit in the fund after December 31, 2009; and(2) only in state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2010.(b) If a salary increase is provided in a particular state fiscal year under IC 33-38-5-8.1, the monthly benefit payable under this chapter to a participant described in subsection (a) shall be increased by the same percentage by which salaries are increased under IC 33-38-5-8.1(b) in that state fiscal year. The percentage increase shall be applied to the monthly benefit (including any previous increases to the monthly benefit received under this section or under any other provision) received by the participant as of June 30 of the immediately preceding state fiscal year. The percentage increase to the monthly benefit takes effect at the same time that the salary increase under IC 33-38-5-8.1 takes effect.(c) This subsection applies only if:(1) a salary increase is not provided in a particular state fiscal year under IC 33-38-5-8.1; and(2) the salary of a judge is increased under IC 33-38-5-6, IC 33-38-5-8, or any other provision enacted by the general assembly in the state fiscal year.The monthly benefit payable under this chapter to a participant described in subsection (a) shall be increased by the same percentage by which the salary being paid for the office that the participant held at the time of the participant's separation from service is increased under IC 33-38-5-6, IC 33-38-5-8, or any other provision enacted by the general assembly. The percentage increase shall be applied to the monthly benefit (including any previous increases to the monthly benefit received under this section or under any other provision) received by the participant as of June 30 of the immediately preceding state fiscal year. The percentage increase to the monthly benefit takes effect at the same time that the salary increase under IC 33-38-5-6, IC 33-38-5-8, or any other provision enacted by the general assembly takes effect.(d) An increase payable under this section may not include any amount based on the percentage by which any salary provided by a county or counties under IC 36-2-5-14 or IC 36-3-6-3(c) is increased.As added by P.L.122-2008, SEC.24.
IN Code § 33-38-8-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System|33-38-8-26. Assignment of Benefits

Sec. 26. A participant, beneficiary, or survivor may not assign any payment under this chapter except for the following:(1) Premiums on a life, hospitalization, surgical, or medical group insurance plan maintained in part by a state agency.(2) Dues to an association that proves to the board's satisfaction that the association has as members at least twenty percent (20%) of the retired participants in the plan.As added by P.L.27-2019, SEC.22.
IN Code § 33-38-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Office of Judicial Administration|33-38-9-1. "Judicial Conference" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "judicial conference" refers to the judicial conference of Indiana established by section 3 of this chapter.[2004 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IN Code § 33-38-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Office of Judicial Administration|33-38-9-2. "Trial Court Judges" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in section 4 of this chapter, "trial court judges" refers only to those trial court judges who are members of the judicial conference under section 3 of this chapter.[2004 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
IN Code § 33-38-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Office of Judicial Administration|33-38-9-3. Judicial Conference; Membership

Sec. 3. (a) The judicial conference of Indiana is established.(b) The membership of the judicial conference consists of the following:(1) All justices of the supreme court.(2) All judges of the court of appeals.(3) The judge of the tax court.(4) All circuit, superior, and probate court judges.(5) Certified senior judges.(c) A full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 and a Marion County small claims court judge under IC 33-34 are nonvoting members of the conference.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-14-1.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.104; P.L.161-2018, SEC.93.
IN Code § 33-38-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Office of Judicial Administration|33-38-9-4. Board of Directors; Members; Chairperson

Sec. 4. (a) The activities of the judicial conference shall be directed by a board of directors having the following members:(1) The chief justice of Indiana.(2) The chief judge of the court of appeals.(3) The president of the Indiana judges association.(4) The president of the Indiana council of juvenile and family court judges.(5) Judges from the districts established by the administrative rules of the supreme court and rules of the board of directors of the judicial conference.(6) Five (5) trial court judges appointed for terms of one (1) year by the chief justice of Indiana.(b) The chief justice of Indiana shall serve as chairperson of the board of directors.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-14-2.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.161-2018, SEC.94.
IN Code § 33-38-9-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Office of Judicial Administration|33-38-9-5. Meetings of Membership; Committees; Hearings; Proposed Legislation; Review

Sec. 5. (a) The entire membership of the judicial conference shall meet:(1) at least once a year at a time and place to be fixed by the board of directors; and(2) at other times as may be designated by the board of directors.(b) The judicial conference may create committees either upon action of the board of directors or by majority vote of the members attending a meeting of the judicial conference. The judicial conference, the board of directors, or any committee of the judicial conference may hold hearings on any question related to the duties set out in section 6 of this chapter. A proposal for legislation relating to courts that is made by the judicial conference shall be presented to the office of judicial administration for study and recommendation by the office of judicial administration before being presented to the general assembly.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-14-3.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.161-2018, SEC.95.
IN Code § 33-38-9-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 38. Judges|Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Office of Judicial Administration|33-38-9-6. Duties of Conference

Sec. 6. The judicial conference shall do the following:(1) Promote an exchange of experience and suggestions regarding the operation of Indiana's judicial system.(2) Promote the continuing education of judges.(3) Seek to promote a better understanding of the judiciary.(4) Act as administrator for probationers participating in the interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers under IC 11-13-4-3.(5) Act as compact administrator for probationers participating in the interstate compact on juveniles under IC 11-13-4-3.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-14-4.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.179-2015, SEC.12; P.L.34-2020, SEC.1.