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IN Code § 33-35-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 3. Personnel; Expenses; Costs|33-35-3-2. Clerk of City Court in Second or Third Class Cities; Powers and Duties

Sec. 2. (a) In second class cities, the city clerk is the clerk of the city court. The city clerk of a third class city is the clerk of the city court if the judge does not serve as clerk or appoint a clerk under section 1 of this chapter.(b) A city clerk of a second class city, a city clerk-treasurer of a third class city, or an appointed clerk in a third class city who serves as the clerk of the city court shall give bond as prescribed in this chapter.(c) The clerk may administer oaths.(d) The clerk of a city or town court shall:(1) issue all process of the court, affix the seal of the court to the process, and attest to the process;(2) keep a complete record and docket of all cases showing:(A) the name of a person who was arrested and brought before the court;(B) the disposition of the case; and(C) an account of the:(i) fees;(ii) fines;(iii) penalties;(iv) forfeitures;(v) judgments;(vi) executions;(vii) decrees; and(viii) orders;in as near to the same manner as the records are kept by the clerk of the circuit court; and(3) collect all:(A) fees;(B) fines;(C) penalties and forfeitures;(D) judgments;(E) executions; and(F) money;accruing to the city or town from the enforcement of ordinances.(e) At the close of each week, the clerk shall make and deliver to the city controller of a second class city, clerk-treasurer of a third class city, or clerk-treasurer of a town a written report of all cases in which the clerk has received or collected any fines or forfeitures due the city or town. The clerk shall then pay over the money to the controller or clerk-treasurer and take a receipt for the payment.(f) At the end of each month, the clerk shall make out and deliver to the county treasurer of the county in which the city or town is located a written report of all cases in which the clerk has received or collected any fines or forfeitures due the state during the month and pay to the county treasurer all fines or forfeitures collected, taking a receipt for the payment.(g) In cities in which the county treasurer rather than the city controller receives city money for deposit, the clerk shall report and deliver the money to the county treasurer.(h) The clerk shall deposit all court costs collected by the clerk in accordance with IC 33-37-7-12. The clerk shall distribute the state and county share of court costs collected in accordance with IC 33-37-7-8.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-6-2.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.506.
IN Code § 33-35-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 3. Personnel; Expenses; Costs|33-35-3-4. Town Marshal; Service of Process

Sec. 4. The town marshal or a deputy marshal shall serve all process issuing from the town court.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-6-4.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 3. Personnel; Expenses; Costs|33-35-3-5. City Court Referees

Sec. 5. (a) The common council of a city having a city court may create the position of city court referee to assist the city court judge in the administration of the judge's duties and the disposition of matters pending in the court. The common council may authorize more than one (1) referee. After authorization is granted, the judge shall appoint one (1) or more referees. The referee or referees serve at the pleasure of the judge.(b) A referee shall take the same oath of office as provided for the judge and must have the same qualifications for office as required for the judge. A referee may administer oaths in the performance of the referee's duty and use the seal of the court. In all cases coming before the referee, the referee shall comply with the requirements of procedure provided for the hearing of cases by the court. The referee shall make a return of the referee's findings and recommendations in writing to the court, and the court shall proceed to enter the order, judgment, or decree that the court considers proper.(c) The salary of a referee shall be fixed by the judge subject to the approval of the common council of the city. The common council shall appropriate sufficient money to pay the referee.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-6-5.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 3. Personnel; Expenses; Costs|33-35-3-6. Prosecuting Attorney or City Attorney; Prosecutions in City Court

Sec. 6. (a) The prosecuting attorney of the judicial circuit in which the city is located shall prosecute all cases in a city court for violation of statutes.(b) The city attorney shall prosecute all cases of city ordinance violations.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-6-6.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 3. Personnel; Expenses; Costs|33-35-3-7. Books, Dockets, Papers, and Printed Blanks

Sec. 7. A judge of a city or town court shall provide, at the expense of the city or town, all books, dockets, papers, and printed blanks necessary for the discharge of the duties of the court.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-6-7.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-3-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 3. Personnel; Expenses; Costs|33-35-3-9. City Courts in Certain Counties; Disposition of Costs; Costs Paid in Advance

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies after June 30, 2005.(b) A clerk of a city court in a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000) shall deposit all court costs collected by the clerk in accordance with IC 33-37-7-12. The fees received by the controller from the clerk shall be paid into the city treasury at the time of the semiannual settlement for city revenue.(c) If the party instituting an action or a proceeding recovers judgment, the judgment must also include as costs an amount equal to the small claims costs fee, the small claims garnishee service fee, and the small claims service fee prescribed under IC 33-37-4-5 (before its repeal) or IC 33-37-4-6.(d) Money paid in advance for costs remaining unexpended at the time a civil action or proceeding is terminated, whether by reason of Small claims costs fee, small claims service fee, and additional feesdismissal or otherwise, must be returned to the party or parties making payment. However, this section does not apply to civil actions or proceedings instituted by or on behalf of the state or any of the state's political subdivisions.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-6-10.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.174-2006, SEC.10; P.L.1-2007, SEC.220.
IN Code § 33-35-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 4. Court Sessions; Compensation; Restrictions on Activities of Judges|33-35-4-1. City and Town Court; Sessions

Sec. 1. (a) A city court judge shall hold regular sessions of the city court at a place to be provided and designated by the legislative body of the city.(b) A town court judge shall hold sessions of the town court as the business of the court demands at a place to be provided and designated by the legislative body of the town.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-4-1.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 4. Court Sessions; Compensation; Restrictions on Activities of Judges|33-35-4-2. Compensation of Judges

Sec. 2. (a) Special judges of a city court are entitled to the compensation allowed special judges in the circuit court, to be paid out of the city treasury on the certificate of the regular judge and the warrant of the city controller or clerk-treasurer.(b) A city court judge may not receive any fees or compensation other than the judge's salary, as established under subsection (e).(c) A city court judge of each of the three (3) cities having the largest populations in a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000) is entitled to receive, for additional services that this article requires to be performed, three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per year in addition to the salary otherwise provided. The fiscal body of the city shall appropriate the money necessary to pay the additional compensation.(d) A town court judge is entitled to receive the compensation that is prescribed by the fiscal body of the town.(e) A city court judge is entitled to receive compensation that is prescribed by the fiscal body of the city.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-4-2.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 4. Court Sessions; Compensation; Restrictions on Activities of Judges|33-35-4-3. Proceeding to Procure Liquor License; City Court Judge Not to Act as Attorney for Applicant; Violation; Offense

Sec. 3. A city court judge may not act as attorney, agent, or counsel for the applicant in a proceeding to procure a license to retail or wholesale intoxicating liquors under IC 7.1 or aid or assist in any manner in the procuring of such a license. A person who recklessly violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-4-3.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-1. City Court; Governing Laws and Rules

Sec. 1. City courts are governed by the laws and rules governing the practice, pleading, and processes in circuit courts.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-1.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-2. City or Town Court; Change of Venue

Sec. 2. A change of venue may not be taken from a city or town court. However, a defendant may take a change of venue from the judge of the court, with a special judge appointed as provided for the circuit court.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-2.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-3. City Court; Warrants or Other Processes

Sec. 3. All warrants or other processes issued by the city court must be:(1) directed to the chief of police of the city or any person specially deputized by the city court; and(2) executed, served, and returned by the chief, by any police officer of the city, or by the specially deputized person.The members of the police force of the city shall cause all persons arrested by the police force for a violation of any law to be taken before the city court for trial or examination.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-3.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-4. Certain City Courts; Books of Records in Civil Cases

Sec. 4. (a) City courts of the three (3) cities having the largest populations in counties having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000) shall keep the following books of record on the civil side of the court:(1) A loose leaf minute book, similar to that kept by the circuit court, each case to be numbered consecutively in order of its filing.(2) Index and cross-index book, containing the names of all parties to each action with the number of the case opposite the name.(3) A fee book as is provided for city courts.(4) An order book in which all orders of a cause are written consecutively when final judgment or order is entered.(b) The case should bear the same number as originally given to the case when filed and must be arranged in the order book consecutively according to the original number given to the case when filed. All orders, proceedings, records of issuing execution, returns of execution, and satisfactions of execution shall be grouped together, if practical, on one (1) page or on consecutive pages when there is not sufficient room to group it on one (1) page. All costs in a cause shall be taxed on the margin of the page containing the final order or judgment. All orders not connected with a specific case, such as general appointments made by the judge, shall be entered in the minute book under a separate number and recorded in the record book under that number.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-4.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-5. City Court; Issues of Fact to Be Tried by Judge Unless Demand for Jury Trial

Sec. 5. All issues of fact pending in city courts shall be tried by the judge, unless either party demands a jury trial. The jury must consist of six (6) qualified residents of the city, to be summoned by the bailiff by venire issued by the judge. City residents shall be selected for jury service according to the procedures set out in IC 33-28-5.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-5.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.118-2007, SEC.25.
IN Code § 33-35-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-6. Style of City or Town Court

Sec. 6. The style of the city or town court is "The (City or Town) Court of ____________," according to the name of the city or town.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-6.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-7. Courts Not of Record; Judges; Requirements

Sec. 7. (a) A city court is not a court of record.(b) A town court is not a court of record.(c) Except as provided in section 7.5 of this chapter, a person selected as judge of a city court or town court must be an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-7.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.173-2015, SEC.16.
IN Code § 33-35-5-7.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-7.5. Presiding Judge Exemption to Judicial Eligibility Requirements

Sec. 7.5. (a) This section applies to a person who is a judge of a city or town court:(1) serving on June 30, 2015; and(2) who is not an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.(b) This section does not apply to a person described in subsection (a) after the person leaves office.(c) A person described in subsection (a) may:(1) complete the term to which the person was elected before July 1, 2015; and(2) after that, continue to serve consecutive elected terms.As added by P.L.173-2015, SEC.17.
IN Code § 33-35-5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-8. Effect of Judgments, Orders, and Proceedings in Town and City Courts; Orders of Sale and Executions Affecting Real Estate

Sec. 8. (a) All judgments, decrees, orders, and proceedings of city and town courts have the same force as those of the circuit court. A judgment becomes a lien on real estate when a transcript of the judgment is filed with the clerk of the circuit court.(b) All orders of sale and executions affecting real estate from the city court of the three (3) cities having the largest populations in a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000) shall be issued by the clerk of the circuit court to the sheriff upon the filing of a certified copy of the judgment. When the copy is filed, the court rendering the judgment has no further jurisdiction of the case except to furnish a transcript for appeal. The life of a lien may be continued in force when the action is started in the city court, as though the action were filed in the circuit court, by filing with the clerk of the circuit court a certificate, certified to by the judge of the city court and containing:(1) the names of the parties to the suit;(2) the nature of the action;(3) the description of the property affected; and(4) the amount in controversy.The judge shall enter minutes on the docket showing the issuing of the certificates.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-8.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-35-5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-9. Appeals From City and Town Courts; Procedure

Sec. 9. (a) An appeal from a judgment of a city court may be taken to the circuit, superior, or probate court of the county and tried de novo.(b) An appeal from a judgment of a town court may be taken to the superior, circuit, or probate court of the county within thirty (30) days after the rendition of the judgment and tried de novo.(c) A prisoner against whom punishment is adjudged by a city court may appeal to the circuit, superior, or probate court of the county within thirty (30) days after the judgment. If the prisoner, within the thirty (30) days, enters into recognizance for the prisoner's appearance in court and causes to be filed in the court, within forty-five (45) days, all other papers, documents, and transcripts necessary to complete the appeal, the appeal stays all further proceedings on the judgment in the court below. However, the prisoner may remain in jail on the prisoner's sentence instead of furnishing a recognizance, and an appeal without recognizance does not stay the execution of the court below.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-9.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.100.
IN Code § 33-35-5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 35. City and Town Courts|Chapter 5. Records; Procedures; Practices|33-35-5-10. Appeals From Certain City and Town Courts; Procedure

Sec. 10. (a) A party in a civil action who desires to take an appeal from the city court of the three (3) cities having the largest populations in a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000) shall file a bond, to the approval of the city court, within thirty (30) days after the date of rendition of final judgment, and the motion to correct errors within ten (10) days after the rendition of final judgment. The transcript and motion shall be filed in the court to which the appeal is taken within thirty (30) days after the motion has been signed by the court.(b) All errors saved shall be reviewed as far as justice warrants, and for that purpose, a complete transcript of all the evidence is not required. An error occurring during the trial, not excepted to at the time, may be made available upon appeal by setting it forth in a motion for a new trial. Upon application within the time fixed, either of the parties to the suit may obtain either:(1) a correct statement, to be prepared by the party requesting the signing of the same, of the facts in a narrative form appearing on the trial and of all questions of law involved in the case and the decisions of the court upon the questions of law; or(2) a correct stenographic report;and the expense of procuring the correct statement or correct stenographic report shall be paid by the party requesting the correct statement or correct stenographic report.(c) The appeal shall be:(1) submitted on the date filed in the court to which the appeal is taken;(2) advanced on the docket of that court; and(3) as determined at the earliest practical date, without any extension of time for filing of briefs;but the court to which an appeal is taken may, on application, hear oral arguments.(d) If judgment is affirmed on appeal, it may be increased by ten percent (10%), in addition to any interest that may be allowed, if the appeal is found to be frivolous.(e) A change of venue may be taken from the judge to whom the case is appealed as provided by law for taking changes of venue from the judge of the circuit court.(f) The court to which an appeal is taken shall render its opinion in abbreviated form by simply citing the controlling authorities in the case, unless it appears that some new question of practice, procedure, or law is involved that would warrant a more extensive opinion.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-5-10.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14.
IN Code § 33-36-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 36. Ordinance Violations Bureaus|Chapter 1. Definitions|33-36-1-1. Definitions; Applicability

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 36-1-2 apply throughout this article.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-6-3-1.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.15.
IN Code § 33-36-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 36. Ordinance Violations Bureaus|Chapter 2. Establishment|33-36-2-1. Establishment of Ordinance Violations Bureau; Clerk

Sec. 1. The legislative body of a municipal corporation may establish, by ordinance or code, an ordinance violations bureau. Upon the creation of a bureau, the legislative body shall provide for the appointment of a violations clerk (who may be the clerk or clerk-treasurer of the municipal corporation) to be the administrator of the bureau.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-6-3-1.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.15.
IN Code § 33-36-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 36. Ordinance Violations Bureaus|Chapter 2. Establishment|33-36-2-2. Clerk or Clerk-Treasurer to Serve as Violations Clerk if Ordinance Violations Bureau Not Established

Sec. 2. If the legislative body does not establish an ordinance violations bureau under section 1 of this chapter, the clerk or clerk-treasurer of the municipal corporation is designated the violations clerk for purposes of this chapter.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-6-3-1.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.15.
IN Code § 33-36-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 33. Courts and Court Officers|Article 36. Ordinance Violations Bureaus|Chapter 2. Establishment|33-36-2-3. Violations Clerk; Duties

Sec. 3. The violations clerk may accept:(1) written appearances;(2) waivers of trial;(3) admissions of violations; and(4) payment of civil penalties up to a specific dollar amount set forth in an ordinance adopted by the legislative body, but not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250);in ordinance violation cases, subject to the schedule prescribed under IC 33-36-3 by the legislative body.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-6-3-1.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.169-2006, SEC.44.