Opinion
No. 94S00-0702-MS-49.
February 1, 2007.
ORDER AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Under the authority vested in this Court to provide by rule for the procedure employed in all courts of this state and this Court's inherent authority to supervise the administration of all courts of this state, Rules 1, 5, 6, and 8 of the Indiana Administrative Rules are amended to read as follows (deletions shown by striking and new text shown byunderlining):
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
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Rule 1. Preparation and Filing of Statistical Reports
(A) Preparation of Forms. The Executive Director, of the Division of State Court Administration, pursuant to these rules and IC 33-2.1-7, shall draft forms to be used in the gathering of statistical data and other information and shall submit the proposed forms to the Supreme Court for approval. After the forms have been approved by the Supreme Court, they will be distributed to all courts.
(B) Quarterly Case Status Reports.
(1) All trial courts shall prepare quarterly case status reports, on forms approved under the provisions of Administrative Rule 1(A), concerning the judicial work of their respective courts. The last day of the reporting period for the quarterly case status reports shall be March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.
(2) The judge of the trial court may require clerks, court reporters, or any other officer or employee of the court to furnish the information needed to prepare the quarterly case status reports.
(3) The quarterly case status reports shall be filed with the Indiana Supreme Court no later than ten (10) calendar days after the end of the reporting period. The reports may be filed by mailing them to the Division of State Court Administration, Room 323 State House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
(4) Each defendant charged with one or more offenses arising out of the same incident or multiple incidents to be tried as one case shall be assigned one case number, regardless of the number of counts or citations charged against the defendant. The case shall be designated as a MR — Murder, FA — Class A Felony, FB — Class B Felony, FC — Class C Felony, FD — Class D Felony, CM — Criminal Misdemeanor, MC — Miscellaneous Criminal, IF — Infraction, OV — Local Ordinance Violation, or OE — Exempted Ordinance Violation and shall be counted as one case on the quarterly case status report. When the defendant is charged with multiple charges involving different case type categories, the case number shall be designated so as to reflect only the most serious charge. This method of assigning case numbers is intended for administrative purposes only.(C) Probation Reports.
(1) All probation officers or probation departments shall compile and prepare reports on the information required by IC 11-13-1-4 concerning the work of the respective office. All probation officers or probation departments shall file, on forms approved pursuant to the provisions of Administrative Rule 1(A), the following reports:
(a) Quarterly statistical reports. The last day of the reporting period for the quarterly reports shall be March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.
(b) An annual operations report. The reporting period for the annual operations report begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.
(2) The quarterly statistical reports and the annual operations report shall be filed with the Indiana Supreme Court no later than ten (10) calendar days after the end of the reporting period. The reports may be filed by mailing them to the Division of State Court Administration, Room 323 State House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
(3) Every trial judge or chief judge of a unified court system shall require the probation officer or probation department subject to the judge's direction and control to comply with these reporting requirements.(D) Judge's Signature. The judge of the court or the chief judge of a unified court system shall sign all quarterly caseload reports and all quarterly probation reports, or if reports are filed electronically, the judge of the court or the chief judge of a unified court system shall sign a verification of reports provided by the Division of State Court Administration.
(E) County Caseload Plans. The courts of record in a county shall, by a local rule, implement a caseload allocation plan for the county that ensures an even distribution of judicial workload among the courts of record in the county.
(1) Schedule for Plans. The Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration (Division), with Supreme Court approval, shall prepare and publish a schedule for the submission and approval of such local caseload allocation plans. The schedule shall ensure that the courts of record in each county must review and submit a new plan or re-submit an existing plan not less than once every two (2) years.
(2) Weighted Caseload Measures and Caseload Variance. Based on the statistical reports submitted pursuant to this rule and a weighted caseload measures system, the Division shall prepare and publish annually a weighted caseload report on the caseload of the Indiana trial courts of record.
The caseload allocation plans required under this section must ensure that the variance, or difference, in utilization between any two courts of record in the countyvariance among the courts of record in the county, based on a weighted caseload measures system, does not exceedforty0.40 based on a weighted caseload measures system.(40) percentage points between any courts in the county.
(3) Approval of Plans. With Supreme Court approval, the Division may approve a county plan that complies with theforty (40)0.40 percentage points utilization variance, return a planwhichthat does not comply and request revisions, grant an exception for good cause shown, or reject a plan for not complying with the utilization variance. Should a county fail to adopt such a plan, the Supreme Court shall prescribe a plan for use by the county.
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Rule 5. Payment and Notification Procedures
(A) Special Judge Fees. The Division of State Court Administration shall administer the payment procedure for special judge fees in accordance with this provision.
(1) Entitlement. As provided in Trial Rule 79(P), all persons other than a full-time judge, magistrate, or other employee of the judiciary who serve as special judge are entitled to a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day for each jurisdiction served for the entry of judgments and orders and hearings incidental to such entries. Persons residing outside the county where service is rendered shall be entitled to mileage and reimbursement paid in accordance with standards set for other public officials of the State. Senior Judges who serve as special judges shall be paid in accordance with a schedule published by the Executive Director of State Court Administration. Senior Judges are not entitled to compensation for special judge service when the service is performed on the same day he or she serves as a senior judge.
(2) Procedure for Payment. A special judge shall file his or her claim for compensation with the Division of State Court Administration on forms provided by such agency as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. Any claim for services as special judge shall encompass a specified period of time and shall include all such services rendered during such period of time. The Division of State Court Administration shall present the claim form to the Auditor of the State for payment.
(3) Timely Filing of Claims. Claims for compensation shall be filed by the special judge no later than ninety (90) days from the date of service.(B) Senior Judges. The Division of State Court Administration shall administer the payment procedures for senior judges in accordance with the provisions set forth in this rule.
(1) Appointment. The Court of Appeals, a circuit, superior, county or probate court may request that the Supreme Court provide senior judge services. The request must contain the reasons for the request and the estimated duration of the need for senior judge services. Upon approving the request, the Supreme Court may appoint one or more senior judges to serve the requesting court consistent with this rule. The Supreme Court shall fix the term or period of time for the senior judge appointment.
(2) Number of Senior Judge Days for Requesting Court. Each year, the Supreme Court shall fix, based upon the recommendation of the Executive Director of the Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration, who shall use the Indiana Weighted Caseload Measures System, the annual statistical reports, and other relevant criteria, the number of senior judge days that each court may use. Every court authorized in this rule to use senior judges will be entitled to a minimum of ten (10) days of senior judge service during the year of appointment.
(3) Qualification for Senior Judge Status. A former judge who is certified by the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission may serve as senior judge. Each year the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission shall certify to the Supreme Court that a former judge:
(a) (i) has served as an elected or appointed judge for at least four (4) years and (ii) at least one of those years was within five (5) years of the application or, in the event the four years of service as an elected or appointed judge was more than five (5) years prior to the application, has served at least thirty (30) days as a senior judge during a calendar year within five (5) years of the application; except that the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission may, upon the finding of exceptional circumstances, waive the foregoing criteria and certify a senior judge with less service than specified above;
(b) agrees to serve as a senior judge for at least thirty (30) days in the year of appointment and has not in any previous year of service failed to serve for at least thirty (30) days without good cause as determined by the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.
(c) agrees to comply with the Code of Judicial Conduct and further agrees to not serve as an elected or appointed official of a governmental entity or sub-division outside the judicial branch of government;
(d) agrees to serve where assigned; and that the service shall be substantially equivalent to the daily calendar of the court to which the senior judge is assigned;
(e) agrees to continue to serve in all special judge cases in which the former judge was serving as a special judge at the time the former judge left office as a regular judge without receiving senior judge credit for such service; however, upon the finding of exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Supreme Court, a senior judge serving as a special judge may receive senior judge credit;
(f) agrees not to practice law in the courts in which the senior judge is appointed or assigned as senior judge;
(g) is fit to serve as a senior judge.
(4) Jurisdiction. A senior judge shall have the same jurisdiction as the presiding judge of the court where the judge is appointed but only during the days that the senior judge is serving in such court. A senior judge who has been appointed to serve in a court shall have jurisdiction at any time during such appointment to officiate at marriages the same as the judge of the court of service. A senior judge retains jurisdiction in an individual case on the order of the presiding judge of the court in which the case is pending;
(5) Oath of Office. Upon initial certification as a senior judge, the senior judge shall take an oath of office and shall file it with the Clerk of the Indiana Supreme Court.
(6) Per Diem Allowance. As provided by statute, a senior judge is entitled to senior judge service credit and a per diem allowance of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day for the first thirty (30) days of service in a calendar year. Pursuant to statute, the Indiana Supreme Court may adjust the per diem rate and increase it to not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each day of service after the first thirty (30) days. A senior judge who serves substantially shorter time than the daily calendar of the court where the judge is serving may, with the permission of the Executive Director, accumulate and consolidate such service times into a day's credit. A senior judge residing outside of the county where service is rendered is entitled to reimbursement for mileage at a rate equal to other public officials as established by state law and reasonable expenses incurred in performing the duties of senior judge for each day served. A senior judge may not be compensated as such for more than one hundred (100) calendar days in the aggregate during any one calendar year.
(7) Procedure for Payment. A senior judge shall file a claim for compensation with the Division of State Court Administration (Division) on forms provided by such agency as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. The Division shall promptly present the claim to the Auditor of State for payment. Claims for compensation shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days from the date of service.
(8) Qualification for Benefits. As provided by statute, a senior judge who is appointed by the Supreme Court to serve for a period equal to or greater than thirty (30) working days is a state employee for purposes for state insurance benefits. A senior judge becomes eligible for state insurance upon appointment. In the event a senior judge fails to serve at least thirty (30) days during any year of appointment, that senior judge's eligibility to state insurance benefits based on senior judge service shall cease and terminate at the end of that year. A senior judge whose eligibility to state insurance benefits has terminated under this subsection may become eligible again if the judge is certified by the Judicial Nominating Commission pursuant to Section (B)(3) of this Rule and is appointed to serve in a court, but only after serving as a senior judge a minimum of thirty (30) days during the year of appointment. A senior judge who waives per diem pay is entitled to receive senior judge service credit and to state insurance benefits for service that substantially complies with the appointment of the Supreme Court. As used in this rule, term "state insurance benefits" includes group health, life, dental, and vision insurance benefits and other benefits offered by the State of Indiana to its elected officials from time to time.
(9) Senior Judge Serving as Mediator. A senior judge who is also a registered mediator and serves as a mediator in court-ordered mediation pursuant to IC 33-23-3-3, or on a pro bono basis, may receive senior judge service credit for said mediation service provided that the senior judge is not compensated at a rate greater than the per diem rate for senior judges.
a) the commencement and termination of the judge's term of office;
b) the employment or termination of any magistrate, referee, commissioner, hearing officer, or other appointed judicial officer, whether such judicial officer is paid by the State of Indiana or by another entity. This notice must designate the position as full or part time, state the number of hours per week that the position requires and identify all court(s) in which such appointed judicial officer shall serve.(2) Notice by Prosecuting Attorneys. Each elected or appointed prosecuting attorney shall give notice to the Indiana Supreme Court Division of State Court Administration of:
(a) the commencement and termination of the prosecuting attorney's term of office and, pursuant to statute, whether the position will be full or part time;
(b) the employment or termination of a deputy prosecuting attorney whose salary is paid by the State of Indiana and, pursuant to statute, whether the position will be full or part time.(3) Content and Time of Notice. The notice must be given at least two (2) weeks in advance of the beginning or termination of the term in office or employment on forms designed by the Division of State Court Administration.
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Rule 6. Court Records Media Storage Standards
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(B) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this Administrative Rule 6:
(1) " Archival," as it this term applies to recordsmaintained in electronic form, means that point at which in the with a document is no longer subject to modification, related documents are purged, and the long term or permanent copy of the document is created and is maintained separately so as to ensure reasonably its preservation according to its approved the appropriate record retention schedule as found in Administrative Rule 7.
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Rule 8. Uniform Case Numbering System
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(A) Application. All trial courts in the State of Indiana shall use the uniform case numbering system as set forth under this rule.
(B) Numbering System. The uniform case numbering system shall consist of four groups of characters arranged in a manner to identify the court, the year/month of filing, the case type and the filing sequence. The following is an example of the case number to be employed:
55C01-8604-CF-001
(1) Court Identifier. The first group of five characters shall constitute the county and court identifier. The first and second character in this group shall represent the county of filing employing the following code:
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The last two characters of the first group shall distinguish between courts in counties having more than one court of a specific type. The following code sets forth the county and court identifier for all courts:
01C01 Adams Circuit Court 01D01 Adams Superior Court 02C01 Allen Circuit Court 02D01 Allen Superior Court 02D02 Allen Superior Court 02D03 Allen Superior Court 02D04 Allen Superior Court 02D05 Allen Superior Court 02D06 Allen Superior Court 02D07 Allen Superior Court 02D08 Allen Superior Court 02D09 Allen Superior Court 02H01 Allen/New Haven City Court 03C01 Bartholomew Circuit Court 03D01 Bartholomew Superior Court 1 03D02 Bartholomew Superior Court 2 04C01 Benton Circuit Court 05C01 Blackford Circuit Court 05D01 Blackford Superior Court 05E01 Blackford County Court (abolished) 05H01 Blackford/Hartford City City Court (abolished) 05H02 Blackford/Montpelier City Court (abolished) 06C01 Boone Circuit Court 06D01 Boone Superior Court 1 06D02 Boone Superior Court 2 06H01 Boone/Lebanon City Court 06I01 Boone/Thorntown Town Court 06I02 Boone/Zionsville Town Court 06I03 Boone/Jamestown Court 06I04 Boone/Whitestown Town Court 07C01 Brown Circuit Court 08C01 Carroll Circuit Court 08D01 Carroll Superior Court 08H01 Carroll/Delphi City Court 08I01 Carroll/Burlington Town Court 09C01 Cass Circuit Court 09D01 Cass Superior Court 1 09D02 Cass Superior Court 2 10C01 Clark Circuit Court 10D01 Clark Superior Court 1 10D02 Clark Superior Court 2 10D03 Clark Superior Court 3 10E01 Clark County Court (abolished) 10H01 Clark/Charlestown City Court 10H02 Clark/Jeffersonville City Court 10I01 Clark/Clarksville Town Court 10I02 Clark/Sellersburg Town Court 11C01 Clay Circuit Court 11D01 Clay Superior Court 12C01 Clinton Circuit Court 12D01 Clinton Superior Court 12E01 Clinton County Court (abolished) 12H01 Clinton/Frankfort City Court 13C01 Crawford Circuit Court 14C01 Daviess Circuit Court 14D01 Daviess Superior Court 14E01 Daviess County Court (abolished) 15C01 Dearborn Circuit Court 15D01 Dearborn Superior Court 15D02 Dearborn Superior Court 2 15E01 Dearborn County Court (abolished) 15H01 Dearborn/Aurora City Court 15H02 Dearborn/Lawrenceburg City Court 16C01 Decatur Circuit Court 16D01 Decatur Superior Court 16E01 Decatur County Court (abolished) 17C01 DeKalb Circuit Court 17D01 DeKalb Superior Court 17D02 DeKalb Superior Court 2 17H01 DeKalb/Butler City Court 18C01 Delaware Circuit Court 18C02 Delaware Circuit Court 2 18C03 Delaware Circuit Court 3 18C04 Delaware Circuit Court 4 18C05 Delaware Circuit Court 5 18D01 Delaware Superior Court 1 (abolished) 18D02 Delaware Superior Court 2 (abolished) 18D03 Delaware Superior Court 3 (abolished) 18D04 Delaware Superior Court 4 (abolished) 18H01 Delaware/Muncie City Court 18I01 Delaware/Yorktown Town Court 19C01 Dubois Circuit Court 19D01 Dubois Superior Court 20C01 Elkhart Circuit Court 20D01 Elkhart Superior Court 1 20D02 Elkhart Superior Court 2 20D03 Elkhart Superior Court 3 20D04 Elkhart Superior Court 4 [Goshen] 20D05 Elkhart Superior Court 5 [Elkhart] 20D06 Elkhart Superior Court 6 [Elkhart] 20E01 Elkhart County Court 1 in Elkhart (abolished) 20E02 Elkhart County Court 2 in Goshen (abolished) 20H01 Elkhart/Elkhart City Court 20H02 Elkhart/Goshen City Court 20H03 Elkhart/Nappanee City Court 21C01 Fayette Circuit Court 21D01 Fayette Superior Court 22C01 Floyd Circuit Court 22D01 Floyd Superior Court 22E01 Floyd County Court 23C01 Fountain Circuit Court 23H01 Fountain/Attica City Court 24C01 Franklin Circuit Court 25C01 Fulton Circuit Court 25D01 Fulton Superior Court 25E01 Fulton County Court (abolished) 26C01 Gibson Circuit Court 26D01 Gibson Superior Court 27C01 Grant Circuit Court 27D01 Grant Superior Court 1 17D02 Grant Superior Court 2 27D03 Grant Superior Court 3 27E01 Grant County Court (abolished) 27H01 Grant/Gas City City Court 27H02 Grant/Marion City Court 28C01 Greene Circuit Court 28D01 Greene Superior Court 28E01 Greene County Court (abolished) 29C01 Hamilton Circuit Court 29D01 Hamilton Superior Court 1 29D02 Hamilton Superior Court 2 29D03 Hamilton Superior Court 3 29D04 Hamilton Superior Court 4 29D05 Hamilton Superior Court 5 29D06 Hamilton Superior Court 6 29E01 Hamilton County Court (abolished) 29H01 Hamilton/Carmel City Court 29H02 Hamilton/Noblesville City Court 30C01 Hancock Circuit Court 30D01 Hancock Superior Court 1 30D02 Hancock Superior Court 2 30E01 Hancock county Court (abolished) 31C01 Harrison Circuit Court 31D01 Harrison Superior Court 31E01 Harrison County Court (abolished) 32C01 Hendricks Circuit Court 32D01 Hendricks Superior Court 1 32D02 Hendricks Superior Court 2 32D03 Hendricks Superior Court 3 32D04 Hendricks Superior Court 4 32D05 Hendricks Superior Court 5 32I01 Hendricks/Plainfield Town Court 32I02 Hendricks/Brownsburg Town Court 32I03 Hendricks/Avon Town Court 33C01 Henry Circuit Court 33D01 Henry Superior Court 1 33D02 Henry Superior Court 2 33E01 Henry County Court (abolished) 33H01 New Castle City Court 33I01 Henry/Knightstown Town Court 34C01 Howard Circuit Court 34D01 Howard Superior Court 1 34D02 Howard Superior Court 2 34D03 Howard Superior Court 3 34D04 Howard Superior Court 4 34E01 Howard County Court (abolished) 35C01 Huntington Circuit Court 35D01 Huntington Superior Court 35E01 Huntington County Court (abolished) 35I01 Huntington/Roanoke Town Court 36C01 Jackson Circuit Court 36D01 Jackson Superior Court 36E01 Jackson County Court (abolished) 37C01 Jasper Circuit Court 37D01 Jasper Superior Court 37D02 Jasper Superior Court 2 (abolished) 37I01 Jasper/DeMotte Town Court 37I02 Jasper/Wheatfield Town Court (abolished) 38C01 Jay Circuit Court 38D01 Jay Superior Court 38E01 Jay County Court (abolished) 38H01 Jay/Dunkirk City Court 38H02 Jay/Portland City Court 39C01 Jefferson Circuit Court 39D01 Jefferson Superior Court 39E01 Jefferson County Court (abolished) 40C01 Jennings Circuit Court 40D01 Jennings Superior Court 40H01 Jennings/North Vernon city Court (abolished) 41C01 Johnson Circuit Court 41D01 Johnson Superior Court 1 41D02 Johnson Superior Court 2 41D03 Johnson Superior Court 3 41H01 Johnson/Franklin City Court 41H02 Johnson/Greenwood City Court 41I01 Johnson/New Whiteland Town Court (abolished) 42C01 Knox Circuit Court 42D01 Knox Superior Court 1 42D02 Knox Superior Court 2 42E01 Knox County Court (abolished) 42H01 Knox/Bicknell City Court 43C01 Kosciusko Circuit Court 43D01 Kosciusko Superior Court 1 43D02 Kosciusko Superior Court 2 43D03 Kosciusko Superior Court 3 43E01 Kosciusko County Court (abolished) 44C01 LaGrange Circuit Court 44D01 LaGrange Superior Court 44E01 LaGrange County Court (abolished) 45C01 Lake Circuit Court 45D01 Lake Superior Court, Civil Division 1 45D02 Lake Superior Court, Civil Division 2 45D03 Lake Superior Court, Civil Division 3 45D04 Lake Superior Court, Civil Division 4 45D05 Lake Superior Court, Civil Division 5 45D10 Lake Superior Court, Civil Division 6 45D11 Lake Superior Court, Civil Division 7 45D06 Lake Superior Court, Juvenile Division 45D07 Lake Superior Court, County Division 1 45D08 Lake Superior Court, County Division 2 45D09 Lake Superior Court, County Division 3 45D12 Lake Superior Court, County Division 4 45G01 Lake Superior Court, Criminal Division 1 45G02 Lake Superior Court, Criminal Division 2 45G03 Lake Superior Court, Criminal Division 3 45G04 Lake Superior Court, Criminal Division 4 45E01 Lake County Court (abolished) 45E02 Lake County Court (abolished) 45E03 Lake County Court (abolished) 45H01 Lake/Crown Point City Court 45H02 Lake/East Chicago City Court 45H03 Lake/Gary City Court 45H04 Lake/Hammond City Court 45H05 Lake/Hobart City Court 45H06 Lake/Lake Station City Court 45H07 Lake/Whiting City Court 45I01 Lake/Merrillville Town Court 45I02 Lake/Schererville Town Court 45I03 Lake/Lowell Town Court 46C01 LaPorte Circuit Court 46D01 LaPorte Superior Court 1 46D02 LaPorte Superior Court 2 46D03 LaPorte Superior Court 3 in LaPorte 46D04 LaPorte Superior Court 4 in Michigan City 47C01 Lawrence Circuit Court 47D01 Lawrence Superior Court 1 47D02 Lawrence Superior Court 2 47E01 Lawrence County Court (abolished) 48C01 Madison Circuit Court 48D01 Madison Superior Court 1 48D02 Madison Superior Court 2 48D03 Madison Superior Court 3 48E01 Madison County Court 1 48E02 Madison County Court 2 48H01 Madison/Alexandria City Court 48H02 Madison/Anderson City Court 48H03 Madison/Elwood City Court 48I01 Madison/Edgewood Town Court 48I02 Madison/Pendleton Town Court 49C01 Marion Circuit Court 49D01 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 1 49D02 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 2 49D03 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 3 49D04 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 4 49D05 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 5 49D06 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 6 49D07 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 7 49D08 Marion Superior Court, Probate Division 49D09 Marion Superior Court, Juvenile Division 49D10 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 10 49D11 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 11 49D12 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 12 49D13 Marion Superior Court, Civil Division 13 49F07 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 7 49F08 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 8 49F09 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 9 49F10 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 10 49F11 Initial Hearing Court 49F12 Marion Superior Court, Environmental/Community Court Criminal Division 12 49F13 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 13 49F15 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 15 49F16 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 16 (renumbered 49G16 effective 2/1/07) 49F17 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 17 (renumbered 49G17 effective 2/1/07) 49F18 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 18 49F19 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 19 49F24 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 24 49G01 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 1 49G02 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 2 49G03 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 3 49G04 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 4 49G05 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 5 49G06 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 6 49G14 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 14 49G16 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 16 49G17 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 17 49G20 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 20 49G21 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 2149G22 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 22 49G23 Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division 23 49K01 Marion County Small Claims Court, Center Division 49K02 Marion County Small Claims Court, Decatur Division 49K03 Marion County Small Claims Court, Lawrence Division 49K04 Marion County Small Claims Court, Perry Division 49K05 Marion County Small Claims Court, Pike Division 49K06 Marion County Small Claims Court, Warren Division 49K07 Marion County Small Claims Court, Washington Division 49K08 Marion County Small Claims Court, Wayne Division 49K09 Marion County Small Claims Court, Franklin Township 50C01 Marshall Circuit Court 50D01 Marshall Superior Court 1 50D02 Marshall Superior Court 2 50E01 Marshall County Court (abolished) 50H01 Marshall/Plymouth City Court (abolished) 50I01 Marshall/Argos Town Court (abolished) 51C01 Martin Circuit Court 51H01 Martin/Loogootee City Court (abolished) 52C01 Miami Circuit Court 52D01 Miami Superior Court 52H01 Miami/Peru City Court 52I01 Miami/Bunker Hill Town Court 53C01 Monroe Circuit Court 1 53C02 Monroe Circuit Court 2 53C03 Monroe Circuit Court 3 53C04 Monroe Circuit Court 4 53C05 Monroe Circuit Court 5 53C06 Monroe Circuit Court 6 53C07 Monroe Circuit Court 7 53C08 Monroe Circuit Court 8 53D01 Monroe Superior Court (abolished) 53D02 Monroe Superior Court (abolished) 53D03 Monroe Superior Court (abolished) 53D04 Monroe Superior Court (abolished) 53D05 Monroe Superior Court (abolished) 54C01 Montgomery Circuit Court 54D01 Montgomery Superior Court 54D02 Montgomery Superior Court 2 54E01 Montgomery County Court (abolished) 54H01 Montgomery/Crawfordsville City Court (abolished) 55C01 Morgan Circuit Court 55D01 Morgan Superior Court 1 55D02 Morgan Superior Court 2 55D03 Morgan Superior Court 3 55E01 Morgan County Court (abolished) 55H01 Morgan/Martinsville City Court 55I01 Morgan/Mooresville Town Court 56C01 Newton Circuit Court 56D01 Newton Superior Court 57C01 Noble Circuit Court 57D01 Noble Superior Court 1 57D02 Noble Superior Court 2 7/1/1999 57E01 Noble County Court (to be abolished) 7/1/1999 57I01 Noble/Avilla Town Court (abolished) 57I02 Noble/Cromwell Town Court (abolished) 58C01 Ohio Circuit Court 58D01 Ohio Superior Court 59C01 Orange Circuit Court 59D01 Orange Superior Court 59E01 Orange County Court (abolished) 60C01 Owen Circuit Court 61C01 Parke Circuit Court 62C01 Perry Circuit Court 62H01 Perry/Cannelton Town Court (abolished) 62H02 Perry/Tell City City Court (abolished) 63C01 Pike Circuit Court 63H01 Pike/Petersburg City Court (abolished) 64C01 Porter Circuit Court 64D01 Porter Superior Court 1 64D02 Porter Superior Court 2 64D03 Porter Superior Court 3 64D04 Porter Superior Court 4 64D06 Porter Superior Court 6 64E01 Porter County Court (abolished) 64I01 Porter/Chesterton Town Court (abolished) 65C01 Posey Circuit Court 65D01 Posey Superior Court 65E01 Posey County Court (abolished) 66C01 Pulaski Circuit Court 66D01 Pulaski Superior Court 66E01 Pulaski County Court (abolished) 67C01 Putnam Circuit Court 67D01 Putnam Superior Court 67E01 Putnam County Court (abolished) 68C01 Randolph Circuit Court 68D01 Randolph Superior Court 68E01 Randolph County Court (abolished) 68H01 Randolph/Winchester City Court 68H02 Randolph/Union City City Court 69C01 Ripley Circuit Court 69D01 Ripley Superior Court 69H01 Ripley/Batesville City Court 69I01 Ripley/Versailles Town court 70C01 Rush Circuit Court 70D01 Rush Superior Court 70E01 Rush County Court (abolished) 71C01 St. Joseph Circuit Court 71D01 St. Joseph Superior Court 71D02 St. Joseph Superior Court 71D03 St. Joseph Superior Court 71D04 St. Joseph Superior Court 71D05 St. Joseph Superior Court 71D06 St. Joseph Superior Court 71D07 St. Joseph Superior Court 71D08 St. Joseph Superior Court 71I01 St. Joseph/Walkerton Town Court 71I02 St. Joseph/Lakeville Town Court 71J01 St. Joseph Probate Court 72C01 Scott Circuit Court 72D01 Scott Superior Court 72E01 Scott County Court (abolished) 73C01 Shelby Circuit Court 73D01 Shelby Superior Court 1 73D02 Shelby Superior Court 2 73E01 Shelby County Court (abolished) 74C01 Spencer Circuit Court 74H01 Spencer/Rockport City Court (abolished) 75C01 Starke Circuit Court 75H01 Starke/Knox City Court 76C01 Steuben Circuit Court 76D01 Steuben Superior Court 76E01 Steuben County Court (abolished) 76I01 Steuben/Fremont Town Court 77C01 Sullivan Circuit Court 77D01 Sullivan Superior Court 77E01 Sullivan County Court (abolished) 78C01 Switzerland Circuit Court 78D01 Switzerland Superior Court 79C01 Tippecanoe Circuit Court 79D01 Tippecanoe Superior Court 1 79D02 Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 79D03 Tippecanoe Superior Court 3 79D04 Tippecanoe Superior Court 4 79D05 Tippecanoe Superior Court 5 79D06 Tippecanoe Superior Court 6 79H01 Tippecanoe/West Lafayette City Court 80C01 Tipton Circuit Court 80H01 Tipton/Tipton City Court 80I01 Tipton/Sharpsville Town Court 81C01 Union Circuit Court 82C01 Vanderburgh Circuit Court 82D01 Vanderburgh Superior Court 82D02 Vanderburgh Superior Court 82D03 Vanderburgh Superior Court 82D04 Vanderburgh Superior Court 82D05 Vanderburgh Superior Court 82D06 Vanderburgh Superior Court 82D07 Vanderburgh Superior Court 83C01 Vermillion Circuit Court 83H01 Vermillion/Clinton City Court 84C01 Vigo Circuit Court 84D01 Vigo Superior Court 1 84D02 Vigo Superior Court 2 84D03 Vigo Superior Court 3 (Circuit Judge) 84D04 Vigo Superior Court 4 84D05 Vigo Superior Court 5 84D06 Vigo Superior Court 6 84E04 Vigo County Court, Division 4 (abolished) 84E05 Vigo County Court, Division 5 (abolished) (84E01, 84E02, and 84E03 not used) 84H01 Vigo/Terre Haute City Court 85C01 Wabash Circuit Court 85D01 Wabash Superior Court 85E01 Wabash County Court (abolished) 85H01 Wabash/Wabash City Court 85I01 Wabash/N. Manchester Town Court 86C01 Warren Circuit Court 87C01 Warrick Circuit Court 87D01 Warrick Superior Court 1 87D02 Warrick Superior Court 2 88C01 Washington Circuit Court 88D01 Washington Superior Court 88H01 Washington/Salem City Court (abolished) 89C01 Wayne Circuit Court 89D01 Wayne Superior Court 1 89D02 Wayne Superior Court 2 89D03 Wayne Superior Court 3 89D03 Wayne Superior Court 4 (transfer judge) 89I01 Wayne/Hagerstown Town Court 90C01 Wells Circuit Court 90D01 Wells Superior Court 90H01 Wells/Bluffton City Court 91C01 White Circuit Court 91D01 White Superior Court 91I01 White/Monon Town Court 92C01 Whitely Circuit Court 92D01 Whitley Superior Court
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These amendments shall take effect February 1, 2007.
The Clerk of this Court is directed to forward a copy of this order to the clerk of each circuit court in the state of Indiana; Attorney General of Indiana; Legislative Services Agency and its Office of Code Revision; Administrator, Indiana Supreme Court; Administrator, Indiana Court of Appeals; Administrator, Indiana Tax Court; Public Defender of Indiana; Prosecuting Attorney's Council; Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission; Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Continuing Legal Education; Indiana Board of Law Examiners; Indiana Judicial Center; Division of State Court Administration; Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program; the libraries of all law schools in this state; the Michie Company; and the West Group.
The West Group is directed to publish this Order in the advance sheets of this Court.
The Clerks of the Circuit Courts are directed to bring this Order to the attention of all judges within their respective counties and to post this Order for examination by the Bar and general public.
DONE at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 1st day of February, 2007.
All Justices Concur