§ 33-28-1-1 Place of holding court; name of court
§ 33-28-1-2 Jurisdiction
§ 33-28-1-3 Recognizances
§ 33-28-1-4 Form of process
§ 33-28-1-5 Process; judgments; sentences; orders and injunctions; commissions for examination of witnesses; oaths; contempt
§ 33-28-1-6 Subject matter in two or more counties
§ 33-28-1-7 Seal of court
§ 33-28-1-8 Clerk’s private seal
§ 33-28-1-9 Failure of judge to attend court
§ 33-28-1-10 Sheriff or coroner absent or incapacitated; appointment of elisor
§ 33-28-1-11 Oath, bond, and authority of elisor
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 33 > Article 28 > Chapter 1 - Jurisdiction, Duties, and Powers

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.