Indiana Code 12-20-3-1. Jurisdiction of division of family resources; investigations; reports

Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee is not under the jurisdiction of the division of family resources.

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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.
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(b) The division of family resources:

(1) may not subject a township trustee to investigation concerning the trustee’s official duties; and

(2) has no authority to make a report with reference to the official duties of a township trustee.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-20-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.111.