Sec. 1. (a) On the second Monday of January in each odd-numbered year, the supreme court shall appoint a sheriff.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-24-5-1

  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) The sheriff of the supreme court must give bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), with sureties to be approved by the court.

     (c) The term of the sheriff’s office is two (2) years.

     (d) When a vacancy in the sheriff’s office occurs in vacation, any two (2) of the justices of the court may appoint a sheriff to serve until the next term of the court, when the vacancy shall be filled by a vote of a majority of the court’s justices.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-7-1.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

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