Sec. 2. (a) All circuit courts have:

(1) original and concurrent jurisdiction in all civil cases and in all criminal cases;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-28-1-2

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • 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.
(2) original and concurrent jurisdiction with the superior courts in all user fee cases;

(3) de novo appellate jurisdiction of appeals from city and town courts; and

(4) in Marion County, de novo appellate jurisdiction of appeals from township small claims courts established under IC 33-34.

     (b) The circuit court also has the appellate jurisdiction that may be conferred by law upon it.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-4-3.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.22; P.L.195-2019, SEC.3.