Indiana Code 33-28-1-3. Recognizances
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-28-1-3
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- 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.
Sec. 3. The judge of a circuit court, within the judge’s district, shall take all necessary recognizances to keep the peace, or to answer any criminal charge, or offense, in the court having jurisdiction.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-2-9.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.7.