Indiana Code 33-33-10-2.7. Circuit court judges; jurisdiction; dockets

Sec. 2.7. (a) This section applies beginning January 1, 2025.

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Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
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.
minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Probate: Proving a will

(b) The Clark circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction with six (6) judges.

(d) Clark County constitutes the judicial district of the court and each of the court’s divisions.

(e) The court shall maintain the following dockets:

(1) A small claims and misdemeanor division under IC 33-28-3 that has a:

(A) small claims docket; and

(B) minor offenses and violations docket.

(2) Criminal.

(3) Juvenile.

(4) Civil.

(5) Probate.

(f) The assignment of judges of the circuit court to the dockets specified in subsection (e) must be by rule of the circuit court.

As added by P.L.138-2020, SEC.4.