Sec. 2. (a) The Owen circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction with two (2) judges. The divisions of the circuit court shall be known as Owen circuit court No. 1 and Owen circuit court No. 2. Owen County constitutes the judicial district of the circuit court and each of the court’s divisions. The circuit court shall maintain the following dockets:

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

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-33-60-2

  • 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
(A) small claims docket; and

(B) minor offenses and violations docket.

(2) Criminal.

(3) Juvenile.

(4) Civil.

(5) Probate.

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

As added by P.L.83-2013, SEC.4.