Sec. 14. (a) Except as provided in this section, a judge of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, or No. 7 may adopt rules for conducting business in the court.

     (b) Rules adopted under this section must be consistent with the laws of Indiana and the rules adopted by the supreme court.

     (c) When adopting local rules to govern in all the courts of record in the county, the judge of the circuit court and the judges of all superior courts in the county shall act in concert. If there is a disagreement, the decision of a majority of the judges controls. If there is a tie, the decision joined by the circuit court judge controls.

     (d) The judges of Tippecanoe superior court No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7 shall jointly adopt rules to provide for the coordination and conduct of the standard small claims and misdemeanor divisions in the courts.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-42.2-13.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.9-2019, SEC.8.