Sec. 2. A judge of the circuit or superior court may order a cause filed in the circuit or superior court to be transferred to the small claims court if the:

(1) small claims court has jurisdiction of the cause concurrent with the circuit or superior court; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-34-5-2

  • judge: means the judge of a small claims court established under this chapter unless otherwise indicated. See Indiana Code 33-34-1-1
  • 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) judge consents to the transfer.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-11.6-7-2.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13.