Sec. 6. (a) The annual salary of each full-time judge of a circuit, superior, municipal, county, or probate court is one hundred ten thousand five hundred dollars ($110,500), as adjusted after June 30, 2006, under section 8.1 of this chapter, paid by the state. In addition, a judge under this section may receive any additional salary provided by the county under IC 36-2-5-14 or IC 36-3-6-3(c). The state shall deposit quarterly the money received from the counties under subsection (c) for additional salary in the state general fund.

     (b) Before November 2 of each year, the county auditor of each county shall certify to the office of judicial administration the amounts, if any, to be provided by the county during the ensuing calendar year for judges’ salaries under IC 36-2-5-14 or IC 36-3-6-3(c).

     (c) When making each payment under subsection (a), the county shall determine for each judge whether the total of:

(1) the payment made on behalf of that judge;

(2) previous payments made on behalf of that judge in the same calendar year; and

(3) the state share of the judge’s salary under subsection (a);

exceeds the Social Security wage base established by the federal government for that year. If the total does not exceed the Social Security wage base, the payment on behalf of that judge must also be accompanied by an amount equal to the employer’s share of Social Security taxes and Medicare taxes. If the total exceeds the Social Security wage base, the part of the payment on behalf of the judge that is below the Social Security wage base must be accompanied by an amount equal to the employer’s share of Social Security taxes and Medicare taxes, and the part of the payment on behalf of the judge that exceeds the Social Security wage base must be accompanied by an amount equal to the employer’s share of Medicare taxes. Payments made under this subsection shall be deposited in the state general fund under subsection (a).

     (d) For purposes of determining the amount of life insurance premiums to be paid by a judge who participates in a life insurance program that:

(1) is established by the state;

(2) applies to a judge who is covered by this section; and

(3) bases the amount of premiums to be paid by the judge on the amount of the judge’s salary;

the judge’s salary does not include any amounts paid to the state by a county under subsection (a).

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-12-8.2.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.159-2005, SEC.1; P.L.161-2018, SEC.92.