Indiana Senate Bill 122 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the judge of a city or town court to be an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in Indiana. Allows a person who is: (1) a judge of a city or town court serving on June 30, 2010; and (2) not an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in Indiana; to continue to serve only for the remainder of the person's term. Repeals a superseded provision concerning qualifications for town court judges. Provides that: (1) the city courts and town courts in Lake County; and (2) the city court in a second class city; have original and concurrent civil jurisdiction with the circuit court and superior courts of the county in which the city and town courts are located over: (A) civil actions in which the amount sought or value of the property sought to be recovered is not more than $6,000; (B) possessory actions between landlord and tenant in which the rent due at the time the action is filed does not exceed $6,000; and (C) emergency possessory actions between a landlord and tenant. Provides that a city court in a second class city is a court of record.

City and town courts.

Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-05		First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2010-01-05		Authored by Senator Randolph

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0122
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN0122.1.html