IN SB0128 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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, 2011; 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 Repeals a superseded provision concerning qualifications for town court judges.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.
Title
City and town courts.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-01-05 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
2011-01-05 | Authored by Senator Randolph |
Indiana State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0128 |
Text | http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN0128.1.html |