Bill Text: IN HB1152 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

Indiana House Bill 1152 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: City and town courts.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-30 - Representatives DeLaney and Steuerwald added as coauthors [HB1152 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2012-HB1152-Amended.html

January 28, 2012

HOUSE BILL No. 1152

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DIGEST OF HB 1152 (Updated January 25, 2012 8:01 pm - DI 69)

Citations Affected: IC 33-35.

Synopsis: City and town courts. Provides that certain city or town courts have jurisdiction over misdemeanors if the judge of the city or town court is an attorney in good standing under the requirements of the Indiana supreme court. Requires a judge of the following city and town courts to be an attorney in good standing under the requirements of the Indiana supreme court: (1) Clarksville town court. (2) Edgewood town court. (3) Elkhart city court. (4) Goshen city court. (5) Jeffersonville city court. (6) Mooresville town court. (7) Nappanee city court. (8) New Castle city court. (9) Terre Haute city court.

Effective: July 1, 2012.

McClain

January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
January 27, 2012, amended, reported _ Do Pass.

January 28, 2012

Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)

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HOUSE BILL No. 1152

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 33-35-2-3; (12)HB1152.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 33-35-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.55-2010, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 3. A city court has the following jurisdiction over crimes, infractions, and ordinance violations:
        (1) Jurisdiction of all violations of the ordinances of the city.
        (2) Jurisdiction of:
             (A) all misdemeanors only if the city court is listed in IC 33-35-5-7(c); and
             (B) all infractions.
        (3) If the city that established the city court has entered into an interlocal agreement described in IC 33-35-1-6 with another city or a town, jurisdiction of all other ordinance violations described in the interlocal agreement.

SOURCE: IC 33-35-2-8; (12)HB1152.1.2. --> SECTION 2. IC 33-35-2-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.55-2010, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 8. (a) A town court has exclusive jurisdiction of all violations of the ordinances of the town.

    (b) A town court also has jurisdiction of:
         (1) all misdemeanors only if the town court is listed in IC 33-35-5-7(c); and
         (2) all infractions.
    (c) If the town that established the town court has entered into an interlocal agreement described in IC 33-35-1-6 with a city or another town, the town court has jurisdiction of all other ordinance violations described in the interlocal agreement.

SOURCE: IC 33-35-5-7; (12)HB1152.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 33-35-5-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 7. (a) A city court is not a court of record.
    (b) A town court is not a court of record.
    (c) A person selected as judge of the following courts must be an attorney in good standing under the requirements of the supreme court:
        (1) Anderson city court.
        (2) Avon town court.
        (3) Brownsburg town court.
        (4) Carmel city court.
        (5) A city or town court located in Lake County.
        (6) Muncie city court.
        (7) Noblesville city court.
        (8) Plainfield town court.
        (9) Greenwood city court.
        (10) Martinsville city court.
         (11) Clarksville town court.
        (12) Edgewood town court.
        (13) Elkhart city court.
        (14) Goshen city court.
        (15) Jeffersonville city court.
        (16) Mooresville town court.
        (17) Nappanee city court.
        (18) New Castle city court.
        (19) Terre Haute city court.