CHAPTER 47. LAWRENCE COUNTY - Indiana Statutes

IC 33-33-47
     Chapter 47. Lawrence County

IC 33-33-47-1
Judicial circuit
     Sec. 1. Lawrence County constitutes the eighty-first judicial circuit.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-2
Establishment of standard superior court
     Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record in Lawrence County to be known as the Lawrence superior court.
    (b) The Lawrence superior court has two (2) judges.
    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Lawrence superior court is a standard superior court as described in IC 33-29-1.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-3
Judges; election
     Sec. 3. (a) IC 33-29-1-3 does not apply to this section.
    (b) A judge of the Lawrence superior court shall be elected every six (6) years at the general election. The term of office begins the first day of January following the judge's election and continues for six (6) years and until the judge's successor is elected and qualified.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-4
Location of court sessions
     Sec. 4. The Lawrence superior court shall hold its sessions in:
        (1) the Lawrence County courthouse in Bedford; or
        (2) another convenient and suitable place as the board of county commissioners of Lawrence County provides.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-5
Rules
     Sec. 5. Each judge of the court may make and adopt rules and regulations for conducting the business of the court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-6
Personnel
     Sec. 6. In addition to the personnel appointed under IC 33-29-1-5, each judge may appoint additional officers and personnel necessary for the proper administration of the judge's duties as judge of the Lawrence superior court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-7 Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.118-2007, SEC.38.)

IC 33-33-47-8
Jurisdiction
     Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Lawrence superior court has original and concurrent jurisdiction with the Lawrence circuit court in the following:
        (1) All civil actions and proceedings at law and in equity.
        (2) Actions for divorce, separation, or annulment of marriage.
        (3) All criminal cases and proceedings.
    (b) The Lawrence superior court does not have the following:
        (1) Jurisdiction of a juvenile court.
        (2) Jurisdiction in probate and other matters provided for by IC 29-1. However, the court has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court as to civil actions by or against personal representatives.
    (c) The Lawrence superior court has original and concurrent jurisdiction in all appeals or reviews from boards of county commissioners or other executive or administrative agencies or inferior courts and other appellate jurisdiction vested in the circuit court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.

IC 33-33-47-9
Small claims and misdemeanor division
     Sec. 9. The Lawrence superior court has a standard small claims and misdemeanor division.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.