2010 Indiana Code
TITLE 33. COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS
ARTICLE 34. MARION COUNTY SMALL CLAIMS COURTS
CHAPTER 6. FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL
IC 33-34-6
Chapter 6. Facilities and Personnel
IC 33-34-6-1
Courtroom and office
Sec. 1. The township trustee shall provide a courtroom and an
office for each judge in a convenient location within the township
that has:
(1) adequate access;
(2) sufficient parking facilities;
(3) a separate and appropriate courtroom;
(4) proper space and facilities for the bailiff, clerks, and other
employees; and
(5) enough room for files and supplies.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.174-2006,
SEC.7.
IC 33-34-6-2
Supplies and maintenance
Sec. 2. A township shall:
(1) furnish all:
(A) supplies, including all blanks, forms, stationery, and
papers of every kind, required for use in all cases in the
township small claims court; and
(B) furniture, books, and other necessary equipment and
supplies; and
(2) provide for all necessary maintenance and upkeep of the
facilities where court is held.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.174-2006,
SEC.8.
IC 33-34-6-3
Clerks
Sec. 3. Each township shall provide an appropriate and
competitive salary of at least five thousand six hundred dollars
($5,600) for the number of clerks for the small claims court sufficient
to:
(1) operate efficiently; and
(2) adequately serve the citizens doing business with the court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13.
IC 33-34-6-4
Constable; election; deputies; compensation
Sec. 4. (a) The voters of each township having a small claims
court shall elect a constable for the small claims court at the general
election every four (4) years for a term of office of four (4) years,
beginning January 1 after election and continuing until a successor
is elected and qualified. The ballot must state the:
(1) name of the candidate; and
(2) court for which the candidate is to serve.
(b) Each small claims court shall have a constable who:
(1) acts as the bailiff of the court;
(2) serves the court's personal service of process;
(3) has police powers to:
(A) make arrests;
(B) keep the peace; and
(C) carry out the orders of the court;
(4) must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-31;
(5) is compensated for each process that is delivered to effect
personal service when serving as the bailiff for the court;
(6) is responsible for:
(A) the preparation and mailing of all registered or certified
service and is compensated for each process served by mail;
and
(B) all the official acts of the deputies;
(7) is compensated solely from the service of process fees
collected under IC 33-34-8-1; and
(8) may require a deputy to give a bond for the proper discharge
of the deputy's duties for an amount fixed by the constable.
(c) The elected constable may appoint full-time and part-time
deputies for assistance in the performance of official duties who:
(1) perform all the official duties required to be performed by
the constable;
(2) possess the same statutory and common law powers and
authority as the constable;
(3) must take the same oath required of the constable;
(4) are compensated solely from the service of process fees
collected under IC 33-34-8-1; and
(5) serve at the pleasure of the constable and may be dismissed
at any time with or without cause.
(d) If there is an:
(1) emergency; or
(2) inability of a constable to carry out the constable's duties;
the judge may appoint a special constable to carry out the duties of
the constable during the emergency or inability.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13.
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