§ 33-24-5-1 — Appointment; bond; term of office; vacancies

Indiana § 33-24-5-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 24: SUPREME COURT
• Ch. 5: Supreme Court Sheriff

Text

(a) On the second Monday of January in each
odd-numbered year, the supreme court shall appoint a sheriff.
(b) The sheriff of the supreme court must give bond in the sum of
five thousand dollars ($5,000), with sureties to be approved by the
court.
(c) The term of the sheriff's office is two (2) years.
(d) When a vacancy in the sheriff's office occurs in vacation, any
two (2) of the justices of the court may appoint a sheriff to serve until
the next term of the court, when the vacancy shall be filled by a vote of
a majority of the court's justices.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-7-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.