§ 33-33-17-4 — Change of venue

Indiana § 33-33-17-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 33: COURT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION IN EACH
• Ch. 17: DeKalb County

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(a) If:
(1) the clerk of the circuit court of DeKalb County receives the
transcript of the original papers in a civil action or proceeding on
a change of venue from another county; and
(2) the papers described in subdivision (1) contain an order of the
court from which venue was changed designating the circuit court
or one (1) of the superior courts as the court to which the case is
to be transferred;
the clerk shall file the action or proceeding on the docket of the
designated court.
(b) If:
(1) the clerk of the circuit court of DeKalb County receives the
transcript of the original papers in a civil action or proceeding on
a change of venue from another county; and
(2) the papers described in subdivision (1) do not contain an order
designating the court to which the case is to be transferred;
the clerk shall alternately file each action or proceeding on the docket
of the circuit court or the docket of one (1) of the superior courts,
depending on the order and sequence in which the papers of the cases
reach the clerk, so that if the first case is assigned to the circuit court,
the next must be assigned to the superior court No. 1, and the next must
be assigned to the superior court No. 2.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-10.8-18.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.237-2005, SEC.9.