§ 33-33-84-9 — Personnel

(a) The superior court may appoint
commissioners, probate commissioners, referees, juvenile referees,
bailiffs, court reporters, probation officers, and other personnel,
including an administrative officer, as the court believes are necessary
to facilitate and transact the business of the court. The salaries of the
personnel shall be fixed and paid as provided by law. However, if the
salaries of any of the personnel are not provided by law, the amount
and time of payment of the salaries shall be fixed by the court, to be
paid out of the county treasury by the county auditor upon the order of
the court, and be entered on record. The officers and persons appointed
shall perform the duties as are prescribed by the court. Any such
commissioners, probate commissioners, referees, juvenile referees,
probation officers, and other personnel appointed by the court serve at
the pleasure of the court.
(b) Any probate commissioner appointed by the court may be vested
by the court with all suitable powers for the handling and management
of the probate and guardianship matters of the court, including the
fixing of all bonds, the auditing of accounts of estates and
guardianships and trusts, acceptance of reports, accounts, and
settlements filed in the court, the appointment of personal
representatives, guardians, and trustees, the probating of wills, the
taking and hearing of evidence on or concerning such matters, or any
other probate, guardianship, or trust matters in litigation before the
court, the enforcement of court rules and regulations, and making of
reports to the court, including the taking and hearing of evidence
together with the commissioner's findings and conclusions, under the
final jurisdiction and decision of the judges of the court.
(c) Any juvenile referee appointed by the court may be vested by the
court with all suitable powers for the handling and management of the
juvenile matters of the court, including the fixing of bonds, the taking
and hearing of evidence on or concerning any juvenile matters in
litigation before the court, the enforcement of court rules and
regulations, the making of reports to the court concerning the referee's
doings under final jurisdiction and decision of the judges of the court.
(d) A probate commissioner and juvenile referee may summon
witnesses to testify before the commissioner and juvenile referee,
administer oaths, and take acknowledgments in connection with and in
furtherance of their duties and powers.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-44.1-8.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.