§ 33-34-5-5 — Judge's absence

Indiana § 33-34-5-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 34: MARION COUNTY SMALL CLAIMS COURTS
• Ch. 5: Transfer of Cases, Absent Judge, and Special Judge

Text

(a) A judge absent from the bench for more
than thirty (30) days shall deposit the dockets, books, and papers of the
office with the:
(1) small claims judge of another township; or
(2) circuit court;
as directed by the circuit court judge.
(b) A:
(1) judge with whom the docket of another judge is deposited
during a vacancy or an absence; and
(2) successor of any judge who has the dockets of the successor's
predecessor in the successor's possession;
may perform all duties that the judge might do legally in relation to the
judge's own dockets.
(c) Process shall be returned to the judge who has the legal custody
of the docket at the day of return.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-11.6-7-5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.174-2006, SEC.6.