§ 33-35-2-5 — Certain city or town courts; concurrent jurisdictions; limitations

Indiana § 33-35-2-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 35: CITY AND TOWN COURTS
• Ch. 2: Judge's Powers and Jurisdiction

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The city court of each of the five (5) cities
having the largest populations and the town court of the town having
the largest population in a county having a population of more than
four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand
(700,000) have concurrent civil jurisdiction with the circuit court of the
county where the amount in controversy does not exceed six thousand
dollars ($6,000). The court has jurisdiction in any action where the
parties or the subject matter are in the county in which the city or town
is located. However, the city or town court does not have jurisdiction
in:
(1) actions for slander or libel;
(2) matters relating to decedents' estates, appointment of
guardians, and all related matters;
(3) dissolution of marriage actions; or
(4) injunction or mandate actions.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-2-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.143-2015, SEC.1; P.L.11-2023, SEC.101.