The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Richardson’s HB 1141 pertaining to judgment dockets. This bill was prepared at the request of the Supreme Court Records Management Committee to clarify changes made last session to the judgment docket. The bill specifies that the clerk of the circuit court is the official keeper of the judgment docket and shall keep the judgment docket for the circuit court and any superior court or probate court served by the circuit court clerk. The bill further clarifies that the judgment docket may not contain judgments where the state, county, or other governmental entity is the sole creditor except for judgments won by the state for unpaid taxes or an entry required by statute. The bill passed 11-0.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1141.