H.E.A. 1118, P.L. 48 Effective: July 1, 2019 Allows the judges of the Howard circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint a magistrate to serve the Howard County courts. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1118 … [Read more...] about Howard County magistrate
Judicial Administration
Tippecanoe County Superior Court
H.E.A. 1173, P.L. 9 Effective: July 1, 2019 Adds a superior court in Tippecanoe County. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1173 … [Read more...] about Tippecanoe County Superior Court
Veterans affairs
H.E.A. 1299, P.L. 207 Effective: January 1, 2020 Requires the office of judicial administration with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to identify and address the needs of veterans in the court system. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1299 … [Read more...] about Veterans affairs
Marion County magistrates
H.E.A. 1332, P.L. 53 Effective: July 1, 2019 Allows the Marion County superior courts to appoint 24 full-time magistrates after December 31, 2019, not more than 12 of whom may be from the same political party. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1332 … [Read more...] about Marion County magistrates
Harassment and orders for protection [Magistrate powers, §§1-3]
H.E.A. 1607, P.L. 266 Effective: July 1, 2019 Amends Ind. Code § 33-23-5-5 to provide a magistrate may enter a final order for harassment protection orders, in addition to protection orders for domestic or family violence orders. Amends Ind. Code § 33-23-5-8 and 9 to remove language requiring that a magistrate report findings in an evidentiary hearing, a trial, or a jury’s ver … [Read more...] about Harassment and orders for protection [Magistrate powers, §§1-3]