H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 217 Effective: July 1, 2017 Supreme Court budget is located on pages 9-13. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1001 … [Read more...] about State biennial budget §3(B) [Supreme Court provisions]
Judicial Administration
State biennial budget §155 [Automated record keeping fee]
H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 217 Effective: July 1, 2017 Increases the automated record keeping fee from $19 to $20 after June 30, 2017 and removes the sunset of the $5 fee for persons entering into pretrial diversion or a deferral program. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1001 … [Read more...] about State biennial budget §155 [Automated record keeping fee]
State biennial budget §170 [Attorneys for indigent persons]
H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 217 Effective: April 27, 2017 Urges the Legislative Council to assign to the interim study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary the issues related to (1) providing indigent defense services to persons charges with a misdemeanor; and (2) providing defense services to parents of children who are alleged to be children in need of services under IC 31-34. The full law … [Read more...] about State biennial budget §170 [Attorneys for indigent persons]
Marion County judicial selection
H.E.A. 1036, P.L. 245 Effective: April 28, 2017 Provides for the selection of Marion superior court (court) judges. Establishes the 14 member Marion County Judicial Selection Committee (Committee). Provides that, when the Committee learns of a vacancy on the court, the Committee follows certain procedures that conclude in the Committee sending the names of three nominees to the … [Read more...] about Marion County judicial selection
County magistrates
H.E.A. 1053, P.L. 129 Effective: July 1, 2017 Allows the Clark County circuit court to appoint four full-time magistrates. Allows the Shelby County circuit and superior courts to appoint a full-time magistrate. Allows the Marion County superior courts to appoint 20 full-time magistrates after December 31, 2017, not more than ten of whom may be from the same political party. The full … [Read more...] about County magistrates