The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 197 authored by Sen. Crider on internet crimes against children fee and fund. The bill creates a fee ($10) for every felony conviction and fund for internet crimes against children administered by the Indiana State Police. The Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Indiana State Police and a representative of local law enforcement testified in support … [Read more...] about Internet crimes against children fee and fund
Judicial Administration
Court motion clerk pilot program
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1047, authored by Rep. Washburne and Rep. DeLaney, creating a circuit and superior court motion clerk pilot program to provide assistance to courts with preparing orders for complex motions. This bill requires the Judicial Center to administer a 2-year pilot program and to report to the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary … [Read more...] about Court motion clerk pilot program
Trial court jurisdiction
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1322 concerning trial court jurisdiction authored by Rep. Koch. The bill amends a number of statutes to allow all trial courts to have the same jurisdiction to act in these areas. This bill is a follow-up to legislation adopted in 2011 on this general topic. Judge John Pera, Lake Superior Court, testified in favor of the bill o … [Read more...] about Trial court jurisdiction
Marion Circuit Court magistrate
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 27, authored by Sen. Steele and Sen. R. Michael Young, allowing the judge of Marion Circuit Court to appoint one full-time Marion circuit court magistrate. The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary. A representative for the Marion Circuit Court testified in support of the bill, … [Read more...] about Marion Circuit Court magistrate
Senior judges and judges pro tempore
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 81 on senior judges and judges pro tempore authored by Sen. R. Michael Young. This bill allows a senior judge or a judge pro tempore serving in a county that has more than one superior court judge to, with the consent of any judge of a superior court in the county, sit as the judge of the superior court in any matter as if the senior judge or … [Read more...] about Senior judges and judges pro tempore