CHAPTER 2. COURT TERMS AND SCHEDULES
IC 33-23-2
Chapter 2. Court Terms and Schedules
IC 33-23-2-1
Calendar year term
Sec. 1. The term of court for all courts is the calendar year and the
judges of a court may act in all matters and proceedings through the
entire calendar year.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.
IC 33-23-2-2
Continuance of trial; attendance of jury and witnesses
Sec. 2. If, at the expiration of the time fixed by law for the
continuance of the term of a court, the trial of a case is progressing,
the court may:
(1) continue sitting beyond the time;
(2) require the attendance of the jury and witnesses; and
(3) do, transact, and enforce all other matters necessary for the
determination of the case.
The term of the court may not be considered to be ended until the
case has been fully disposed of by the court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.
IC 33-23-2-3
Judge's time and attendance; judicial circuit of two or more courts
Sec. 3. If a judicial circuit consists of two (2) or more courts, the
judge of the circuit shall divide the judge's time and the attendance
in each court as the business of the courts requires.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.
IC 33-23-2-4
Power and control over judgments; retaining after rendering
Sec. 4. All courts retain power and control over their judgments
for ninety (90) days after rendering the judgments in the same
manner and under the same conditions as they retained power and
control during the term of court in which the judgments were
rendered.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.
IC 33-23-2-5
Term of court describing or fixing period of time
Sec. 5. If in any statute, rule, or order, a period is described or
fixed by a term of court, a period of sixty (60) days for the purposes
of time limitation only shall be substituted for the term of court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.
IC 33-23-2-6
Setting for trial of cases at issue; discharge of rules upon which
time has run
Sec. 6. In setting for trial a case at issue and in discharging rules
upon which time has run, a judge shall:
(1) fix regular periods for setting cases not exceeding one
hundred twenty (120) days between the periods; or
(2) set each case by a docket sheet entry, on a day certain, with
notice, either in person or by mail, of the date set to attorneys
of record.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.