CHAPTER 47. LAWRENCE COUNTY
IC 33-33-47
Chapter 47. Lawrence County
IC 33-33-47-1
Judicial circuit
Sec. 1. Lawrence County constitutes the eighty-first judicial
circuit.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-47-2
Establishment of standard superior court
Sec. 2. (a) There is established a court of record in Lawrence
County to be known as the Lawrence superior court.
(b) The Lawrence superior court has two (2) judges.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Lawrence
superior court is a standard superior court as described in IC 33-29-1.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-47-3
Judges; election
Sec. 3. (a) IC 33-29-1-3 does not apply to this section.
(b) A judge of the Lawrence superior court shall be elected every
six (6) years at the general election. The term of office begins the
first day of January following the judge's election and continues for
six (6) years and until the judge's successor is elected and qualified.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-47-4
Location of court sessions
Sec. 4. The Lawrence superior court shall hold its sessions in:
(1) the Lawrence County courthouse in Bedford; or
(2) another convenient and suitable place as the board of county
commissioners of Lawrence County provides.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-47-5
Rules
Sec. 5. Each judge of the court may make and adopt rules and
regulations for conducting the business of the court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-47-6
Personnel
Sec. 6. In addition to the personnel appointed under IC 33-29-1-5,
each judge may appoint additional officers and personnel necessary
for the proper administration of the judge's duties as judge of the
Lawrence superior court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-47-7
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.118-2007, SEC.38.)
IC 33-33-47-8
Jurisdiction
Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Lawrence
superior court has original and concurrent jurisdiction with the
Lawrence circuit court in the following:
(1) All civil actions and proceedings at law and in equity.
(2) Actions for divorce, separation, or annulment of marriage.
(3) All criminal cases and proceedings.
(b) The Lawrence superior court does not have the following:
(1) Jurisdiction of a juvenile court.
(2) Jurisdiction in probate and other matters provided for by
IC 29-1. However, the court has concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court as to civil actions by or against personal
representatives.
(c) The Lawrence superior court has original and concurrent
jurisdiction in all appeals or reviews from boards of county
commissioners or other executive or administrative agencies or
inferior courts and other appellate jurisdiction vested in the circuit
court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
IC 33-33-47-9
Small claims and misdemeanor division
Sec. 9. The Lawrence superior court has a standard small claims
and misdemeanor division.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.