CHAPTER 89. WAYNE COUNTY
IC 33-33-89
Chapter 89. Wayne County
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Application
Sec. 1. IC 33-29-1 does not apply to this chapter.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
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Judicial circuit
Sec. 2. Wayne County constitutes the seventeenth circuit.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
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Establishment of superior court
Sec. 3. There is established a court of record to be known as the
Wayne superior court No. 1. The court consists of one (1) judge, who
shall hold office for six (6) years, beginning on the first day of
January after the judge's election, and until the judge's successor has
been elected and qualified. The judge shall be elected every six (6)
years at the general election.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
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Judicial district
Sec. 4. Wayne County constitutes the judicial district of the
Wayne superior court No. 1.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
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Bailiff and court reporter
Sec. 5. The judge of the superior court shall appoint a bailiff and
an official court reporter for the court, to serve during the pleasure
of the court. The judge shall fix their per diem or salary within the
limits and in the manner as provided by law concerning bailiffs and
official court reporters. The bailiff and court reporter shall be paid
monthly out of the treasury of Wayne County in the manner provided
by law.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
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Location of court sessions
Sec. 6. (a) The superior court shall hold its sessions in the Wayne
County courthouse in Richmond.
(b) The board of commissioners of Wayne County shall:
(1) provide and maintain in the courthouse:
(A) a suitable and convenient courtroom for the holding of
the court; and
(B) a suitable and convenient jury room and offices for the
presiding judge and the official court reporter; and
(2) shall provide all necessary furniture and equipment for the
rooms and offices and all necessary dockets, books, and records
for the court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
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Jurisdiction
Sec. 7. The Wayne superior court No. 1 has the same jurisdiction
as the Wayne circuit court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.
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Judicial powers
Sec. 8. (a) The judge of the Wayne superior court No. 1:
(1) may make and adopt rules and regulations for conducting
the business of the Wayne superior court; and
(2) has all the powers incident to a court of record in relation to
the attendance of witnesses, punishment of contempt, and the
enforcement of its orders.
(b) The judge of the court may:
(1) administer oaths;
(2) solemnize marriages;
(3) take and certify acknowledgment of deeds;
(4) give all necessary certificates for the authentication of
records and proceedings of the court; and
(5) make and execute certificates of qualification and moral
character of persons petitioning to be commissioned as notaries
public.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12.