11-1-18 - Bench trials allowed in certain cases where parties agree.
§ 11-1-18. Bench trials allowed in certain cases where parties agree.
If the parties to a cause of action agree, any claim filed alleging damages may receive a bench trial which shall be conducted in two hundred seventy (270) days or less after the cause of action has been filed. The cause of action shall be a priority item in the court.
Sources: Laws, 2004, 1st Ex. Sess., ch. 1, § 18, eff from and after September 1, 2004.