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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE BILL No. 1381 |
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| 4 | 4 | | _____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL |
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| 6 | 6 | | Citations Affected: IC 33-33-20-2. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Synopsis: Elkhart County courts. Allows the judges of the Elkhart |
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| 8 | 8 | | circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates. |
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| 9 | 9 | | (Current law allows for the appointment of two magistrates.) |
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| 10 | 10 | | Effective: July 1, 2025. |
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| 11 | 11 | | King, Wesco |
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| 12 | 12 | | January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2025 IN 1381—LS 7505/DI 151 Introduced |
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| 14 | 14 | | First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 15 | 15 | | PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana |
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| 16 | 16 | | Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, |
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| 17 | 17 | | additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional |
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| 19 | 19 | | provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the |
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| 20 | 20 | | word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds |
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| 21 | 21 | | a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts |
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| 23 | 23 | | between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. |
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| 24 | 24 | | HOUSE BILL No. 1381 |
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| 25 | 25 | | A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning |
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| 26 | 26 | | courts and court officers. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. IC 33-33-20-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.1-2006, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2 SECTION 503, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The judges of the Elkhart |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 circuit and superior courts may jointly appoint two five (5) full-time |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5 magistrates under IC 33-23-5 to serve the circuit and superior courts. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6 (b) A magistrate continues in office until removed by the judges of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7 the circuit and superior courts. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2025 IN 1381—LS 7505/DI 151 |
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