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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE BILL No. 210 |
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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 33-33-76. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Synopsis: Steuben County courts. Repeals a provision allowing the |
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| 8 | 8 | | judges of the Steuben circuit and superior courts to appoint a full-time |
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| 9 | 9 | | magistrate. Establishes a second Steuben superior court. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Effective: July 1, 2025. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Glick |
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| 12 | 12 | | January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2025 IN 210—LS 6699/DI 149 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 | | SENATE BILL No. 210 |
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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 33-33-76-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Steuben County |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 constitutes the eighty-fifth judicial circuit. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 (b) The judges of the Steuben circuit and superior courts may jointly |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5 appoint one (1) full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 to serve the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6 circuit and superior courts. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7 (c) The magistrate continues in office until removed by the judges |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8 of the Steuben circuit and superior courts. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9 SECTION 2. IC 33-33-76-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) There is are |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11 established a court two courts of record to be known as the Steuben |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12 superior court No. 1 and Steuben superior court No. 2. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13 (b) The Steuben superior court is a courts are standard superior |
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| 41 | 41 | | 14 court courts as described in IC 33-29-1. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 15 (c) Steuben County comprises the judicial district of the each |
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| 43 | 43 | | 16 superior court. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 17 SECTION 3. IC 33-33-76-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2025 IN 210—LS 6699/DI 149 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 1 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. The Each Steuben |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2 superior court has one (1) judge who shall hold sessions in: |
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| 48 | 48 | | 3 (1) the Steuben County courthouse in Angola; or |
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| 49 | 49 | | 4 (2) other places in the county that the Steuben County executive |
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| 50 | 50 | | 5 may provide. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2025 IN 210—LS 6699/DI 149 |
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