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Introduced Version
SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 22
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
Citations Affected: Article 7, Section 13 of the Constitution of the
State of Indiana.
Synopsis: Suspension of prosecuting attorney. Authorizes the
governor to suspend a prosecuting attorney from office for
malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, incompetence, permanent
inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony, and
allows the governor to fill the office by appointment for the period of
suspension. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed
to by a general assembly.
Effective: This proposed amendment must be agreed to by two
consecutive general assemblies and ratified by a majority of the state's
voters voting on the question to be effective.
Freeman
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
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SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 22
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 7,
Section 13 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning courts
and court officers.
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the
2 State of Indiana is proposed and agreed to by this, the One Hundred
3 Twenty-fourth General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and is
4 referred to the next General Assembly for reconsideration and
5 agreement.
6 SECTION 2. ARTICLE 7, SECTION 13 OF THE CONSTITUTION
7 OF THE STATE OF INDIANA IS AMENDED TO READ AS
8 FOLLOWS: Section 13. Removal of Circuit Court Judges and
9 Prosecuting Attorneys. (a) Any Judge of the Circuit Court or
10 Prosecuting Attorney, who shall have been convicted of corruption or
11 other high crime, may, on information in the name of the State, be
12 removed from office by the Supreme Court, or in such other manner as
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1 may be prescribed by law.
2 (b) The governor may suspend a prosecuting attorney from
3 office for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, incompetence,
4 permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a
5 felony, and may fill the office by appointment for the period of
6 suspension. The suspended prosecuting attorney may at any time
7 before removal be reinstated by the governor.
8 (c) A suspended prosecuting attorney may be reinstated or
9 removed from office as prescribed by law.
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