Ind. Code ch. 33-36-2

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Ind. Code § 33-36-2-1 Establishment of ordinance violations bureau; clerk

Sec. 1. The legislative body of a municipal corporation may establish, by ordinance or code, an ordinance violations bureau. Upon the creation of a bureau, the legislative body shall provide for the appointment of a violations clerk (who may be the clerk or clerk-treasurer of the municipal corporation) to be the administrator of the bureau. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-6-3-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.15.

Ind. Code § 33-36-2-2 Clerk or clerk-treasurer to serve as violations clerk if ordinance violations bureau not established

Sec. 2. If the legislative body does not establish an ordinance violations bureau under section 1 of this chapter, the clerk or clerk-treasurer of the municipal corporation is designated the violations clerk for purposes of this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-6-3-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.15.

Ind. Code § 33-36-2-3 Violations clerk; duties

Sec. 3. The violations clerk may accept: (1) written appearances; (2) waivers of trial; (3) admissions of violations; and (4) payment of civil penalties up to a specific dollar amount set forth in an ordinance adopted by the legislative body, but not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250); in ordinance violation cases, subject to the schedule prescribed under IC 33-36-3 by the legislative body. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-6-3-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.169-2006, SEC.44.

Ind. Code § 33-36-2-4 Interlocal agreements; ordinance violations

Sec. 4. A city or town that has not established a court under IC 33-35-1 or an ordinance violations bureau under this chapter may enter into an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7 with a municipal corporation that: (1) has established an ordinance violations bureau under this chapter; and (2) is located in the same judicial circuit as the city or town that has not established a court or an ordinance violations bureau; to hear and dispose of ordinance violations that would otherwise come under the jurisdiction of an ordinance violations bureau established by the city or town under this chapter. As added by P.L.55-2010, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 33-36-2-5 Interlocal agreements with county; ordinance violations

Sec. 5. A county may enter into an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7 with a city or town within the county for: (1) use of the city or town's ordinance violations bureau; or (2) use of the city or town's court if the city or town has established a court under IC 33-35; to hear and dispose of ordinance violations that would otherwise come under the jurisdiction of an ordinance violations bureau established by a county under this chapter. As added by P.L.75-2018, SEC.4.

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