Sec. 4. (a) The board of county commissioners shall provide the clerk with an office at:

(1) the county seat; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-32-2-4

  • clerk: means a clerk of the circuit court elected and qualified under Article 6, Sections 2 and 4 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. See Indiana Code 33-32-1-1
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) in Elkhart County, any other place in the county as the board of county commissioners may provide;

in a building provided for that purpose.

     (b) The clerk shall keep the office open on every day of the year except on Sundays and legal holidays. However, the clerk:

(1) shall keep the office of the clerk open on those days and times necessary for the proper administration of the election statutes; and

(2) may close the office on those days that the judge of the circuit court orders the court closed in accordance with the custom and practice of the county.

     (c) Any legal action required to be taken in the office of the clerk during the time the office is closed under this section may be taken on the next following day the office is open.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-17-1-5.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.7-2020, SEC.1.