Sec. 15. (a) This section applies only to a judgment of the small claims court entered before July 1, 2018.

     (b) All appeals from judgments of the small claims court shall be taken to the circuit court or superior court of the county and tried de novo.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-34-3-15

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (c) The rules of procedure for appeals must be in accordance with the rules established by the circuit court and superior court.

     (d) The appellant shall pay all costs necessary for the filing of the case in the circuit court or superior court, as if the appeal were a case that had been filed initially in that court.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-11.6-4-14.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.99; P.L.170-2015, SEC.10.