Sec. 8. (a) A town court has exclusive jurisdiction of all violations of the ordinances of the town.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-35-2-8

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
     (b) A town court also has jurisdiction of all misdemeanors and all infractions.

     (c) If the town that established the town court has entered into an interlocal agreement described in IC 33-35-1-6, the town court has jurisdiction of all other ordinance violations described in the interlocal agreement.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-10.1-2-7.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.55-2010, SEC.3; P.L.75-2018, SEC.3.