Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-28-1-11

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
   Sec. 11. Where the applicant fails to prosecute the cause for one hundred twenty (120) days after filing the application, the court or judge shall dismiss the application for want of prosecution, and the clerk of the circuit court shall destroy the application immediately following the dismissal.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-3-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24.