Indiana § 33-27-3-1 - Duties
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 33-27-3-1 — Duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-27-3-1. Duties
Sec. 1. (a) When a vacancy occurs in the supreme court, the court of appeals, or the tax court, the clerk of the court shall promptly notify the chairman of the commission of the vacancy.
(b) The chairman shall call a meeting of the commission not later than twenty (20) days after receiving the notice.
(c) The commission shall submit the nominations of three (3) candidates for the vacancy and certify them to the governor as promptly as possible, but not later than seventy (70) days after the time the vacancy occurs.
(d) When it is known that a vacancy will occur at a definite future date, but the vacancy has not yet occurred, the clerk shall notify the commission immediately of the future vacancy, and the commission may, not later than sixty (60) days after receiving the notice of the vacancy, make nominations and submit to the governor the names of three (3) persons nominated for the future vacancy.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-4-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.
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Section 33-27-3-1 ("Duties") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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