Indiana § 33-33-17-4 - Change of venue
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§ 33-33-17-4. Change of venue
Sec. 4. (a) If:
(1) the clerk of the circuit court of DeKalb County receives the transcript of the original papers in a civil action or proceeding on a change of venue from another county; and
(2) the papers described in subdivision (1) contain an order of the court from which venue was changed designating the circuit court or one (1) of the superior courts as the court to which the case is to be transferred;
the clerk shall file the action or proceeding on the docket of the designated court.
(b) If:
(1) the clerk of the circuit court of DeKalb County receives the transcript of the original papers in a civil action or proceeding on a change of venue from another county; and
(2) the papers described in subdivision (1) do not contain an order designating the court to which the case is to be transferred;
the clerk shall alternately file each action or proceeding on the docket of the circuit court or the docket of one (1) of the superior courts, depending on the order and sequence in which the papers of the cases reach the clerk, so that if the first case is assigned to the circuit court, the next must be assigned to the superior court No. 1, and the next must be assigned to the superior court No. 2.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-10.8-18.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.237-2005, SEC.9.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-33-17-4 ("Change of venue") 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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