Indiana § 33-38-12-4 - Payment of expenses

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§ 33-38-12-4. Payment of expenses

Sec. 4. The state shall pay the expenses incurred by a judge from a threatened, pending, or completed action or proceeding that arises from:

(1) making;

(2) performing; or

(3) failing to make or perform;

a decision, a duty, an obligation, a privilege, or a responsibility of the judge's office.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-17-4.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

IC 33-38-13Chapter 13. The Commission on Judicial Qualifications and the Retirement, Discipline, and Removal of Justices and Judges

33-38-13-1Scope of law 33-38-13-2"Commission" defined 33-38-13-3"Counsel" defined 33-38-13-4"Judge" defined 33-38-13-5"Mail" defined 33-38-13-6"Masters" defined 33-38-13-7"Presiding master" defined 33-38-13-8Age; temporary judicial duties 33-38-13-9Meeting of commissioners 33-38-13-10Papers filed before and after institution of formal proceedings; confidentiality; public inspection 33-38-13-11Privileged information 33-38-13-12Complaint 33-38-13-13Complaint; investigation 33-38-13-14Notice of formal proceedings 33-38-13-15Answer 33-38-13-16Setting for hearing before commission or masters 33-38-13-17Hearing 33-38-13-18Evidence 33-38-13-19Rights of judge; proceedings; notice; incapacity 33-38-13-20Amendments to notice or answer 33-38-13-21Report of masters 33-38-13-22Objections to report of masters 33-38-13-23Appearance before commission 33-38-13-24Extension of time 33-38-13-25Hearings; additional evidence 33-38-13-26Vote or recommendation for censure, retirement, or removal 33-38-13-27Record of commission proceedings 33-38-13-28Certification of commission recommendation to supreme court 33-38-13-29Petition for modification or rejection of commission's recommendation 33-38-13-30Jurisdiction and powers 33-38-13-31Subpoenas 33-38-13-32Enforcement of subpoena 33-38-13-33Filing papers and pleadings 33-38-13-34Discovery; admissibility of evidence; demand for formal proceeding or finding 33-38-13-35Exclusion

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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