Indiana § 33-38-2-1 - Judge to appoint bailiff and riding bailiff
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§ 33-38-2-1. Judge to appoint bailiff and riding bailiff
Sec. 1. The judge of the circuit, superior, criminal, probate, and juvenile courts in each county having a population of at least thirty-five thousand (35,000) shall appoint a bailiff and may appoint a riding bailiff for the judge's court, whose per diem shall be fixed by the court to be paid from the county treasury.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-4-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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