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IN HB1141

Bill

Status

Passed

4/23/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kathy Richardson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

HEA 1141 Summary

  • Clerk of circuit court must maintain and serve as official keeper of judgment dockets for the circuit court and each superior and probate court served by the clerk, effective July 1, 2015.

  • Judgment dockets must contain all civil judgments where one party owes money to another party, including court costs awarded to judgment creditors, and any entries required by statute.

  • Judgment dockets must exclude judgments resulting from criminal convictions or ordinance violations, and exclude cases where state, county, or other governmental entity is sole creditor, except for unpaid tax judgments or statutory entries.

  • Clerks may maintain judgment dockets in electronic format, paper format, or both; electronic dockets must be searchable and allow public access to search by party name and obtain lists of all related judgments.

  • Judgment docket must be available for public inspection during regular office hours; clerk is not required to notify employers to suspend wage garnishments after judgment satisfaction, which must be requested by debtor through the rendering court.

Legislative Description

Judgment dockets. Specifies that the clerk of a circuit court: (1) shall keep a judgment docket for the circuit court and for each superior court and probate court served by the clerk; and (2) is the official keeper of the judgment docket for the circuit court and for each superior court and probate court served by the clerk. Provides that a judgment docket may not include judgments in which the state, a county, or another governmental entity is the sole creditor, except for: (1) cases in which the state obtains a judgment for unpaid taxes; or (2) any entry that

Last Action

Public Law 55

4/23/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/24/2015
Courts and Criminal Code1/8/2015

Full Bill Text

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