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Ex. MET-IND-056 Order Primary source read

Information on your Traffic Court Bench Trial for Infractions or Ordinance Violations Effective October 1, 2020

Marion Superior Court Traffic Court - remote bench trials from October 1, 2020; Traffic Court closed to in-person hearings; misdemeanor bench trials continued to 2021

Marion Superior Court, Traffic Court G13 (Hon. Marcel Pratt) · Marion County, Indiana (County)

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Jurisdiction
Marion County, Indiana · Indianapolis · Indiana
Level
County
Authority
Indiana Supreme Court Emergency Order Permitting Expanded Remote Proceedings (20S-CB-123, May 13, 2020); Order Setting Expiration of Other Emergency Orders (May 29, 2020); Ind. Administrative Rule 14(B)(1)
Issued
2020-10-01 Oct. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-10-01
End
Not stated; misdemeanor bench trials reset for after January 1, 2021 (read as 2021-01-01)
In force
Oct. 1, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Telework mandateCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • Traffic Court litigants, prosecutors and law-enforcement witnesses
Functions reached
  • in-person court proceedings
Collection
Indianapolis MET-IND

Operative words

Beginning October 1, 2020, Traffic Court will begin to conduct Bench Trials for Infractions or Ordinance Violations REMOTELY by Video or Telephone... Traffic Court remains closed to any in-person hearing. DO NOT APPEAR AT TRAFFIC COURT. If you have been charged with a misdemeanor offense, any bench trial will automatically be continued by the Court and reset for after January 1, 2021.

Enforcement

Court directive (default judgment and license suspension for non-response)

Retrieval note

Linked from the Marion Superior Court 'Court Orders' page at indy.gov.

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