Sec. 5. A magistrate may do any of the following:
(1) Administer an oath or affirmation required by law.
(2) Solemnize a marriage.
(3) Take and certify an affidavit or deposition.
(4) Order that a subpoena be issued in a matter pending before the court.
(5) Compel the attendance of a witness.
(6) Punish contempt.
(7) Issue a warrant.
(8) Set bail.
(9) Enforce court rules.
(10) Conduct a preliminary, an initial, an omnibus, or other pretrial hearing.
(11) Conduct an evidentiary hearing or trial.
(12) Receive a jury's verdict.
(13) Verify a certificate for the authentication of records of a proceeding conducted by the magistrate.
(14) Enter a final order, conduct a sentencing hearing, and impose a sentence on a person convicted of a criminal offense as described in section 9 of this chapter.
(15) Enter a final order or judgment in any proceeding involving matters specified in IC 33-29-2-4 (jurisdiction of small claims docket) or IC 34-26-5 (protective orders to prevent domestic or family violence or harassment).
(16) Approve and accept criminal plea agreements.
(17) Approve agreed settlements concerning civil matters.
(18) Approve:
(A) decrees of dissolution;
(B) settlement agreements; and
(C) any other agreements;
of the parties in domestic relations actions or paternity actions.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-7-4.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.127-2008, SEC.3; P.L.173-2015, SEC.4; P.L.266-2019, SEC.1.
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