Civil: PL (Civil Plenary), CC (Civil Collection), CT (Civil Tort), DR, DC, DN (Domestic Relations), MF (Mortgage Foreclosure), MI (Miscellaneous – excluding Specialized Driving Privilege Cases, excluding Judicial Review of Habitual Violator Suspension Cases, excluding Traffic Amnesty Cases), PO (Protective Order), SC (Small Claims), EV (Eviction), ES, EU, EM, GU, TR (Probate), TS (Tax Sale), TP (Tax Deed Petition), PC (Post-Conviction Relief), GV (Grandparent Visitation, RA (Judicial Review of Administrative Agency Decisions).

(1) Assignment of cases as heretofore set out will continue to be subject to all Local Rules regarding non-discretionary assignment of felony and misdemeanor cases.

(2) Forfeiture Proceedings – The State of Indiana shall file the forfeiture action as a miscellaneous civil (MI) action in the Circuit Court Division where the State either has filed or is required to file the related criminal action pursuant to Local Rule. If the State does not intend to file a criminal action, or the criminal action has been filed with Muncie City Court, the State shall then file the forfeiture as a miscellaneous (MI) action in the Circuit Court where the criminal case would have been filed had it been filed in Circuit Court.

(Amended effective January 1, 2018; further Amended effective March 4, 2019; further Amended effective January 1, 2020; further Amended December 14, 2020; further Amended March 1, 2021; further Amended effective January 1, 2022; further Amended effective January 1, 2024; further Amended effective January 10, 2025)

LR18-AR00-DLR-0013 LOCAL RULE GOVERNING THE COLLECTION
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES

The Judges of the Delaware Circuit Court hereby issue the following Local Rule in relation to collecting personal property taxes:

(A) Using the Circuit Courts to Collect Personal Property Taxes:

(1) Indiana Code Section 6-1.1-23-9:

Pursuant to Indiana Code Section 6-1.1-23-9(c), the Treasurer files the record of delinquent personal property taxes with the Clerk of the Court, and the “amount of delinquent taxes, penalties, and collection expenses stated in the record constitute a