HB2306: Relating to courts.

Legislative Summary

The Act lets Marion County have a justice of the peace district that includes the county seat. The Act ups a charge for getting married and indexes it to the CPI. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.2). [Digest: The Act lets Marion County have a justice of the peace district that includes the county seat. The Act ups the limit on claims in small claims court and indexes it to the CPI. The Act ups a fee for getting married and indexes it to the CPI. The Act tells the DSP to let justice courts check addresses in LEDS. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.1).] Allows the Marion County board of county commissioners to establish a justice of the peace district that includes the county seat. [Increases the limitation on amounts that can be claimed in the small claims departments of circuit courts and justice courts and directs the State Court Administrator to adjust the limitations to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.] Increases the personal payment that may be charged for marriage solemnization [fee] and directs the State Court Administrator to adjust the [fee] payment amount to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. [Directs the Department of State Police to allow a justice court to verify the address of a defendant using the Law Enforcement Data System.].