1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), after June 30, 2014, the judge of the juvenile court may appoint not more than one (1) full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 .
2. (b) The judge of the juvenile court may appoint more than one (1) full-time magistrate only if the appointment of an additional magistrate is expressly authorized by the general assembly.

3. (c) If the judge of the juvenile court appointed one (1) or more full-time magistrates under this section before July 1, 2014, the judge may continue to appoint or reappoint a full-time magistrate to each of those positions after June 30, 2014.

   [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-9-2(b).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.109; P.L.23-2014, SEC.1; P.L.113-2014, SEC.119.