A magistrate may do any of the following:

1. (1) Administer an oath or affirmation required by law.
2. (2) Solemnize a marriage.
3. (3) Take and certify an affidavit or deposition.
4. (4) Order that a subpoena be issued in a matter pending before the court.
5. (5) Compel the attendance of a witness.
6. (6) Punish contempt.
7. (7) Issue a warrant.
8. (8) Set bail.
9. (9) Enforce court rules.
10. (10) Conduct a preliminary, an initial, an omnibus, or other pretrial hearing.
11. (11) Conduct an evidentiary hearing or trial.
12. (12) Receive a jury's verdict.
13. (13) Verify a certificate for the authentication of records of a proceeding conducted by the magistrate.
14. (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. (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).
16. (16) Approve and accept criminal plea agreements.
17. (17) Approve agreed settlements concerning civil matters.

18. (18) Approve:

    1. (A) decrees of dissolution;
    2. (B) settlement agreements; and

    3. (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.