(a) This subsection applies to persons charged with a felony. A date, known as the omnibus date:

1. (1) must be set by the judicial officer at the initial hearing; and
2. (2) must be no earlier than forty-five (45) days and no later than seventy-five (75) days after the completion of the initial hearing, unless the prosecuting attorney and the defendant agree to a different date.

(c) The omnibus date for persons charged only with one (1) or more misdemeanors:

1. (1) must be set by the judicial officer at the completion of the initial hearing;
2. (2) must be no earlier than thirty (30) days (unless the defendant and the prosecuting attorney agree to an earlier date), and no later than sixty-five (65) days, after the initial hearing; and
3. (3) is the trial date.

(d) Once the omnibus date is set, it remains the omnibus date for the case until final disposition, unless:

1. (1) the defendant requests a trial within time limits established by the Indiana rules of criminal procedure for early trial motions;

2. (2) subsequent counsel enters an appearance after the omnibus date and previous counsel withdrew or was removed due to:

   1. (A) a conflict of interest; or
   2. (B) a manifest necessity required that counsel withdraw from the case;
3. (3) the state has not complied with an order to compel discovery; or

4. (4) the prosecuting attorney and the defendant agree to continue the omnibus date.

   As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.5. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.204, SEC.31; P.L.320-1983, SEC.22; P.L.314-1985, SEC.1.