{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-8-1-28.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-8-1-28.5","heading":"City court judge","body":"Sec. 28.5. (a) This section does not apply to a candidate for the office of judge of a city court in a city located in a county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000).\n(b) A candidate for the office of judge of a city court must reside in the city upon filing any of the following:\n(1) A declaration of candidacy or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate required under IC 3-8-2.\n(2) A petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6.\n(3) A certificate of nomination under IC 3-10-6-12.\n(c) A candidate for the office of judge of a city court must reside in a county in which the city is located upon the filing of a certificate of candidate selection under IC 3-13-1-15 or IC 3-13-2-8.\n(d) Before a candidate for the office of judge of a city court may file a:\n(1) declaration of candidacy or petition of nomination;\n(2) certificate of candidate selection under IC 3-13-1-15 or IC 3-13-2-8; or\n(3) declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate or certificate of nomination under IC 3-8-2-2.5 or IC 3-10-6-12;\nthe candidate must be an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 8. CANDIDATES","Chapter 1. Qualifications for Candidates"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-8-1-28.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"1fadce125969ffd62720a674da15cd0bd82a9843062dea82e70a70b1b5d2447a","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-8-1-28","next":"us-in/ic-3-8-1-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}