{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-8-1-30","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-8-1-30","heading":"Small claims court judge","body":"Sec. 30. A candidate for the office of judge of a small claims court must:\n(1) be a United States citizen upon taking office;\n(2) either:\n(A) have resided in the township from which the candidate is elected for at least one (1) year upon taking office; or\n(B) have been elected as a small claims court judge in the township before 1999;\n(3) be of high moral character and reputation; and\n(4) be admitted to the practice of law in Indiana upon filing a declaration of candidacy or petition of nomination or upon the filing of a certificate of candidate selection under IC 3-13-1-15 or IC 3-13-2-8.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 8. CANDIDATES","Chapter 1. Qualifications for Candidates"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-8-1-30","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"c1299f3c02b0b70065a271778d82dc681dbe8288dbf518c95fe58d3ad38c4325","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-8-1-29.5","next":"us-in/ic-3-8-1-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}