Rule 22 - Transfer of Criminal Cases(A) Transfer of Cases from City and Town Courts. In all counties where there are circuit, superior, or juvenile courts, and where there also exist in the same county a city or town court, the judge of the city or town court may, with the consent of the judge of such circuit, superior, county, or juvenile court, transfer to the circuit, superior, or juvenile court any cause of action filed and docketed in such city or town court. Transfer may occur by transferring to the receiving court all original pleadings and documents and bail bonds filed in such cause of action. The cause of action must be re-docketed in the receiving court and disposed as if originally filed with the receiving court, provided that the receiving court has jurisdiction over the matter.(B) Transfer of Cases to City and Town Courts. The judge of a circuit, superior, or juvenile court may, with the consent of the judge of a city or town court within the county, transfer to such city or town court any cause of action filed and docketed in the circuit, superior, or juvenile court, provided that the receiving court has jurisdiction over the matter. Transfer may occur by transferring to the receiving court all original pleadings and documents and bail bonds filed in such cause of action. The cause of action must be re-docketed in the receiving court and disposed as if originally filed with the receiving court.(C) Transfer of Probation Supervision between Counties after Sentencing. The judge of a circuit, superior, city or town court, when transferring probation supervision to a court of another jurisdiction, may also transfer sanctioning authority for probation violations, including revocation of probation. If the original sentencing court transfers sanctioning authority, the consent of the judge in the receiving court is required.(D) Fee for Intra-State Transfer of Probation Supervision. An offender on probation who applies to have the probation supervision transferred to a court in another jurisdiction must pay a transfer fee of seventy-five dollars to the receiving court. The transfer fee is deposited in the county supplemental adult probation services fund. The receiving court may waive the transfer fee if it finds the offender is indigent.Adopted June 23, 2023, effective 1/1/2024.