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Constable of Small Claims Court (Marion County)

Bailiff of the township small claims court who serves its papers and carries out its orders.

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The basics

Term
4 years, beginning Jan. 1 after election. [1]
Term limit
None. [1]
Who may stand
One year township residence and at least 21 years old on taking office. [2]
On the 2026 ballot
9 races in Indiana

What the law puts in this job

  • Acts as bailiff, serves the court's process, and has police powers to make arrests, keep the peace and carry out the court's orders; appoints deputies who serve at the constable's pleasure. [1]

What the officeholder decides

  • How many deputies to appoint and how eviction orders are carried out. [1]

Who the officeholder answers to

  • Voters; the small claims judge may appoint a special constable in an emergency or if the constable cannot act. [1]

What it pays, and who sets that

  • Paid solely from service-of-process fees collected under IC 33-34-8-1; deputies likewise. [1]

Questions worth asking a candidate

Ours, not a questionnaire anyone answered. They come from what the job actually involves.

  • How do you train deputies who carry out evictions?
  • How are fees and deputy pay accounted for?

Sources

Office research by Legal Insights (Oct. 13, 2026): Indiana Code 2026 edition, state agencies and county budgets. Nothing here rates an officeholder or candidate.

Sources

  1. Indiana Code 33-34-6-4 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  2. Indiana Code 3-8-1-31 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  3. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Sept. 22, 2026) (Indiana Election Division)
What's included
the U.S. House, statewide offices, every Indiana House and Senate district on the ballot, Indiana's statewide public questions and judicial retention questions, and county, township, city, town and school board races from the Indiana Election Division's candidate list.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: IndianaVoters.in.gov.
Candidate lists
As of Sunday, October 18, 2026.
At the polls
Indiana law lets you bring a list of candidates and public questions into the polling place, including one stored on your phone, as long as you don't electioneer. IC 3-11-8-18.5

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