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Ind. Code § 35-36-6-3 — Transfer of custody of defendant
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 6: Change of Venue, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 35-36-6-3
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Sec. 3. When ordered to do so by the court allowing a change of venue, the sheriff of the county from which change of venue is granted, when the defendant is in his custody, shall: (1) transfer and deliver custody of the defendant; and (2) deliver a certified copy of the order for change of venue at the same time the defendant is delivered; to the sheriff of the county to which change of venue has been granted. The sheriff of the county to which change of venue has been granted shall receive the defendant and detain him in custody until the defendant is discharged from his custody. The sheriff who receives the defendant shall give a certificate that he has received the defendant to the sheriff of the county from which change of venue has been granted.
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