Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 33-39-1-4 (2026)

Duties on receiving information of felony or misdemeanor

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     Sec. 4. (a) When a prosecuting attorney receives information of the commission of a felony or misdemeanor, the prosecuting attorney shall cause process to issue from a court having jurisdiction to issue the process to the proper officer, directing the officer to subpoena the persons named in the process who are likely to have information concerning the commission of the felony or misdemeanor. The prosecuting attorney shall examine a person subpoenaed before the court that issued the process concerning the offense.

     (b) If the facts elicited under subsection (a) are sufficient to establish a reasonable presumption of guilt against the party charged, the court shall:

(1) cause the testimony that amounts to a charge of a felony or misdemeanor to be reduced to writing and subscribed and sworn to by the witness; and

(2) issue process for the apprehension of the accused, as in other cases.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-14-1-3.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.152.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2004–2015 · leading case: In Re: Prosecutor's Subpoena Regarding S.H. & S.C. S.H. v. State of Indiana, 984 N.E.2d 630 (Ind. 2013).
In Re: Prosecutor's Subpoena Regarding S.H. & S.C. S.H. v. State of Indiana, 984 N.E.2d 630 (Ind. 2013). · cites it 4× “We therefore hold that in a situation where, as here, no charges have been filed and no grand jury has been convened, a prosecutor may subpoena witnesses pursuant to Indiana Code § 33-39-1-4; if those witnesses invoke their constitutional right against self-incrimination,…”
Pelley v. State, 883 N.E.2d 874 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “See Ind.Code § 33-39-1-4 (authorizing a prosecutor to obtain investigative pre-charge subpoenas duces tecum) (formerly Ind.”
Percifield v. State, 814 N.E.2d 710 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “§ 33-14-1-3 (now I.C. § 33-39-1-4) does not prohibit cireuit courts from issuing subpoenas duces tecum, and the trial court did not err by denying Percifield's motion to suppress his cellular phone records.”
Louis Davis v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “In regard to the statutory citation, the subpoenas incorrectly indicated that they were issued pursuant to Indiana Code section 33-14-1-3, which was recodified as Indiana Code section 33-39-1-4 in 2004. P.L. 98-2004. However, the trial court was correct to note that, because the…”
Shawn D. Jaco v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “) Jaco argues that he is entitled to reversal of his convictions because the trial court erred in issuing a subpoena pursuant to Indiana Code § 33-39-1-4. In part, the statute provides: 12 When a prosecuting attorney receives information of the commission of a felony or…”
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