Ind. Code § 33-23-5-9

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), a magistrate shall report findings in an evidentiary hearing, a trial, or a jury's verdict to the court. The court shall enter the final order.

(b) If a magistrate presides at a criminal trial or a guilty plea hearing, the magistrate may do the following:

(1) Enter a final order.

(2) Conduct a sentencing hearing.

(3) Impose a sentence on a person convicted of a criminal offense.

(c) This subsection does not apply to a consolidated city. Unless the defendant consents, a magistrate who did not preside at the criminal trial may not preside at the sentencing hearing. However, this subsection does not prohibit a magistrate from presiding at a sentencing hearing if there was no trial.