Sec. 16. (a) A county recorder shall include a cross-reference concerning a previously recorded document if:
(1) the person presenting the document for recording has made a request to the county recorder for a cross-reference between the document being recorded and a previously recorded document; and
(2) the front page of the document to be recorded contains a cross-reference to a previously recorded document.
(b) The requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to the following:
(1) A reference required in an affidavit under IC 29-1-7-23 to a previously recorded deed or other instrument.
(2) A reference required in a document under IC 30-5-3-3 to a previously recorded power of attorney.
(3) A reference required in an affidavit under IC 32-17-14-26 to a previously recorded transfer on death deed.
(4) A reference required in an easement under IC 32-23-2-5 to a recorded plat or a recorded deed of record.
(5) A reference required in an affidavit of service of notice under IC 32-28-13-7 to a statement of intention to hold a common law lien.
(6) A reference required in an affidavit of service of notice under IC 32-28-14-9 to a homeowners association lien.
(7) A reference required in a document under a statute or county ordinance to a previously recorded document.