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Ind. Code § 32-21-2-3

Notarial acts; recording requirements; statement of mailing address; translations

Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 3. (a) For a conveyance, a mortgage, or an instrument of writing to be recorded, it must be:
(1) acknowledged by the grantor; or
Sec. 3. (a) Any instrument to be recorded must have one (1) of the following notarial acts:
(1) An acknowledgment (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-2).
(2) A proof.
(b) A notarial act described in subsection (a)(1) must be performed:
(1) by a notarial officer (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-19);
(2) by a remote notary public (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-27); or
(2) proved before a: (A) judge; (B) clerk of a court of record; (C) county auditor; (D) county recorder; (E) notary public; (F) mayor of a city in Indiana or any other state; (G) commissioner appointed in a state other than Indiana by the governor of Indiana; (H) minister, charge d'affaires, or consul of the United States in any foreign country; (I) clerk of the city county council for a consolidated city, city clerk for a second class city, or clerk-treasurer for a third class city; (J) clerk-treasurer for a town; or (K) person authorized under IC 2-3-4-1. (b) In addition to the requirements under subsection (a), a conveyance may not be recorded after June 30, 2007, unless it meets the requirements of this subsection. The conveyance must include a statement containing substantially the following information: "The mailing address to which statements should be mailed under IC 6-1.1-22-8.1 is [insert proper mailing address]. The mailing address of the grantee is [insert proper mailing address].". The mailing address for the grantee must be a street address or a rural route address. A conveyance complies with this subsection if it contains the address or addresses required by this subsection at the end of the conveyance and immediately preceding or following the statements required by IC 36-2-11-15.
(3) in compliance with: (A) IC 33-42-9-8; (B) IC 33-42-9-9; (C) IC 33-42-9-10; or (D) IC 33-42-9-11. (c) The notarial act described in subsection (a)(2) must be performed: (1) by a notarial officer (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-19); or (2) in compliance with: (A) IC 33-42-9-8; (B) IC 33-42-9-9; (C) IC 33-42-9-10; or (D) IC 33-42-9-11. (d) In addition to the requirements specified under subsections (a) and (b), an instrument may not be recorded unless it meets the requirements of: (1) this article; (2) the notarial requirements for an acknowledgment or for a proof; and (3) IC 36-2-11. (e) A conveyance must include a statement containing substantially the following information: "The mailing address to which statements should be mailed under IC 6-1.1-22-8.1 is [insert proper mailing address]. The mailing address of the grantee is [insert proper mailing address].". The mailing address for the grantee must be a street address or a rural route address. A conveyance complies with this subsection if it contains the address or addresses required by this subsection at the end of the conveyance and immediately preceding or following the statements required by IC 36-2-11-15. (f) If the instrument is executed in a foreign country, where the instrument, its acknowledgment, or its proof is in a language other than English, the instrument must include a translation from the other language into English.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.