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Ind. Code § 6-1.1-24-11

Certificate of sale as presumptive evidence

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lenard v. Adams (1981)

Most recently applied in Lenard v. Adams (August 1981)

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1.

Sec. 11. (a) A certificate of sale issued under section 9 of this chapter is presumptive evidence of:

(1) the truth of the statements contained in the certificate;

(2) the interest of the purchaser in the real property described in the certificate;

(3) the regularity and validity of all proceedings related to the taxes or special assessments for which the real property was sold; and

(4) the regularity and validity of all proceedings related to the sale of the real property.

(b) After two (2) years from the issuance of a certificate of sale, evidence may not be admitted in any court to rebut a presumption prescribed in subsection (a) of this section unless the certificate of sale was fraudulently procured. After four (4) years from the issuance of the certificate of sale, evidence may not under any circumstances be admitted in any court to rebut such a presumption.

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