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IN Code § 32-21-2.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 2.5. Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|32-21-2.5-6. "State"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "state" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.As added by P.L.127-2017, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-21-2.5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 2.5. Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|32-21-2.5-7. Certain Legal Requirements Satisfied by Electronic Document, Electronic Signature

Sec. 7. (a) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document:(1) be an original;(2) be on paper or another tangible medium; or(3) be in writing;the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document that satisfies this chapter, IC 32-21-2, IC 36-2-11, and the notarial act requirements set forth under IC 33-42 for an acknowledgment as defined under IC 33-42-0.5-2 or for a proof as defined under IC 32-21-2-1.7.(b) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature.(c) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic document:(1) has an electronic signature; and(2) complies with IC 32-21-2-3.As added by P.L.127-2017, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.185-2021, SEC.46.
IN Code § 32-21-2.5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 2.5. Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|32-21-2.5-8. "Paper Document"; Use of Electronic Documents; Electronic Payment of Fees; Cooperation With Other Jurisdictions

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "paper document" or "paper documents" means a tangible record that is received by a county recorder in a form that is not electronic.(b) On or before July 1, 2022, a county recorder shall receive for recording, indexing, storage, archiving, access to, searching of, retrieval, and transmittal all electronic documents proper for recording. A county recorder shall also accept electronically any fee or tax that the county recorder is authorized to collect under applicable laws. A county recorder shall implement the processing of electronic documents proper for recording in compliance with:(1) this article;(2) IC 33-42;(3) IC 36-2-7.5;(4) IC 36-2-11; and(5) IC 36-2-13; andthe standards adopted by the electronic recording commission created under section 9 of this chapter.(c) A recorder who accepts electronic documents for recording shall:(1) continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law; and(2) place entries for paper documents and electronic documents in the same index.(d) A recorder who accepts electronic documents for recording may:(1) convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form;(2) convert into electronic form information recorded before the county recorder began to accept and index electronic documents; or(3) agree with other officials of a state or a political subdivision of a state, or of the United States, on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees and taxes.As added by P.L.127-2017, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.185-2021, SEC.47.
IN Code § 32-21-2.5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 2.5. Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|32-21-2.5-9. Electronic Recording Commission; Adoption of Standards Before January 1, 2018

Sec. 9. (a) The electronic recording commission is established to adopt standards to implement this chapter before January 1, 2018. The commission consists of the following five (5) members appointed by the governor:(1) Three (3) members must be county recorders.(2) One (1) member must be employed in Indiana in the banking or mortgage lending industry.(3) One (1) member must be employed in Indiana in the land title industry.(b) To keep the standards and practices of county recorders in Indiana in harmony with the standards and practices of recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this chapter and to keep the technology used by county recorders in Indiana compatible with technology used by recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this chapter, the electronic recording commission, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, in adopting, amending, and repealing standards shall consider:(1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions;(2) the most recent standards promulgated by national standard setting bodies, such as the Property Records Industry Association (PRIA);(3) the views of interested persons and governmental officials and entities;(4) the needs of counties of varying size, population, and resources; and(5) standards requiring adequate information security protection to ensure that electronic documents are accurate, authentic, adequately preserved, and resistant to tampering.As added by P.L.127-2017, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-21-2.5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 2.5. Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|32-21-2.5-10. Applying and Construing Chapter

Sec. 10. In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to this article, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act under IC 26-2-8, IC 33-42, IC 36-2-7.5, and IC 36-2-11, as well as similar laws enacted in other states.As added by P.L.127-2017, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.185-2021, SEC.48.
IN Code § 32-21-2.5-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 2.5. Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|32-21-2.5-11. Effect on Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 u.s.c. 7001, Et seq.)

Sec. 11. This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7001, et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7003(b)).As added by P.L.127-2017, SEC.8.
IN Code § 32-21-2.5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 2.5. Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act|32-21-2.5-12. Recording a Copy of an Electronic Record

Sec. 12. (a) The recorder shall record a paper or tangible copy of an electronic record (as defined in IC 26-2-8-102) that is otherwise eligible under Indiana law to be recorded if the paper or tangible copy of the electronic record:(1) contains an image of an electronic signature or signatures;(2) contains an acknowledgment or proof as required by IC 32-21-2-3; and(3) has been certified by a notarial officer, as described in IC 33-42-9-7(a), to be a true and correct copy of the electronic record as provided in subsection (c).(b) A printed document that is a paper or tangible copy of an electronic record and certified to be a true and correct copy as described in subsection (c) satisfies any requirement of law that, as a condition for recording, requires the printed document to:(1) be an original or be in writing;(2) be signed or contain an original signature if the document contains an electronic signature of the person required to sign the document; and(3) have an acknowledgment or proof according to Indiana law if the document contains an electronic signature of the notarial officer authorized to perform that act and all other information required to be included.(c) A notarial officer who makes an acknowledgment or proof under IC 32-21 or IC 33-42 may certify that a paper or tangible copy of an electronic record is a true and correct copy of an electronic record by:(1) executing and attaching the notarial officer's official seal to a tangible paper certificate; or(2) affixing or attaching the certificate to the paper or tangible copy of an electronic record.(d) The form of the certificate required under subsection (c) must be substantially as follows:"State of __________County of __________I certify that the foregoing and attached document entitled __________ (insert document title), dated __________ (insert document date) and containing _____ pages, is a true and correct copy of an electronic record printed by me or under my supervision. I further certify that, at the time of printing, no security features present on the electronic record indicated any changes or errors in an electronic signature or other information in the electronic record after the electronic record's creation or execution.Signed this _____ day of _____, _______________ (signature of notarial officer)__________ (printed name of notarial officer)__________ (include notarial officer's commission number, official seal, commission county of residence or employment, and commission expiration date as required by applicable law).".As added by P.L.185-2021, SEC.49.
IN Code § 32-21-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 3. Effect of Recording|32-21-3-1. "Conveyance"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "conveyance" means:(1) an instrument of writing concerning land or an interest in land, except a last will and testament;(2) a lease for a term not exceeding three (3) years; or(3) an executory contract for the sale and purchase of land;for purposes of the acknowledgment or proof of the instrument, lease, or contract, the recording of the instrument, lease, or contract, and the force and effect of that recording.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-31.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-21-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 3. Effect of Recording|32-21-3-2. "Grantor"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "grantor" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-17-1-1.[2002 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-21-3-2.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 3. Effect of Recording|32-21-3-2.5. "Proof"

Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "proof" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-21-2-1.7.As added by P.L.185-2021, SEC.50.
IN Code § 32-21-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 3. Effect of Recording|32-21-3-3. Conveyances Requiring Recording

Sec. 3. A conveyance of any real estate in fee simple or for life, a conveyance of any future estate, or a lease for more than three (3) years after the making of the lease is not valid and effectual against any person other than:(1) the grantor;(2) the grantor's heirs and devisees; and(3) persons having notice of the conveyance or lease;unless the conveyance or lease is made by a deed recorded within the time and in the manner provided in this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-11.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-21-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 3. Effect of Recording|32-21-3-4. Letters of Attorney; Executory Contracts and Memoranda of Contracts for Sale, Purchase, or Lease of Land; Effect of Recording

Sec. 4. (a) The following may be recorded in the county where the land to which the letter or contract relates is situated:(1) Letters of attorney containing a power to a person to:(A) sell or convey land; or(B) sell and convey land as the agent of the owner of the land.(2) An executory contract for the sale, purchase, or lease of land, or a memorandum of an executory contract for the sale, purchase, or lease of land recorded under IC 36-2-11-20, when proved or acknowledged in the manner prescribed in this chapter for the proof or acknowledgment of conveyances.(b) The record when recorded and the certified transcript of the record may be read in evidence in the same manner and with the same effect as a conveyance.(c) A document recorded under this section gives notice to persons that are not parties to the letter or contract of:(1) the existence of the letter or contract;(2) the identities of the parties to the letter or contract; and(3) the duty to inquire about the terms and conditions of the letter or contract if the recorded document does not disclose the terms and conditions.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-32.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.9.
IN Code § 32-21-4-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 4. Priority of Recorded Transactions|32-21-4-0.5. Legislative Findings

Sec. 0.5. For purposes of section 1 of this chapter, the general assembly makes the following findings:(1) It is in the public interest for any conveyance, as defined in section 1(a) of this chapter, and any mortgage recorded in the office of the Indiana county recorder to not be attacked due to technical deficiencies.(2) The ability to rely upon documents indexed and recorded in the public land records of an Indiana county recorder provides stability to the ownership of Indiana real property and to Indiana's statewide and local real estate economies.(3) Making or keeping these subsections in section 1 of this chapter, retroactive will not upset any vested substantive rights, liabilities, or duties.(4) This section is intended to express the original legislative intent of IC 32-21-4-1 more clearly.As added by P.L.2-2021, SEC.4.
IN Code § 32-21-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 4. Priority of Recorded Transactions|32-21-4-1. Conveyances and Mortgages; Recording in County Where Located; Priority of Documents

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "conveyance" means an electronic document as defined in IC 32-21-2.5-3 or a paper document as defined in IC 32-21-2.5-8(a) that is:(1) a deed or other instrument concerning land or an interest in land, except a last will and testament;(2) a lease or memorandum of lease for a term exceeding three (3) years;(3) a transfer on death deed as defined under IC 32-17-14-3(16) or an affidavit pursuant to IC 32-17-14-26(b)(20); or(4) a land contract or a memorandum of land contract for the sale and purchase of land.(b) A conveyance or mortgage must be recorded in the recorder's office in the county where the land is located.(c) A conveyance or mortgage takes priority according to the time of its recording. The conveyance or mortgage is fraudulent and void as against any subsequent purchaser, lessee, or mortgagee in good faith and for a valuable consideration if the purchaser's, lessee's, or mortgagee's deed, mortgage, or lease is first recorded.(d) This subsection applies regardless of when an instrument is recorded. If:(1) an instrument is recorded; and(2) the instrument:(A) does not comply with the requirements of:(i) IC 32-21-2-3, including whether there was both an acknowledgment and proof on the instrument; or(ii) IC 32-21-2-7;(B) does not comply with the technical requirements of IC 36-2-11-16(c);(C) was executed and included an acknowledgment executed pursuant to the terms of any executive order issued by the governor or an order of the supreme court; or(D) was recorded and indexed by a county recorder as an electronic record (as defined in IC 26-2-8-102);the instrument is validly recorded and provides constructive notice of the contents of the instrument as of the date of recording.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-16.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.1-2003, SEC.81; P.L.135-2007, SEC.2; P.L.129-2008, SEC.1; P.L.94-2014, SEC.5; P.L.236-2015, SEC.7; P.L.2-2021, SEC.5.
IN Code § 32-21-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 4. Priority of Recorded Transactions|32-21-4-2. Assignment, Mortgage, or Pledge of Rents and Profits as Security; Recording; Immediate Perfection

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to an instrument regardless of when the instrument was recorded, except that this section does not divest rights that vested before May 1, 1993.(b) An assignment, a mortgage, or a pledge of rents and profits arising from real estate that is intended as security, whether contained in a separate instrument or otherwise, must be recorded under section 1 of this chapter.(c) When an assignment, a mortgage, or a pledge of rents and profits is recorded under subsection (b), the security interest of the assignee, mortgagee, or pledgee is immediately perfected as to the assignor, mortgagor, pledgor, and any third parties:(1) regardless of whether the assignment, mortgage, or pledge is operative:(A) immediately;(B) upon the occurrence of a default; or(C) under any other circumstances; and(2) without the holder of the security interest taking any further action.(d) This section does not apply to security interests in:(1) farm products;(2) accounts or general intangibles arising from or relating to the sale of farm products by a farmer;(3) timber to be cut; or(4) minerals or the like (including oil and gas);that may be perfected under IC 26-1-9.1.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-16.3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-21-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 4. Priority of Recorded Transactions|32-21-4-3. Instrument of Defeasance

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies when a deed:(1) purports to contain an absolute conveyance of any estate in land; and(2) is made or intended to be made defeasible by:(A) a deed of defeasance;(B) a bond; or(C) another instrument.(b) The original conveyance is not defeated or affected against any person other than the maker of the defeasance, the heirs or devisees of the maker of the defeasance, or persons having actual notice of the defeasance unless the instrument of defeasance is:(1) a deed of defeasance or bond that is recorded in the manner provided by law within ninety (90) days after the date of the deed; or(2) another instrument that:(A) is in a form required by the deed;(B) contains an accurate legal description of the estate in land;(C) is dated;(D) has been acknowledged before a notary public;(E) has been made for consideration; and(F) is recorded in the manner provided by law within ninety (90) days after the date of the deed.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-17.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.1-2003, SEC.82; P.L.156-2005, SEC.1.
IN Code § 32-21-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 5. Residential Real Estate Sales Disclosure|32-21-5-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to a sale of, an exchange of, an installment sales contract for, or a lease with option to buy residential real estate that contains not more than four (4) residential dwelling units.(b) This chapter does not apply to the following:(1) Transfers ordered by a court, including transfers:(A) in the administration of an estate;(B) by foreclosure sale;(C) by a trustee in bankruptcy;(D) by eminent domain;(E) from a decree of specific performance;(F) from a decree of divorce; or(G) from a property settlement agreement.(2) Transfers by a mortgagee who has acquired the real estate at a sale conducted under a foreclosure decree or who has acquired the real estate by a deed in lieu of foreclosure.(3) Transfers by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of the decedent's estate, guardianship, conservatorship, or trust.(4) Transfers made from at least one (1) co-owner solely to at least one (1) other co-owner.(5) Transfers made solely to any combination of a spouse or an individual in the lineal line of consanguinity of at least one (1) of the transferors.(6) Transfers made because of the record owner's failure to pay any federal, state, or local taxes.(7) Transfers to or from any governmental entity.(8) Transfers involving the first sale of a dwelling that has not been inhabited.(9) Transfers to a living trust.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2-1.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-21-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 5. Residential Real Estate Sales Disclosure|32-21-5-2. "Buyer" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "buyer" means a transferee in a transaction described in section 1 of this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2-2.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-21-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 5. Residential Real Estate Sales Disclosure|32-21-5-3. "Closing" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "closing" means a transfer of an interest described in section 1 of this chapter by a deed, installment sales contract, or lease.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2-3.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-21-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 5. Residential Real Estate Sales Disclosure|32-21-5-4. "Defect" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in connection with disclosure forms required by this chapter, "defect" means a condition that would have a significant adverse effect on the value of the property, that would significantly impair the health or safety of future occupants of the property, or that if not repaired, removed, or replaced would significantly shorten or adversely affect the expected normal life of the premises.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2-4.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-21-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 5. Residential Real Estate Sales Disclosure|32-21-5-5. "Disclosure Form" Defined

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "disclosure form" refers to a disclosure form prepared under section 8 of this chapter or a disclosure form that meets the requirements of section 8 of this chapter.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2-5.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 32-21-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property|Chapter 5. Residential Real Estate Sales Disclosure|32-21-5-6. "Owner" Defined

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "owner" means the owner of residential real estate that is for sale, exchange, lease with an option to buy, or sale under an installment contract.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 24-4.6-2-6.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6.