Indiana Enacts Provisions Regarding County Recording Matters
The state of Indiana enacted provisions regarding miscellaneous county recording matters. Many minor amendments have been made to the Indiana Code through Senate Bill 505, for the purposes of this article, we will focus on some of the new provisions added to the code.
SECTION 7. IC 32-21-2-15 is added to the Indiana Code and states that “Beginning January 1, 2018, a document concerning real property that may be recorded with a county recorder under this title may be recorded electronically…”
SECTION 8. IC 32-21-2.5 is added to the Indiana Code and provides new definitions for the document, electronic, electronic document, electronic signature, person, and state. Effective January 1, 2018, an electronic document will satisfy requirements that a document is original, on paper, and in writing. Additionally, an electronic signature satisfies a signature requirement. This section explains that the state wishes to keep the standards and practices of county recorders in Indiana in harmony with the standards and practices of other jurisdictions that enact similar provisions and to keep the technology used by county recorders in Indiana compatible with the technology used by recording offices in other jurisdictions.
SECTION 39. IC 36-2-7-10.5 adds provisions relating to counties containing a consolidated city and SECTION 40. IC 36-2-7-10.7 adds provisions relating to counties containing a consolidated city that has established a housing trust fund.
The full text of the provisions, with all changes.
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