2015 Indiana Code TITLE 2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY ARTICLE 3. COMPENSATION AND RIGHTS OF LEGISLATORS CHAPTER 4. POWER TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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IC 2-3-4
Chapter 4. Power to Take Acknowledgments
IC 2-3-4-1
Members or officers of general assembly
Sec. 1. (a) Any member of the general assembly, the principal
clerk of the house of representatives, or the secretary of the senate
may:
(1) take acknowledgment to deeds or other instruments in
writing;
(2) administer oaths, protest notes, and checks;
(3) take the deposition of a witness;
(4) take and certify affidavits and depositions; and
(5) perform any other duty conferred upon a notary public by
the statutes of Indiana.
(b) Acknowledgments to deeds or other instruments taken by any
such person shall entitle such deeds or other instruments to be
recorded the same as though acknowledged before a notary public.
(Formerly: Acts 1909, c.65, s.1.) As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.6,
SEC.1; P.L.2-1985, SEC.1.
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Necessity of seal
Sec. 2. No member of the general assembly shall be authorized to
perform any of the duties mentioned in section 1 of this chapter until
he shall have procured such seal as will stamp upon paper a distinct
impression, in words or letters, sufficiently indicating his official
character, to which may be added such other device as he may
choose. All acts not attested by such seal shall be void.
(Formerly: Acts 1909, c.65, s.2.) As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.2,
SEC.9.
IC 2-3-4-3
Date of election to general assembly; appending to documents
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of every member of the general
assembly performing any of the acts as set forth in this chapter, at the
time of signing any certificates of acknowledgment of a deed,
mortgage or other instrument, or any jurat or other official document,
to append to such certificate the date of his election to the general
assembly. The jurisdiction of any such member to perform the duties
herein mentioned shall be coextensive with the state of Indiana.
(Formerly: Acts 1909, c.65, s.3.) As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.2,
SEC.10.
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Fees
Sec. 4. Any such member performing any of the acts or duties
hereunder shall be entitled to the same fees as those charged by
notaries public, and where any act by a notary public would be a
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violation of the law, it shall likewise be a violation of the law if
committed by a member of said general assembly in the performance
of any of the duties or acts authorized hereunder. All laws and parts
of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
(Formerly: Acts 1909, c.65, s.4.)
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