2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 33. COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS
ARTICLE 42. NOTARIES PUBLIC
CHAPTER 5. AUTHORITY OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE TO PERFORM NOTARIAL ACTS
IC 33-42-5Chapter 5. Authority of Township Trustee to Perform Notarial Acts
IC 33-42-5-1
Authorization; recording
Sec. 1. A township trustee may perform any act that a notary public may perform in Indiana. Acknowledgments to deeds or other instruments taken by a trustee shall be recorded as if the acknowledgments had been acknowledged before a notary public.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.
IC 33-42-5-2
Seal; requirements
Sec. 2. Before a trustee may perform a notarial act, the trustee must obtain a seal that can stamp upon paper a distinct impression that indicates the trustee's official character, along with any other information that the trustee chooses. A notarial act of a trustee that is not attested by a seal is void.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.
IC 33-42-5-3
Appendage of trustee's date of election
Sec. 3. When signing any certificate of acknowledgment, jurat, or other official document, the trustee must append to it the trustee's date of election as a trustee.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.
IC 33-42-5-4
Prohibition on collecting fee
Sec. 4. A trustee may not receive a fee for performing a notarial act.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.
IC 33-42-5-5
Prohibited acts
Sec. 5. A trustee may not perform an act that is prohibited to a notary public.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.
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