2014 Indiana Code TITLE 34. CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE ARTICLE 41. EVIDENCE: REAL ESTATE RECORDS CHAPTER 1. DEEDS AND OTHER REAL ESTATE RECORDS
Download as PDF
IC 34-41
ARTICLE 41. EVIDENCE: REAL ESTATE RECORDS
IC 34-41-1
Chapter 1. Deeds and Other Real Estate Records
IC 34-41-1-1
Admission of copies
Sec. 1. Admission of a copy of a deed is governed by
IC 34-37-1-8.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
IC 34-41-1-2
Seals
Sec. 2. The circumstances under which seals are required on deeds
and other instruments conveying land are governed by IC 32-21-1-12
and IC 34-37-1.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.100.
IC 34-41-1-3
United States land office records; sale of canal or Michigan road
lands
Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to the following documents kept at
any land office of the United States located in Indiana or at any office
for the sale of canal or Michigan road lands:
(1) The register, catalog, tractbook, platbook, and description of
lands.
(2) Copies of documents described in subdivision (1) that are
duly certified as true and complete by the proper custodian of
the document.
(3) Copies of documents described in subdivision (1) that are:
(A) duly certified by the commissioner of the department of
administration as true and complete copies from the original
documents, or from copies of the original documents; and
(B) legally deposited in the land office division of the
department of administration.
(b) Documents described in subsection (a) are admissible in
evidence in civil actions in all courts in Indiana, and are prima facie
evidence of the truth of their contents.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
IC 34-41-1-4
Certificate of purchase; United States land office
Sec. 4. Every certificate of purchase at a land office of the United
States is evidence of legal title to the land described in the certificate.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
IC 34-41-1-5
Michigan road lands; sales; register
Sec. 5. (a) The:
(1) register of the sales of the Michigan road lands located in the
Indiana state archives, commission on public records; and
(2) certified copies of any entry in the register under the seal of
Indiana;
are admissible in evidence in all courts and places.
(b) The register, or a certified copy of the entry of the sale of a
tract of land described in the register, by any person named in the
register as the purchaser of the land, is prima facie evidence that:
(1) the person designated in the register was the purchaser of the
land; and
(2) the title to the land has been conveyed by the state to the
purchaser in fee simple.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
IC 34-41-1-6
Land patents; certificates of purchase; evidence
Sec. 6. The following documents are admissible in evidence in all
courts and places, with the same force and effect as if the original
were produced:
(1) The record of all:
(A) patents;
(B) certificates of purchase; and
(C) other evidence in writing of the sale of real estate;
whether issued by the United States or this state, or made by any
person or corporation.
(2) All duly certified copies of the record of the documents
described in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Indiana may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
