2017 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" means a document that is received by a county recorder in a form that is not electronic.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2018, a county recorder:
(1) who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with standards established by the electronic recording commission created under section 9 of this chapter;
(2) may receive, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic documents;
(3) may provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means;
(4) who accepts electronic documents for recording shall:
(A) continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law; and
(B) place entries for both types of documents in the same index;
(5) may convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form;
(6) may convert into electronic form information recorded before the county recorder began to record electronic documents;
(7) may accept electronically any fee or tax that the county recorder is authorized to collect; and
(8) may 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.
