Indiana § 32-21-2-1.7 "Proof"

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-21-2-1.7 — "Proof"

Indiana § 32-21-2-1.7

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 21CONVEYANCE PROCEDURES FOR REAL

Ch. 2Recording Process

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Ind. Code § 32-21-2-1.7 (2026).

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7. As used in this chapter, "proof", with respect to a notarial act, means a proof:

(1)under common law; or

(2)where the witness:

(A)appears before a notarial officer;

(B)was personally known by the notarial officer or identified by the notarial officer through satisfactory evidence;

(C)was not a party to, or a beneficiary of, the record being signed by the principal and the witness; and

(D)took an oath or gave an affirmation and testified to the following:

(i)The witness signed the record.

(ii)The witness identified the principal who signed the record.

(iii)The witness personally observed the principal sign the same record that the witness signed.

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7. As used in this chapter, "proof", with
respect to a notarial act, means a proof:
(1) under common law; or
(2) where the witness:
(A) appears before a notarial officer;
(B) was personally known by the notarial officer or identified
by the notarial officer through satisfactory evidence;
(C) was not a party to, or a beneficiary of, the record being
signed by the principal and the witness; and
(D) took an oath or gave an affirmation and testified to the
following:
(i) The witness signed the record.
(ii) The witness identified the principal who signed the
record.
(iii) The witness personally observed the principal sign the
same record that the witness signed.