Indiana § 32-21-2-3 Notarial acts; recording requirements; statement of mailing address;
translations

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-21-2-3 — Notarial acts; recording requirements; statement of mailing address; translations

Indiana § 32-21-2-3

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 21CONVEYANCE PROCEDURES FOR REAL

Ch. 2Recording Process

This text of Indiana § 32-21-2-3 (Notarial acts; recording requirements; statement of mailing address; translations) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ind. Code § 32-21-2-3 (2026).

Text

(a)Any instrument to be recorded must have one (1) of the following notarial acts:

(1)An acknowledgment (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-2).

(2)A proof.

(b)A notarial act described in subsection (a)(1) must be performed:

(1)by a notarial officer (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-19);

(2)by a remote notary public (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-27); or

(3)in compliance with:

(A)IC 33-42-9-8;

(B)IC 33-42-9-9;

(C)IC 33-42-9-10; or

(D)IC 33-42-9-11.

(c)The notarial act described in subsection (a)(2) must be performed:

(1)by a notarial officer (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-19); or

(2)in compliance with:

(A)IC 33-42-9-8;

(B)IC 33-42-9-9;

(C)IC 33-42-9-10; or

(D)IC 33-42-9-11.

(d)In addition to the requirements specified under subsections (a) and (b), an instrument may not be recorded unless it

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Any instrument to be recorded must have
one (1) of the following notarial acts:
(1) An acknowledgment (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-2).
(2) A proof.
(b) A notarial act described in subsection (a)(1) must be performed:
(1) by a notarial officer (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-19);
(2) by a remote notary public (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-27); or
(3) in compliance with:
(A) IC 33-42-9-8;
(B) IC 33-42-9-9;
(C) IC 33-42-9-10; or
(D) IC 33-42-9-11.
(c) The notarial act described in subsection (a)(2) must be
performed:
(1) by a notarial officer (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-19); or
(2) in compliance with:
(A) IC 33-42-9-8;
(B) IC 33-42-9-9;
(C) IC 33-42-9-10; or
(D) IC 33-42-9-11.
(d) In addition to the requirements specified under subsections (a)
and (b), an instrument may not be recorded unless it meets the
requirements of:
(1) this article;
(2) the notarial requirements for an acknowledgment or for a
proof; and
(3) IC 36-2-11.
(e) A conveyance must include a statement containing substantially
the following information:
"The mailing address to which statements should be mailed under
IC 6-1.1-22-8.1 is [insert proper mailing address]. The mailing
address of the grantee is [insert proper mailing address].".
The mailing address for the grantee must be a street address or a rural
route address. A conveyance complies with this subsection if it
contains the address or addresses required by this subsection at the end
of the conveyance and immediately preceding or following the
statements required by IC 36-2-11-15.
(f) If the instrument is executed in a foreign country, where the
instrument, its acknowledgment, or its proof is in a language other than
English, the instrument must include a translation from the other
language into English.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-18.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.135-2007, SEC.1; P.L.194-2007, SEC.7; P.L.143-2009, SEC.42; P.L.187-2018, SEC.4; P.L.14-2019, SEC.4; P.L.80-2020, SEC.1; P.L.2-2021, SEC.3.