Indiana § 32-21-2.5-8 "Paper document"; use of electronic documents; electronic payment of
fees; cooperation with other jurisdictions

Indiana Statutes

§ 32-21-2.5-8 — "Paper document"; use of electronic documents; electronic payment of fees; cooperation with other jurisdictions

Indiana § 32-21-2.5-8

Title 32PROPERTY

Art. 21CONVEYANCE PROCEDURES FOR REAL

Ch. 2.5Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act

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Ind. Code § 32-21-2.5-8 (2026).

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(a)As used in this section, "paper document" or "paper documents" means a tangible record that is received by a county recorder in a form that is not electronic.

(b)On or before July 1, 2022, a county recorder shall receive for recording, indexing, storage, archiving, access to, searching of, retrieval, and transmittal all electronic documents proper for recording. A county recorder shall also accept electronically any fee or tax that the county recorder is authorized to collect under applicable laws. A county recorder shall implement the processing of electronic documents proper for recording in compliance with:

(1)this article;

(2)IC 33-42;

(3)IC 36-2-7.5;

(4)IC 36-2-11; and

(5)IC 36-2-13; and the standards adopted by the electronic recording commission created under section 9 of

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(a) As used in this section, "paper document"
or "paper documents" means a tangible record that is received by a
county recorder in a form that is not electronic.
(b) On or before July 1, 2022, a county recorder shall receive for
recording, indexing, storage, archiving, access to, searching of,
retrieval, and transmittal all electronic documents proper for recording.
A county recorder shall also accept electronically any fee or tax that the
county recorder is authorized to collect under applicable laws. A
county recorder shall implement the processing of electronic
documents proper for recording in compliance with:
(1) this article;
(2) IC 33-42;
(3) IC 36-2-7.5;
(4) IC 36-2-11; and
(5) IC 36-2-13; and
the standards adopted by the electronic recording commission created
under section 9 of this chapter.
(c) This section does not apply to the following documents:
(1) A military discharge under IC 10-17-2.
(2) A survey of real property.
(3) A plat of real property.
(d) A recorder who accepts electronic documents for recording
shall:
(1) continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state
law; and
(2) place entries for paper documents and electronic documents
in the same index.
(e) A recorder who accepts electronic documents for recording may:
(1) convert paper documents accepted for recording into
electronic form;
(2) convert into electronic form information recorded before the
county recorder began to accept and index electronic documents;
or
(3) 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.