§ 34-41-1-3 — United States land office records; sale of canal or Michigan road lands

(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.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-17-8.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.