Indiana § 36-2-12-6 Administration of oaths; appointment to offices of commissioner for
partition or viewer; acknowledgments of mortgages and deeds

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-2-12-6 — Administration of oaths; appointment to offices of commissioner for partition or viewer; acknowledgments of mortgages and deeds

Indiana § 36-2-12-6

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 2GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY

Ch. 12County Surveyor

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Ind. Code § 36-2-12-6 (2026).

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(a)The surveyor may:

(1)administer oaths necessary in the discharge of the surveyor's duties; and

(2)administer and certify any oath required to be taken by:

(A)a commissioner for the partition of real property; or

(B)a commissioner to view, mark, locate, or relocate a public highway.

(b)If the surveyor is appointed to one (1) of the offices covered by subsection (a)(2), the surveyor is not required to take an oath under that provision. The surveyor's duties as a commissioner comprise part of the surveyor's official duties, and the surveyor's signature on any proceedings required of a commissioner is sufficient.

(c)The surveyor may take, and certify with the surveyor's seal and signature, acknowledgments of mortgages and deeds for the conveyance of real property. [Pre-Local Governme

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(a) The surveyor may:
(1) administer oaths necessary in the discharge of the surveyor's
duties; and
(2) administer and certify any oath required to be taken by:
(A) a commissioner for the partition of real property; or
(B) a commissioner to view, mark, locate, or relocate a public
highway.
(b) If the surveyor is appointed to one (1) of the offices covered by
subsection (a)(2), the surveyor is not required to take an oath under that
provision. The surveyor's duties as a commissioner comprise part of the
surveyor's official duties, and the surveyor's signature on any
proceedings required of a commissioner is sufficient.
(c) The surveyor may take, and certify with the surveyor's seal and
signature, acknowledgments of mortgages and deeds for the
conveyance of real property.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-58-4;
17-3-58-7; 17-3-58-8 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.3-1989, SEC.227.