Indiana § 36-2-17-12 Wills, letters testamentary, or letters of administration destroyed;
copies; force and effect of record

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-2-17-12 — Wills, letters testamentary, or letters of administration destroyed; copies; force and effect of record

Indiana § 36-2-17-12

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 2GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY

Ch. 17County Records

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Ind. Code § 36-2-17-12 (2026).

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If the record of a will, letters testamentary,
or letters of administration is destroyed, and an authenticated copy of
the will or letters is presented to the clerk of the proper court, the clerk
shall record the copy as if it was the original and shall note on the
record the date on which the document was originally recorded. A
record made under this section has the same force as the original
record.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
5-15-8-19.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.108.

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If the record of a will, letters testamentary,
or letters of administration is destroyed, and an authenticated copy of
the will or letters is presented to the clerk of the proper court, the clerk
shall record the copy as if it was the original and shall note on the
record the date on which the document was originally recorded. A
record made under this section has the same force as the original
record.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
5-15-8-19.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.108.