§ 5-15-3-1 — Damage to judicial records; transcription order

Whenever any civil order book, probate order
book, judgment docket, entry docket or other record book in which are
kept any of the records and proceedings of any circuit, superior or
criminal court in this state have been or shall be damaged by fire or
otherwise to the extent, that, in the opinion of the judge or such court,
it is necessary in order to preserve and perpetuate the contents thereof,
to transcribe the same into a new book, such judge shall make an order
to be entered in the civil order book of such court ordering and
directing the clerk of such court to transcribe the contents of such
damaged book into a new book of like size and form, to be provided for
that purpose by the county in which such court is held.
Formerly: Acts 1893, c.19, s.1.