Sec. 13. (a) As used in subsection (b), "conveyance" means any electronic record (as defined in IC 26-2-8-102) or any paper or other tangible medium or document that is:
(1) a lease or memorandum of lease for a term exceeding three (3) years;
(2) a deed of:
(A) land; or
(B) any interest in land;
(3) a mortgage; or
(4) a land contract or memorandum of land contract for the sale and purchase of land.
(b) A conveyance must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) be executed or signed by the:
(A) lessor or landlord;
(B) grantor (as defined in IC 32-17-1-1); or
(C) land contract seller; and
(3) have an acknowledgment (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-2) or a proof (as defined in and permitted under IC 32-21-2).
(c) If a transfer on death deed under IC 32-17-14 has been recorded before the death of the owner (as defined in IC 32-17-14-3) with the recorder of deeds in the county in which the real property is situated, a subsequent conveyance of the real property is void if it is not recorded before the death of the owner with the recorder of deeds in the county in which the real property is situated.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.231-2019, SEC.46; P.L.185-2021, SEC.34.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 21. Conveyance Procedures for Real Property
Chapter 1. Statute of Frauds; Writing Requirements
32-21-1-1. Requirement of Written Agreement; Agreements or Promises Covered
32-21-1-2. Consideration for Agreement; Writing Not Required
32-21-1-3. Conveyance; Trust in Lands; Goods; Things in Action
32-21-1-4. Trust Arising From or Extinguished by Implication of Law
32-21-1-5. Compelling Specific Performance in Cases of Part Performance
32-21-1-6. Representations Concerning Other Persons
32-21-1-7. Conveyance Revocable at Will of Grantor; Provision Void as to Subsequent Purchaser
32-21-1-8. Revocation and Reconveyance Power; Person Other Than Grantor
32-21-1-9. Conveyance Before Vesting of Power of Revocation
32-21-1-10. Commission for Finding Purchaser of Real Estate
32-21-1-13. Conveyance of Land; Written Deed Required
32-21-1-14. Conveyances by Attorney; Power of Attorney
32-21-1-15. Conveyances by Quitclaim
32-21-1-16. Estate of Inheritance; Expression of Intent Required to Create Lesser Estate
32-21-1-17. Incorporating by Reference Recorded Encumberances