Sec. 16.5. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) A judgment, an order, or a writ of a court.
(2) A will or death certificate.
(3) A plat.
(4) A survey.
(b) The county recorder may receive for record an instrument or a document if:
(1) the instrument or document consists of at least one (1) individual page measuring not more than eight and one-half (8 1/2) inches by fourteen (14) inches that is not permanently bound and is not a continuous form;
(2) the instrument or document is on white paper of at least twenty (20) pound weight and has clean margins:
(A) on the first and last pages of at least two (2) inches on the top and bottom and one-half (1/2) inch on each side; and
(B) on each additional page of at least one-half (1/2) inch on the top, bottom, and each side; and
(3) the instrument or document is typewritten or computer generated in black ink in at least 10 point type.
As added by P.L.211-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.80.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 2. Government of Counties Generally
36-2-11-1. Application of Chapter
36-2-11-2. Residence; Term of Office
36-2-11-3. Location of Office; Business Hours and Days; State of Emergency
36-2-11-4. Legal Action on Days Office Is Closed
36-2-11-5. Delivery of Instruments Left for Record on Expiration of Term
36-2-11-6. Demand of Fees; Overpayment of Fees; Refund
36-2-11-7. Return of Instrument to Presenter
36-2-11-7.5. Personal Liability for Dishonored Checks
36-2-11-8. Record of Instruments in Order Received; Public Access; Copies; Contaminated Instruments
36-2-11-9. Entry Book; Contents
36-2-11-10. Recording Requirements
36-2-11-12. Grantor and Grantee Index; Separate Indexes for Deeds and Mortgages; Requisites
36-2-11-14.5. Recording of Purchase Contracts Involving Manufactured Homes and Mobile Homes
36-2-11-16. Requirements for Instruments to Be Received and Recorded
36-2-11-17. Recording of Name of Farm; Description; Conveyance; Cancellation
36-2-11-19. Affidavit; Recording in Miscellaneous Records; Record as Prima Facie Evidence
36-2-11-20. Memorandum of Lease or Memorandum of Contract; Recording; Effect
36-2-11-22. Certified Copy of Matter Relating to Bankruptcy; Recording in Miscellaneous Records
36-2-11-24. List of Recorded Mortgage Releases
36-2-11-26. Social Security Number on Instruments Presented for Recording