34-41-1-5. Register of Sales of Michigan Road Lands; Evidence
Sec. 5. (a) The: (1) register of the sales of the Michigan road lands located in the Indiana state archives, Indiana archives and records administration; and (2) certified copies of any entry in the register under the seal of Indiana; are admissible in evidence in all courts and places. (b) The register, or a certified […]
34-41-7-3. Recording of Certified Copies
Sec. 3. All copies duly certified by the auditor of state or the commissioner of the department of administration of: (1) the certificate and list referred to in section 1 of this chapter; and (2) the copies of deeds referred to in section 2 of this chapter; shall, upon presentation, be recorded in the recorder’s […]
34-41-1-6. Land Patents; Certificates of Purchase; Evidence
Sec. 6. The following documents are admissible in evidence in all courts and places, with the same force and effect as if the original were produced: (1) The record of all: (A) patents; (B) certificates of purchase; and (C) other evidence in writing of the sale of real estate; whether issued by the United States […]
34-41-2-1. Recorded Patents
Sec. 1. All: (1) patents issued by the United States or by the state of Indiana conveying real estate in Indiana; and (2) the records of those patents that have been duly recorded; shall be taken and received as competent evidence in all courts in Indiana. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-8-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, […]
34-41-2-2. Patents Not Previously Recorded
Sec. 2. All patents described in section 1 of this chapter that have not been recorded may be recorded as other deeds and conveyances are recorded by law. That record shall be competent evidence in all Indiana courts. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-8-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
34-41-3-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies when a deed or mortgage is recorded in the proper recorder’s office of any county in Indiana and the record of the deed or mortgage is burned, lost, or destroyed. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-10-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
34-41-3-2. Indexes as Prima Facie Evidence
Sec. 2. The general index of the record of an instrument described in section 1 of this chapter made: (1) under law; (2) in the handwriting of the county recorder; and (3) at the date the general index was made in any county of the state; is prima facie evidence of the proper execution and […]
34-41-4-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies when the record or any part of the record of any action, proceeding, order, judgment, or decree of any court in Indiana: (1) in which title to real estate has been determined; or (2) upon the authority of which any administrator’s, executor’s, guardian’s, commissioner’s, trustee’s, receiver’s or other deed of […]
34-41-4-2. Presumption of Validity
Sec. 2. When a record or part of a record described in section 1 of this chapter is destroyed, it shall be presumed that: (1) the court proceedings by which the title to the real estate was established or the deed was executed and the record of which has been destroyed were in all things […]
34-41-4-3. Burden of Proof
Sec. 3. In an action attacking the validity of: (1) the title of or conveyance of real estate; or (2) any such record, judgment, or decree; the record of which has been destroyed, the burden of proof is upon the person attacking the validity. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-9-1 part.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.