Indiana § 32-19-2-2 - Coordinates purporting to define land boundary; recording requirements

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§ 32-19-2-2. Coordinates purporting to define land boundary; recording requirements

Sec. 2. Coordinates based on the Indiana coordinate system of 1927, the Indiana coordinate system of 1983, or any other coordinate system published by an agency of the federal government or of the state, including the Indiana Geospatial Coordinate System, purporting to define the position of a point on a land boundary may not be presented to be recorded in any public land records or deed records unless the recording document also contains:

(1) the method used to relate the coordinates to the National Spatial Reference System; and

(2) the name and zone of the coordinate system, including the:

(A) datum;

(B) datum realization; and

(C) units;

used.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-1-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.57-2013, SEC.87; P.L.159-2018, SEC.4.

IC 32-19-3Chapter 3. Descriptions of Land Using the Indiana Coordinate System

32-19-3-1Reference to United States public land surveys; coordinate description as supplemental; conflicts 32-19-3-2Repealed

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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