Indiana § 32-30-3-17 - Entry of orders and decrees in civil order book; quiet title record; index requirements
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§ 32-30-3-17. Entry of orders and decrees in civil order book; quiet title record; index requirements
Sec. 17. (a) The clerk of a court shall enter in the civil order book all orders and decrees in any suit to quiet the title to real estate. After a court enters final judgment in a proceeding, the clerk shall certify a copy of the final judgment. The clerk shall include the costs of a transcript of the proceedings in the costs of the proceeding.
(b) The county recorder shall record the certified copy of the final judgment and shall collect any applicable recording fee.
(c) A county recorder shall procure a substantially bound book that is the size and quality of the county deed records. The book shall be known as the "Quiet Title Record". The Quiet Title Record must contain a transcript of each proceeding and an index to each transcript. The index must contain the following:
(1) An alphabetical list of plaintiffs.
(2) The date of filing of the transcript.
(3) The date of the final judgment.
(4) The date on which the final judgment was recorded.
(5) A brief description of the real estate that was the subject of the proceeding.
(6) The book and page on which the final judgment is recorded.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.78-2014, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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