Indiana § 36-2-11-16.5 - Requirements for instrument or document presented for recording; not applicable to certain instruments or documents
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§ 36-2-11-16.5. Requirements for instrument or document presented for recording; not applicable to certain instruments or documents
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.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-2-11-16.5 ("Requirements for instrument or document presented for recording; not applicable to certain instruments or documents") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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