Indiana § 36-2-11-19 - Affidavit; recording in miscellaneous records; record as prima facie evidence
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§ 36-2-11-19. Affidavit; recording in miscellaneous records; record as prima facie evidence
Sec. 19. (a) An affidavit that:
(1) concerns the birth, marriage, death, name, residence, identity, or relationship of any of the parties named in an instrument affecting real property;
(2) is made by a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5 and concerns the existence or location of a monument or physical boundary;
(3) is made by a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5 and reconciles ambiguous descriptions in conveyances with descriptions in a regular chain of title;
(4) concerns facts incident to the adverse possession of real property and the payment of taxes on that property; or
(5) is made by a purchaser of real property sold on foreclosure or conveyed in lieu of foreclosure of:
(A) a deed of trust securing an issue of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness;
(B) a mortgage;
(C) a contract for the sale of real property; or
(D) any other security instrument;
held by a fiduciary or other representative, and concerns the authority of the purchaser to purchase the property and the terms and conditions on which the property is to be held and disposed of;
may be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the property is located. If an affidavit is presented to the recorder for record under this section, the recorder shall record it in the miscellaneous records in the recorder's office.
(b) An affidavit recorded under this section may be received in evidence in any proceeding affecting the real property and constitutes prima facie evidence of the facts and circumstances contained in the affidavit.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-47-1; 17-3-47-2; 17-3-47-3.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-1991, SEC.33; P.L.57-2013, SEC.89.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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