Indiana § 5-15-1-2 - Indiana archives and records administration; procedures and time period to retain original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing; report
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§ 5-15-1-2. Indiana archives and records administration; procedures and time period to retain original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing; report
Sec. 2. (a) For purposes of this section, "administration" refers to the Indiana archives and records administration created by IC 5-15-5.1.
(b) The administration shall do the following:
(1) Establish procedures to retain an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing described in section 1 of this chapter in an electronic format.
(2) After the administration has established a procedure described in subdivision (1), establish a period of time after which an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing may be destroyed.
As added by P.L.246-2023, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.26.
IC 5-15-2Chapter 2. Reinstatement of Destroyed Records
5-15-2-1Judicial records; certified copies of lost or destroyed originals 5-15-2-2Judicial records; loss or destruction of originals; certified copy unobtainable 5-15-2-3Notice of hearings 5-15-2-4Resisting complaint; answer of nul-tiel record; admission of oral testimony; reinstatement 5-15-2-5Motion to set aside reinstatement 5-15-2-6Affidavit for reinstatement; stay of proceedings 5-15-2-7Reference of complaint to master commissioner; proceedings 5-15-2-8Title to real estate; quieting title by complaint 5-15-2-9Probate records; reinstatement 5-15-2-10Judicial records; special term to reinstate lost or destroyed records
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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