CHAPTER 3. GENERAL INDEX AS EVIDENCE OF DEEDS AND MORTGAGES LOST OR DESTROYED

IC 34-41-3
     Chapter 3. General Index as Evidence of Deeds and Mortgages Lost or Destroyed

IC 34-41-3-1
Application of chapter
    
Sec. 1. This chapter applies when a deed or mortgage is recorded in the proper recorder's office of any county in Indiana and the record of the deed or mortgage is burned, lost, or destroyed.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.

IC 34-41-3-2
Indexes as prima facie evidence
    
Sec. 2. The general index of the record of an instrument described in section 1 of this chapter made:
        (1) under law;
        (2) in the handwriting of the county recorder; and
        (3) at the date the general index was made in any county of the state;
is prima facie evidence of the proper execution and record of the deed or mortgage, as shown by the general index. However, this chapter shall not affect any litigation pending on March 6, 1883, in any of the courts of this state.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.