CHAPTER 19. FILING OF SURVEYS
IC 36-2-19
Chapter 19. Filing of Surveys
IC 36-2-19-1
"Land surveyor" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "land surveyor" means any of the
following:
(1) A land surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5.
(2) An employee or subordinate of a land surveyor registered
under IC 25-21.5.
(3) An individual who is exempt from registration as a land
surveyor under IC 25-21.5-3.
As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.23-1991, SEC.37.
IC 36-2-19-2
"Original survey" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "original survey" means a survey
that is executed for the purpose of locating and describing real
property that has not been previously described in documents
conveying an interest in real property.
As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4.
IC 36-2-19-3
"Retracement or record document survey" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "retracement or record document
survey" means a survey of real property that has been previously
described in documents conveying an interest in that real property.
As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4.
IC 36-2-19-4
Recording plat of survey; information included; filing ordinance;
filing fee
Sec. 4. (a) If a land surveyor has prepared a plat of any original,
retracement, or record document survey (not including Indiana
surveyor location reports or other similar documents normally
associated with a mortgage loan) the plat shall be recorded in the
county recorder's office when:
(1) a new tax parcel is created;
(2) no survey has been previously recorded; or
(3) the monuments, monument references, or the description
varies from the last recorded survey of the parcel.
(b) The plat of survey described in subsection (a) must include the
following:
(1) The name of the owner or title holder according to the
current county tax records at the time of recording (or the actual
title holder if the land surveyor knows the tax records are not
accurate).
(2) The area of each surveyed tract.
(3) A statement indicating the existence or absence of
improvements on each surveyed tract.
(c) The county may enact an ordinance requiring that if plats of
survey have been prepared the plats must be filed with the county
surveyor's office. If such an ordinance is adopted and a plat of survey
has been prepared, a notarized record executed by the surveyor of the
filing (showing the name of the surveyor, the date of certification, the
name of the owner of the surveyed parcel as described in subsection
(b)(1), and a brief description of the surveyed parcel) must be
recorded in the recorder's office. The ordinance shall establish a fee
schedule for the filing of the plat.
As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4.
IC 36-2-19-5
Copy of plat to county auditor or surveyor
Sec. 5. A copy of any plat recorded in the recorder's office or filed
in the surveyor's office under this chapter must be provided to the
county auditor or the county surveyor, if this action is authorized by
county ordinance for the maintenance of the plat book under
IC 6-1.1-5-1.
As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4.
IC 36-2-19-6
Filing fee disposition
Sec. 6. If the plat described in section 4 of this chapter is filed in
the county surveyor's office under a county ordinance, the filing fee
shall be deposited in the county surveyor's corner perpetuation fund.
As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4.
IC 36-2-19-7
Duplicate plat copy to township assessor
Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in a county in
which IC 6-1.1-5-9 or IC 6-1.1-5-9.1 applies, the county surveyor
shall file a duplicate copy of any plat described in section 4 of this
chapter with the township assessor (if any).
(b) If the duties of the township assessor have been transferred to
the county assessor as described in IC 6-1.1-1-24, a reference to the
township assessor in this section is considered to be a reference to
the county assessor.
As added by P.L.76-1989, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.219-2007,
SEC.110; P.L.146-2008, SEC.700.