Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

1. (b) A county recorder shall receive for recording, indexing, storage, archiving, access to, searching of, retrieval, and transmittal all electronic documents proper for recording. A county recorder shall also accept electronically any fee or tax that the county recorder is authorized to collect under applicable laws. A county recorder shall implement the processing of electronic documents proper for recording in compliance with:

   1. (1) this article;
   2. (2) IC 33-42 ;
   3. (3) IC 36-2-7.5 ;
   4. (4) IC 36-2-11 ; and

   5. (5) IC 36-2-13 ;

      and the standards adopted by the electronic recording commission created under section 9 of this chapter.

2. (c) This section does not apply to the following documents:

   1. (1) A military discharge under IC 10-17-2 .
   2. (2) A survey of real property.
   3. (3) A plat of real property.
   4. (4) A document containing the identifying information of a participant in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5 .

3. (d) A recorder who accepts electronic documents for recording shall:

   1. (1) continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law; and
   2. (2) place entries for paper documents and electronic documents in the same index.

4. (e) A recorder who accepts electronic documents for recording may:

   1. (1) convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form;
   2. (2) convert into electronic form information recorded before the county recorder began to accept and index electronic documents; or
   3. (3) agree with other officials of a state or a political subdivision of a state, or of the United States, on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees and taxes.

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "paper document" or "paper documents" means a tangible record that is received by a county recorder in a form that is not electronic.

As added by P.L.127-2017, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.185-2021, SEC.47; P.L.26-2022, SEC.5; P.L.13-2026, SEC.1.