1. (a) This section applies when notice concerning:

   1. (1) an action;
   2. (2) a proceeding;
   3. (3) a sale under execution; or

   4. (4) any other matter;

      is required by law to be given by publication in a newspaper.

2. (b) To establish compliance, the person whose duty it was to cause the publication to be made may file an affidavit in the clerk's office.

3. (c) The affidavit described in subsection (b) must:

   1. (1) be attached to a copy of the notice taken from the newspaper in which the notice was published;

   2. (2) be the affidavit of:

      1. (A) the printer; or

      2. (B) a person who:

         1. (i) is employed by the printer as a clerk or printer; and
         2. (ii) is of competent age; and

   3. (3) specify the county, the time, and the newspaper in which the notice was published.

      [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-18-8.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.28.