Ind. Code ch. 33-42-5

in effect

Ind. Code § 33-42-5-1 Authorization; recording

Sec. 1. A township trustee may perform any act that a notary public may perform in Indiana. Acknowledgments to deeds or other instruments taken by a trustee shall be recorded as if the acknowledgments had been acknowledged before a notary public. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-16-8-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.

Ind. Code § 33-42-5-2 Seal; requirements

Sec. 2. Before a trustee may perform a notarial act, the trustee must obtain a seal that can stamp upon paper a distinct impression that indicates the trustee's official character, along with any other information that the trustee chooses. A notarial act of a trustee that is not attested by a seal is void. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-16-8-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.

Ind. Code § 33-42-5-3 Appendage of trustee's date of election

Sec. 3. When signing any certificate of acknowledgment, jurat, or other official document, the trustee must append to it the trustee's date of election as a trustee. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-16-8-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.

Ind. Code § 33-42-5-4 Prohibition on collecting fee

Sec. 4. A trustee may not receive a fee for performing a notarial act. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-16-8-4.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.

Ind. Code § 33-42-5-5 Prohibited acts

Sec. 5. A trustee may not perform an act that is prohibited to a notary public. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-16-8-5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.

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