Section 32-20-4-2 - Notice of claim; contents; indexing by county recorder(a) To be effective and to be entitled to be recorded, the notice referred to in section 1 of this chapter must contain the following:(1) An accurate and full description of all land affected by the notice in specific terms. However, if the claim is founded upon a recorded instrument, then the description in the notice may be the same as that contained in the recorded instrument.(2) The name and address of the claimant.(3) The name and address of the person preparing the notice if other than the claimant. This notice must be filed for record in the office of the recorder of a county where the land described is situated.
(b) A county recorder shall accept all notices presented to the recorder that describe land located in the county that the recorder serves. The recorder shall enter and record full copies of the notice in the same way that deeds are recorded. Each recorder shall charge the same fees for recording a notice as are charged for recording deeds.(c) Each recorder shall index the notices in the same manner that deeds are indexed. Until the notice is recorded and correctly indexed, a notice does not comply with section 1 of this chapter regarding notice.Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-5-5.
As added by P.L. 2-2002, SEC.5.