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Ind. Code § 32-21-2-7 (2026)

Acknowledgment of an instrument; form

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     Sec. 7. (a) The form set forth in this subsection and any other form substantially the same are good or sufficient forms for an acknowledgment of an instrument that is described in section 3 of this chapter and to be recorded:

(1) An acknowledgment that complies with IC 33-42-0.5-2 and IC 33-42-9-12.

(2) An acknowledgment for a remote notarial act that complies with:

(A) IC 33-42-0.5-2;

(B) IC 33-42-0.5-26;

(C) IC 33-42-9-12; and

(D) IC 33-42-17-7.

(3) An acknowledgment that complies with IC 33-42-0.5-2 and IC 33-42-9-12(a) and contains the following or substantially the same information:

"Before me, E.F., a _________________ (describe the notarial officer type) this _____ day of _______, A.B. acknowledged the execution of the foregoing or annexed _______________ (describe the type of instrument).".

     (b) The form set forth in this subsection and any other forms substantially the same are good or sufficient forms for a proof of an instrument that is described in section 3 of this chapter and to be recorded:

(1) A proof that complies with section 1.7 of this chapter and IC 33-42-9-12.

(2) A proof that complies with section 1.7 of this chapter and IC 33-42-9-12(a) and contains the following or substantially the same information:

"Before me, E.F., a _________________ (describe the notarial officer type) this _____ day of _______, appeared A.B. being personally known to me or identified to me by a sufficient credential, whose name is subscribed as a witness to the foregoing instrument, who, being duly sworn by me, deposes and says that the foregoing instrument was executed and delivered by C.D. (describe the signer or principal to the instrument) while being personally observed by A.B.".

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-2-23.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.185-2021, SEC.39.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2007 · leading case: Fifth Third Bank, Indiana v. Edgar Cnty. Bank & Trust, Appeal of Garzolini Tire & Fuel, Inc., Debtor in Possession, 482 F.3d 904 (3rd Cir. 2007).
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Fifth Third Bank, Indiana v. Edgar Cnty. Bank & Trust, Appeal of Garzolini Tire & Fuel, Inc., Debtor in Possession, 482 F.3d 904 (3rd Cir. 2007). “Ind.Code § 32-21-2-7 offers some samples but does not require their use — and the sample forms are skimpier than' the one these parties devised.”
Garzolini Tire & Fue v. Edgar Cnty. Bank (7th Cir. 2007). “Ind. Code §32-21-2-7 offers some samples but does not require their use—and the sample forms are skimpier than the one these parties devised.”
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