United States land office records; sale of canal or Michigan road
lands
Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to the following documents kept
at any land office of the United States located in Indiana or at any
office for the sale of canal or Michigan road lands:
(1) The register, catalog, tractbook, platbook, and description of
lands.
(2) Copies of documents described in subdivision (1) that are
duly certified as true and complete by the proper custodian of
the document.
(3) Copies of documents described in subdivision (1) that are:
(A) duly certified by the commissioner of the department of
administration as true and complete copies from the original
documents, or from copies of the original documents; and
(B) legally deposited in the land office division of the
department of administration.
(b) Documents described in subsection (a) are admissible in
evidence in civil actions in all courts in Indiana, and are prima facie
evidence of the truth of their contents.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.37.
Last modified: May 24, 2006