Transfer books
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, the
county auditor shall keep a transfer book, arranged by townships,
cities, and towns. In the transfer book he shall enter a description, for
the purpose of taxation, of land that is conveyed by deed or partition,
the date of the conveyance, the names of the parties, and the post
office address of the grantee.
(b) In addition, the auditor shall endorse on the deed or instrument
of conveyance the words "duly entered for taxation subject to final
acceptance for transfer", "not taxable", "has already been listed for
taxation", or "duly entered for taxation". The deed or instrument
must include on its face the post office address of the grantee.
(Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1979,
P.L.48, SEC.3; P.L.54-1988, SEC.1.
Last modified: May 28, 2006