CHAPTER 5. AUTHORITY OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE TO PERFORM NOTARIAL ACTS
IC 33-42-5
Chapter 5. Authority of Township Trustee to Perform NotarialActs
IC 33-42-5-1
Authorization; recording
Sec. 1. A township trustee may perform any act that a notarypublic may perform in Indiana. Acknowledgments to deeds or otherinstruments taken by a trustee shall be recorded as if theacknowledgments had been acknowledged before a notary public.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.
IC 33-42-5-2
Seal; requirements
Sec. 2. Before a trustee may perform a notarial act, the trusteemust obtain a seal that can stamp upon paper a distinct impressionthat indicates the trustee's official character, along with any otherinformation that the trustee chooses. A notarial act of a trustee thatis not attested by a seal is void.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.
IC 33-42-5-3
Appendage of trustee's date of election
Sec. 3. When signing any certificate of acknowledgment, jurat, orother official document, the trustee must append to it the trustee'sdate of election as a trustee.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.
IC 33-42-5-4
Prohibition on collecting fee
Sec. 4. A trustee may not receive a fee for performing a notarialact.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.
IC 33-42-5-5
Prohibited acts
Sec. 5. A trustee may not perform an act that is prohibited to anotary public.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.21.