IC 4-20.5-2
    Chapter 2. The State Land Office

IC 4-20.5-2-1
Establishment of division
    Sec. 1. The state land office division is established within thedepartment.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

IC 4-20.5-2-2
Organization and management
    Sec. 2. The commissioner shall provide for the organization andmanagement of the land office.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

IC 4-20.5-2-3
Repository function
    Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
        (1) An instrument or a document of either of the following:
            (A) The department of transportation.
            (B) A state educational institution.
        (2) A lease of property for a term of four (4) years or less.
    (b) The land office shall serve as the repository for any instrumentrelating to past or current ownership or possession of property by thestate.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.50.

IC 4-20.5-2-4
Maps and plats
    Sec. 4. (a) The land office shall prepare and maintain propertyrecord maps and plats of property owned by the state, whether ownedin the past or currently owned.
    (b) The maps and plats maintained by the division must includethe following information:
        (1) Maps showing each county and the boundaries of eachcounty.
        (2) Plats of each parcel of property owned by the state, showingthe metes and bounds of the parcel.
The maps and plats must show the appropriate townships, ranges,sections, parts of sections, and other appropriate geographicinformation.
    (c) The land office may maintain appropriate materials to assistthe land office in developing and maintaining the property recordsrequired by this section, including the following:
        (1) Aerial photography.
        (2) United States Geographical Survey maps.
        (3) Commercial and governmental plat books.
        (4) Survey plats and notes prepared for agencies by registeredland surveyors.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.
IC 4-20.5-2-5
Copies of records; charges
    Sec. 5. (a) Subject to IC 5-14-3, the land office shall providecopies of records maintained by the land office.
    (b) The commissioner shall establish a reasonable copying chargefor copies of records that are not standard sized documents (asdefined by IC 5-14-3-2) provided by the land office.
As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.