CHAPTER 4. PUBLICATION OF NOTICES CONTAINING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS

IC 5-3-4

    

Chapter 4. Publication of Notices Containing Legal Descriptions

IC 5-3-4-1

Application

    

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a notice published by a
governmental body that contains or is required by law to contain the
legal description of real property.

As added by P.L.31-1992, SEC.1.

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"Governmental body" defined

    

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "governmental body" means any
of the following:

        (1) A state agency (as defined in IC 4-13-1-1).

        (2) The legislative department of state government.

        (3) The judicial department of state government.

        (4) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).

        (5) A state educational institution.

        (6) An instrumentality of the state that performs essential
governmental functions.

        (7) The state lottery commission created by IC 4-30-3-1.

As added by P.L.31-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.79.

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Street address or other common description statement

    

Sec. 3. A notice must contain a statement, for informational
purposes only, of the location of each property by:

        (1) street address if any; or

        (2) other common description of the real property other than the
legal description.

As added by P.L.31-1992, SEC.1.

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Order of descriptions

    

Sec. 4. The statement required by section 3 of this chapter must
precede the legal description in the notice.

As added by P.L.31-1992, SEC.1.

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Misstatement in common description; effect

    

Sec. 5. A misstatement in the statement required by section 3 of
this chapter does not invalidate an otherwise valid notice.

As added by P.L.31-1992, SEC.1.