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IC 32-28-5
Chapter 5. Release of Liens on Conveyance of Real Estate
IC 32-28-5-1
Lien on real property; entry of satisfaction
Sec. 1. (a) If a grantee has satisfied a lien on real property, the
grantor shall, upon the request of the grantee, record on the lien
record that the lien has been satisfied.
(b) Recording on the record of a lien under subsection (a) that the
lien has been satisfied operates as a complete discharge of the lien.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
IC 32-28-5-2
Certificate and acknowledgment releasing lien
Sec. 2. (a) If a grantee has satisfied a lien on real property but the
grantor has not recorded that the lien has been satisfied under section
1 of this chapter, the grantor shall, at the request of the grantee,
certify that the lien has been satisfied. The grantor's certification
shall be acknowledged by the grantor in the same manner as is
required to entitle a conveyance of real property to be recorded. The
grantor's certification shall be recorded by the recorder in whose
office the deed is recorded, with reference to the location of the
recorded deed.
(b) A recorded certification that a lien has been satisfied operates
as a complete discharge of the lien.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.13.
