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Indiana Code Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure § 34-40-1-2

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Sec. 2. (a) Whenever a record or book kept in a public office of this state or a political subdivision of this state is admissible for any purpose as evidence in:

(1) a civil proceeding in any court of this state; or

(2) a hearing or determination before a board, commission, or officer of this state, or a political subdivision of this state;

a written statement that meets the requirements of subsection (b), is admissible in evidence as prima facie proof of the lack of record or entry.

(b) The statement described in subsection (a) must:

(1) be signed by:

(A) an officer or person who has custody of official records or books; or

(B) a deputy of the officer or person described in clause (A);

(2) state that, after diligent search no record or entry of a specified tenor is found to exist in the records of the office of the officer or person described in subdivision (1)(A); and

(3) include the seal of the office, if there is a seal.

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