Indiana Code 33-39-2-1. Powers and duties
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Sec. 1. A prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney may:
(2) administer oaths;
(1) take acknowledgments of deeds or other instruments in writing;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-39-2-1
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(3) protest notes and checks;
(4) take the deposition of a witness;
(5) take and certify affidavits and depositions; and
(6) perform any duty now conferred upon a notary public by a statute.
An acknowledgment of a deed or another instrument taken by a prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney may be recorded in the same manner as though a deed or another instrument were acknowledged before a notary public.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-14-5-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.18.