Sec. 6. (a) If a court of this state renders a judgment for the partition or transfer of real property, the clerk of the court shall prepare a transcript of the judgment. The transcript shall describe the partition or transfer and shall state the volume and page of the order-book in which the judgment is entered. The transcript shall be signed by the clerk under the seal of the court. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, the clerk shall deliver the transcript to the auditor of the county in which the real property is situated. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, the auditor shall make the entries on his transfer book, note the transfer upon the back of the transcript, and then deliver the transcript to the recorder of the county. The recorder shall record the transcript in the record of deeds.

     (b) For their respective services, the clerk of the court and the county recorder shall each charge the person entitled to the real property the fees the officials are by law permitted to charge for similar services. These fees shall be included as part of the cost of the court proceedings by the court rendering the judgment.

[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-27-10 part.]

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.48, SEC.5.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-1.1-5-6

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.