# Ind. Code § 32-20-3-1: Unbroken chain of title; definition

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 32-20-3-1
- **Heading:** Unbroken chain of title; definition
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 32 / Article 20 / Chapter 3 / Section 32-20-3-1

## Text

Sec. 1. A person who has an unbroken chain of title of record to an interest in land for at least fifty (50) years has a marketable record title to that interest, subject to section 2 of this chapter. A person is considered to have this unbroken chain of title when:

(1) the official public records disclose a title transaction of record that occurred at least fifty (50) years before the time the marketability is determined; and

(2) the title transaction purports to create an interest in:

(A) the person claiming the interest; or

(B) a person from whom, by one (1) or more title transactions of record, the purported interest has become vested in the person claiming the interest;

with nothing appearing of record purporting to divest the claimant of the purported interest.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-1-5-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.5.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 32-20-3-0.1 Application of certain amendments to chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A20_C3_S32-20-3-0.1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-20-3-1 Unbroken chain of title; definition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A20_C3_S32-20-3-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-20-3-2 Interests and defects affecting marketable record title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A20_C3_S32-20-3-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 32-20-3-3 Transactions before root of title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T32_A20_C3_S32-20-3-3.md)

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