# Ind. Code § 36-2-11-2.5: Training > Indiana · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-2.5 ## Section - **Citation:** Ind. Code § 36-2-11-2.5 - **Heading:** Training - **Jurisdiction:** Indiana - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 36-2-11-2.5 ## Text Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "training courses" refers to training courses related to the office of county recorder that are compiled or developed by the Association of Indiana Counties and approved by the state board of accounts. (b) An individual elected to the office of county recorder shall complete at least: (1) fifteen (15) hours of training courses within one (1) year; and (2) forty (40) hours of training courses within three (3) years; after the individual is elected to the office of county recorder. (c) An individual first elected to the office of county recorder shall complete five (5) hours of newly elected official training courses before the individual first takes the office of county recorder. A training course that the individual completes under this subsection shall be counted toward the requirements under subsection (b). (d) An individual shall fulfill the training requirements established by subsection (b) for each term to which the individual is elected as county recorder. (e) The failure of an individual to complete the training required by this section does not prevent the individual from taking an office to which the individual was elected. (f) This subsection applies only to an individual appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of county recorder. An individual described in this subsection may, but is not required to, take any training courses required by subsection (b). If an individual described in this subsection takes a training course required by subsection (b) for an elected county recorder, the county shall pay for the training course as if the individual had been an elected county recorder. (g) An individual elected to the office of county recorder shall certify completion of the requirements described in subsection (b) every year and file the certification with the state board of accounts in the same manner as the report required in IC 5-11-1-4(a). As added by P.L.171-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.279-2013, SEC.6; P.L.257-2019, SEC.108; P.L.58-2023, SEC.21. ## Nearby sections - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-1 Application of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-1.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-2 Residence; term of office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-2.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-2.5 Training](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-2.5.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-3 Location of office; business hours and days; state of emergency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-3.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-4 Legal action on days office is closed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-4.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-5 Delivery of instruments left for record on expiration of term](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-5.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-6 Demand of fees; overpayment of fees; refund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-6.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-7 Return of instrument to presenter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-7.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-7.5 Personal liability for dishonored checks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-7.5.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-8 Record of instruments in order received; public access; copies; contaminated instruments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-8.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-9 Entry book; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-9.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-10 Recording requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-10.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-11 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-11.md) - [Ind. Code § 36-2-11-12 Grantor and grantee index; separate indexes for deeds and mortgages; requisites](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-12.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-2.5. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.