# Ind. Code § 36-2-11-8: Record of instruments in order received; public access; copies; contaminated instruments

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A2_C11_S36-2-11-8

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 36-2-11-8
- **Heading:** Record of instruments in order received; public access; copies; contaminated instruments
- **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 36-2-11-8

## Text

Sec. 8. (a) The recorder shall record all instruments that are proper for recording, in the order in which they are received in the recorder's office for record. The recorder shall record deeds and mortgages in separate records.

(b) Providing an exact copy of an original instrument in the possession of the recorder is sufficient to comply with the inspection of public records provided under IC 5-14-3-3 if the original document has not been archived.

(c) Any instrument that is contaminated by blood or another bodily fluid, or that appears to be contaminated by blood or another bodily fluid, is not proper for recording. The recorder shall not record an instrument that is contaminated by blood or another bodily fluid or that appears to be contaminated by blood or another bodily fluid.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-39-2 part; 17-3-39-3 part; 17-3-39-5.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.87-2001, SEC.1; P.L.86-2013, SEC.5; P.L.127-2017, SEC.75.

## 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)
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