Sec. 9. (a) The electronic recording commission is established to adopt standards to implement this chapter before January 1, 2018. The commission consists of the following five (5) members appointed by the governor:

(1) Three (3) members must be county recorders.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-21-2.5-9

  • documents: means an electronic record (as defined in IC 26-2-8-102) or information that is:

    Indiana Code 32-21-2.5-1

  • electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Indiana Code 32-21-2.5-2
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) One (1) member must be employed in Indiana in the banking or mortgage lending industry.

(3) One (1) member must be employed in Indiana in the land title industry.

     (b) To keep the standards and practices of county recorders in Indiana in harmony with the standards and practices of recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this chapter and to keep the technology used by county recorders in Indiana compatible with technology used by recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this chapter, the electronic recording commission, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, in adopting, amending, and repealing standards shall consider:

(1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions;

(2) the most recent standards promulgated by national standard setting bodies, such as the Property Records Industry Association (PRIA);

(3) the views of interested persons and governmental officials and entities;

(4) the needs of counties of varying size, population, and resources; and

(5) standards requiring adequate information security protection to ensure that electronic documents are accurate, authentic, adequately preserved, and resistant to tampering.

As added by P.L.127-2017, SEC.8.