The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Bray’s and Sen. Brown’s SB 539 on notaries public and trademarks. The bill provides that: a person who wishes to register a trademark must file an electronic application for the registration of the trademark allows the Governor to appoint notaries public in certain instances describes permitted notarial acts specifies that notarial acts … [Read more...] about Notaries public and trademarks
Civil
Personal information privacy
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Sandlin’s SB 549 on personal information privacy. This bill amends the definition of "abandoned" for purposes of protection of health records and personal information possessed by certain professionals. It permits the Attorney General to file an action against a professional to recover incurred costs related to abandoned records. The bill a … [Read more...] about Personal information privacy
Leases and sales of real property.
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Holdman’s SB 558 on leases and sales of real property. This bill amends the statute concerning landlord and tenant relations to provide that a unit may not regulate rental rates for privately owned real property, through a zoning ordinance or otherwise, unless the regulation is authorized by an act of the General Assembly. Current law p … [Read more...] about Leases and sales of real property.
Adverse possession
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Koch’s SB 121 permitting a person or other entity exempt from the payment of property taxation to claim property by adverse possession. A property attorney testified in support of the bill. The Probate, Trust & Real Property Section of the Indiana State Bar Association testified that they don’t have an official position, but voiced conc … [Read more...] about Adverse possession
Indiana Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Bray’s SB 316, amending the Indiana Uniform Voidable Transactions Act. This Act governs the ability of a creditor to nullify certain transfers made by a debtor and specifies that comments released by a committee of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws shall not be considered directly or indirectly as authority in i … [Read more...] about Indiana Uniform Voidable Transactions Act