The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 188 regarding revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act authored by Sen. Koch and Sen. Randolph. The bill repeals several provisions related to unclaimed property, including I.C. 32-34-3 on unclaimed money in possession of a court clerk, and adds new provisions on the revised uniform unclaimed property act. The bill was amended in committee by c … [Read more...] about Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
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Recording requirements
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1056 on recording requirements sponsored by Sen. Linda Brown and Sen. Koch. This bill amends the requirements for instruments and conveyances to be recorded and adds instances in which an instrument is considered validly recorded for purposes of providing constructive notice. This is a fix for a mistake made in a bill last year that made it … [Read more...] about Recording requirements
Recording requirements
The House Judiciary Committee, on January 6th, heard HB 1056 authored Rep. Torr regarding recording requirements. Rep. Torr explained that the bill corrects unintended consequences from changes to the requirements for recording instruments made last session. A minor, technical amendment was adopted by Committee consent. Testimony was heard in support of the amended bill from the: … [Read more...] about Recording requirements
Private property matters
S.E.A. 340, P.L. 80 Effective: July 1, 2020 Requires a conveyance, a mortgage, or an instrument of writing to be recorded to be: (1) acknowledged by the grantor; and (2) proven before certain specified individuals; in certain instances. Requires the summons accompanying a complaint for condemnation to include language regarding the defendant's right to object to the condemnation … [Read more...] about Private property matters
Private property protection matters
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 340 on private property protection matters. The bill is sponsored in the House by Rep. Wolkins and does the following: Requires the summons accompanying a complaint for condemnation to include language regarding the defendants' right to object to the condemnation within 30 days from the date notice is served. Requires a court to award … [Read more...] about Private property protection matters