Sec. 6. (a) A certificate of title shall be:
(1) recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the real property lies; and
(2) filed with the state land office division of the Indiana department of administration.
(b) A certificate of title constitutes prima facie evidence of all matters essential to the validity of the title.
(c) After a certificate of title is recorded, the state is considered to be in actual possession of all real property not occupied by the holder of the record title or a party holding under the holder of the record title. The possession continues until the state:
(1) voluntarily relinquishes possession by an instrument in writing; or
(2) is dispossessed by a court.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 4-17-11-2 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.10.