Sec. 5. Certificates or instruments, either printed or written, purporting to be:
(1) the official act of a notary public of this state, of the District of Columbia, or of any other state or territory of the United States; and
(2) under the seal and signature of a notary public;
shall be received as presumptive evidence of the official character of the instrument and of the facts set forth in the instrument.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-17-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.33.