LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
200 W. Washington St., Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-0696
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6911 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 3, 2022
BILL NUMBER: SB 357 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Acceptance of Electronic Conveyance Documents.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Brown L BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL IMPACT: Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: Effective January 1, 2024, this bill provides that a county recorder, auditor, or
assessor may not refuse to accept or endorse a document because the document is an electronic document.
The bill also requires a military discharge or real property survey or plat to be submitted to the county
recorder as a paper document for recording.
Effective Date: July 1, 2022.
Explanation of State Expenditures:
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Under current law, all county recorders will be required to accept
efiling and erecording by July 1, 2022. County assessors and auditors are not required to do so. There are
currently about 25 counties where at least one official (assessor, auditor) does not accept efiling.
Under this bill, county assessors and auditors will have to accept electronic documents by January 1, 2024.
County offices that accept efiling appear to have partnered with one or more vendors who provide efiling
and erecording services to the public. There will be little to no additional local expenditures under this bill
for the remaining counties as long as the affected offices have a computer with Internet access.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected:
SB 357 1 Local Agencies Affected: County recorders, assessors, and auditors.
Information Sources: County Recorder Association.
Fiscal Analyst: Bob Sigalow, 317-232-9859.
SB 357 2