Sec. 4. (a) Any business trust, whether domestic or foreign, desiring to transact business in this state, shall file the following documents and information in the office of the secretary of state, on such forms, if any, as such secretary may prescribe:

(1) An executed copy of the trust instrument by which the trust was created and of all amendments thereto or a true and correct copy thereof certified to be such by a trustee thereof before an official authorized to administer oaths or by a public official of another state, territory, or country in whose office an executed copy thereof is on file.

(2) A verified list of the names and addresses of its trustees.

(3) A balance sheet, certified by an independent certified or public accountant or firm of accountants as of the date no earlier than sixty (60) days prior to such date of filing, fairly and truly reflecting its assets and liabilities and specifically setting out its corpus and showing a net worth of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000). A foreign business trust shall also file a statement showing the same information required of a foreign corporation under IC 23-1.

(4) The name and address of its registered agent as provided in IC 23-0.5-4.

(b) A foreign business trust shall comply with and be subject to all the provisions of IC 23-1 as though it were a foreign corporation. Before commencement of business in Indiana every trust, domestic or foreign, shall record in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the principal office of said business trust in this state is located a copy of the trust instrument duly bearing the file mark of the secretary of state.

Formerly: Acts 1963, c.353, s.4. As amended by P.L.149-1986, SEC.48; P.L.34-1997, SEC.13; P.L.118-2017, SEC.48.