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2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-3. Oath and Affirmation; Signature; Transfer Statement

Sec. 3. (a) The application described under section 2 of this chapter must include the following printed statement:
"I swear or affirm that the information I have entered on this form is correct. I understand that making a false statement on this form may constitute the crime of perjury.".
(b) The person applying for the certificate of title must sign the form directly below the printed statement.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.131-2008, SEC.39; P.L.125-2012, SEC.73.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-4. Information Accompanying Application for Certificate of Title; Certificate of Title Format

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an application for a certificate of title for a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued previously must be accompanied by the previously issued certificate of title.
(b) An application for a certificate of title submitted only to remove a satisfied lien is not required to be accompanied by the previously issued certificate of title if the application is accompanied by a written instrument:
(1) on the lienholder's letterhead;
(2) identifying the vehicle identification number; and
(3) stating that the lien has been satisfied.
(c) An application for a certificate of title for a vehicle for which a certificate of title has not been issued previously must be accompanied by the following:
(1) If the vehicle is in Indiana, a manufacturer's certificate of origin as provided in IC 9-32-5-3.
(2) If the vehicle is brought into Indiana from another state, the following:
(A) A sworn bill of sale or dealer's invoice fully describing the vehicle.
(B) The most recent registration receipt issued for the vehicle.
(C) Any other information that the bureau requires to establish ownership.
(d) A certificate of title may be possessed either in printed form or electronic form.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(a) part; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (b) formerly 9-17-2-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.74; P.L.92-2013, SEC.39; P.L.198-2016, SEC.204; P.L.27-2018, SEC.2; P.L.120-2020, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-5. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.219-2005, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.205.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-6. Odometer Reading; False Information; Bureau Immunity; Violation

Sec. 6. (a) An application for a certificate of title for a vehicle must contain the odometer reading of the vehicle in miles or kilometers as of the date of sale or transfer of the vehicle to the applicant.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
(1) A vehicle described in IC 9-17-1-1(b)(1).
(2) A vehicle described in IC 9-17-1-1(c).
(3) A manufactured or mobile home.
(4) An off-road vehicle.
(5) A watercraft.
(6) A vehicle that is required to be registered under this title at a declared gross weight of more than sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds.
(c) A person shall not knowingly furnish to the bureau odometer information that does not accurately indicate the total recorded miles or kilometers on the vehicle.
(d) The bureau and its license branches are not subject to a criminal or civil action by a person for an invalid odometer reading on a certificate of title.
(e) A person that:
(1) fails to provide an odometer reading as required under subsection (a); or
(2) knowingly provides an erroneous odometer reading for purposes of subsection (c);
commits a Class B infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.95-1997, SEC.1; P.L.219-2005, SEC.7; P.L.188-2015, SEC.6; P.L.198-2016, SEC.206.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-7. Evidence of Title; Retention by Bureau

Sec. 7. The bureau shall retain the evidence of title presented by a person upon which the Indiana certificate of title is issued in accordance with applicable document and record retention requirements.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-8. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.207.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-9. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(g) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.219-2005, SEC.8; P.L.1-2007, SEC.82; P.L.125-2012, SEC.76; P.L.262-2013, SEC.21; P.L.188-2015, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.208.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-10. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.77; P.L.149-2015, SEC.32. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.209.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-11. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.78. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.210.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-13. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-2-1(j); 9-1-2-1.1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.188-2015, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.198-2016, SEC.213.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-13.5. Speed Title Fee

Sec. 13.5. (a) The bureau may impose an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) if the bureau processes a vehicle title in a period of time that is substantially shorter than the normal processing period. The bureau shall deposit the fee in the commission fund.
(b) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee imposed under this article.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-29-4-8.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.214.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-14. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-2-1(c) part; 9-1-2-5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.188-2015, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-14.7. Delinquent Titles; Administrative Penalty

Sec. 14.7. (a) This section does not apply to a mobile home or a manufactured home.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person must apply for a certificate of title for a vehicle within forty-five (45) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle.
(c) A person that acquires a vehicle through a transfer on death conveyance under IC 9-17-3-9 must apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle within sixty (60) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle.
(d) A person that owns a vehicle and becomes an Indiana resident must apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle within sixty (60) days after the date on which the person becomes an Indiana resident.
(e) A person that violates this section with respect to a certificate of title for a vehicle other than a watercraft shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty as follows:
(1) For a violation that occurs before January 1, 2017, an administrative penalty of twenty-one dollars and fifty cents ($21.50). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(C) Three dollars ($3) to the highway, road and street fund.
(D) Five dollars ($5) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(E) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(F) Eleven dollars and twenty-five cents ($11.25) to the commission fund.
(2) For a violation that occurs after December 31, 2016, an administrative penalty of thirty dollars ($30). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:
(A) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(B) Twenty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($28.75) to the commission fund.
(f) A person that violates this section with respect to a certificate of title for a watercraft shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty as follows:
(1) For a violation that occurs before January 1, 2017, an administrative penalty of twenty dollars ($20). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Three dollars ($3) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(B) Eight dollars ($8) to the department of natural resources.
(C) Nine dollars ($9) to the commission fund.
(2) For a violation that occurs after December 31, 2016, an administrative penalty of thirty dollars ($30). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
(B) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) to the commission fund.
(C) Twenty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($27.25) to the department of natural resources.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-4-4; subsection (e) formerly 9-29-4-4(b).]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.216. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.103; P.L.108-2019, SEC.161.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-15. Sale, Purchase, or Possession of Certificate Not Issued by Bureau; Class C Misdemeanor

Sec. 15. A person that knowingly sells, offers to sell, buys, possesses, or offers as genuine a certificate of title for a vehicle that is required to be issued by the bureau and has not been issued by the:
(1) bureau under this article; or
(2) appropriate governmental authority of another state;
commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-4-47 part; 9-1-4-53(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.217.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-16. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-7-1 part; 9-1-7-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.217-2014, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-18. Watercraft Certificate of Title; Failure to Surrender; Violation

Sec. 18. A person that owns a watercraft commits a Class A infraction if the person does any of the following:
(1) Allows the watercraft to be operated in Indiana without having a certificate of title as required under this title.
(2) Fails to surrender the certificate of title for the watercraft to the bureau if the bureau cancels the certificate of title.
(3) Fails to surrender the certificate of title for the watercraft to the bureau if the watercraft is:
(A) destroyed;
(B) dismantled; or
(C) changed in a manner that the watercraft is no longer the watercraft described in the certificate of title.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.219.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title › 9-17-2-19. Validity of Certificate of Title Issued for Manufactured or Mobile Home

Sec. 19. A certificate of title issued for a manufactured or mobile home is valid for the life of the manufactured or mobile home:
(1) as long as the manufactured or mobile home is owned or held by the original holder of the certificate of title or a legal transferee of the certificate of title; or
(2) until the manufactured or mobile home is transferred to real estate under section 15.1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.220.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-0.5. Repealed

As added by P.L.268-2003, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.221. Repealed by P.L.27-2018, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-0.6. "Transferring Party"

Sec. 0.6. As used in this chapter, "transferring party" means a person that:
(1) is listed on the certificate of title as the owner of the vehicle; or
(2) is acting as an agent of the owner and holds power of attorney for the owner of the vehicle.
As added by P.L.27-2018, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-1. Validity of Title; Renewal

Sec. 1. (a) A certificate of title is valid for as long as the vehicle for which the certificate of title has been issued is owned or held by the person who originally held the certificate of title.
(b) A certificate of title does not have to be renewed except as otherwise provided.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(g) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-2. Duplicate Certificate of Title; Fee

Sec. 2. (a) If a certificate of title:
(1) is lost or stolen;
(2) is mutilated;
(3) is destroyed; or
(4) becomes illegible;
the person that owns the vehicle or the legal representative or legal successor in interest of the person that owns the vehicle for which the certificate of title was issued, as shown by the records of the bureau, shall apply for and may obtain a duplicate certificate of title.
(b) To obtain a duplicate certificate of title under subsection (a), a person must:
(1) furnish information satisfactory to the bureau concerning the loss, theft, mutilation, destruction, or illegibility of the certificate of title; and
(2) pay the applicable fee under subsection (e) or (f).
(c) The word "duplicate" shall be notated on the certificate of title issued under this section.
(d) When a duplicate certificate of title is issued, the previous certificate of title becomes void.
(e) The fee for a duplicate certificate of title issued before January 1, 2017, for a vehicle other than a watercraft is eight dollars ($8). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) One dollar ($1) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(2) One dollar ($1) to the highway, road and street fund.
(3) Six dollars ($6) to the commission fund.
(f) The fee for a duplicate certificate of title issued before January 1, 2017, for a watercraft is fifteen dollars and fifty cents ($15.50). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(2) Two dollars ($2) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(3) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(4) Four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) to the commission fund.
(5) Seven dollars ($7) to the department of natural resources.
(g) The fee for a duplicate certificate of title issued after December 31, 2016, is fifteen dollars ($15). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(2) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the department of natural resources.
(3) Three dollars and twenty-five cents ($3.25) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(4) Five dollars ($5) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(5) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(6) Three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) to the commission fund.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-3-9; Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-15-1; 9-29-15-1(b); subsection (e) formerly 9-29-4-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.79; P.L.198-2016, SEC.222; P.L.256-2017, SEC.104; P.L.27-2018, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-3. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.60-1994, SEC.1; P.L.2-1995, SEC.42; P.L.59-1998, SEC.1; P.L.268-2003, SEC.8; P.L.97-2004, SEC.37; P.L.106-2008, SEC.4; P.L.83-2008, SEC.4; P.L.131-2008, SEC.42; P.L.1-2009, SEC.79. Repealed by P.L.92-2013, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-3.1. Repealed

As added by P.L.60-1994, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.268-2003, SEC.9; P.L.131-2008, SEC.43; P.L.42-2011, SEC.23; P.L.197-2011, SEC.35. Repealed by P.L.92-2013, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-3.2. Transfer Statement Language for Certificate of Title Applications

Sec. 3.2. (a) When a certificate of title is available and a vehicle is sold or transferred to a person other than a dealer licensed under IC 9-32, the transferring party shall fill in all blanks on the certificate of title relating to buyer information, including the sale price.
(b) The failure of the transferring party to fill in all buyer information is a Class B infraction.
As added by P.L.131-2008, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.80; P.L.158-2013, SEC.137; P.L.217-2014, SEC.14; P.L.226-2014(ts), SEC.14; P.L.198-2016, SEC.223; P.L.27-2018, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-3.4. Sale or Transfer of Ownership of Vehicle; Requirements to Transfer Certificate of Title

Sec. 3.4. (a) If a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued is sold or if the ownership of the vehicle is transferred in any manner other than by a transfer on death conveyance under section 9 of this chapter, the transferring party must do the following:
(1) Endorse the certificate of title by assigning the certificate of title with warranty of title, in a form approved by the bureau, with a statement describing all liens or encumbrances on the vehicle.
(2) Deliver or transmit the certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee at the time of the sale or delivery to the purchaser or transferee of the vehicle, if the purchaser or transferee has made all agreed upon initial payments for the vehicle, including delivery of a trade-in vehicle without hidden or undisclosed statutory liens.
(3) Unless the vehicle is being sold or transferred to a dealer licensed under IC 9-32, complete all information concerning the purchase on the certificate of title, including, but not limited to:
(A) the name and address of the purchaser; and
(B) the sale price of the vehicle.
(b) If a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued by another state is sold or delivered, the transferring party must deliver or transmit to the purchaser or receiver of the vehicle a proper certificate of title with an assignment of the certificate of title in a form prescribed by the bureau.
(c) The original certificate of title and all assignments and subsequent reissues of the certificate of title shall be retained by the bureau and appropriately classified and indexed in the most convenient manner to trace title to the vehicle described in the certificate of title.
(d) A person who violates subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) commits a Class B infraction.
(e) After a person delivers or transmits a certificate of title to a purchaser or transferee under subsection (a)(2), the person may deliver the certificate of registration of the vehicle to the bureau under IC 9-18.1-4-6 to have the transfer of ownership of the vehicle indicated in the records of the bureau.
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.15; P.L.226-2014(ts), SEC.14; P.L.3-2017, SEC.1; P.L.27-2018, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-3.5. Buyback Vehicles; Certificate of Title

Sec. 3.5. (a) This section applies to a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required to be obtained under IC 24-5-13.5-12.
(b) The bureau shall do the following:
(1) For a subsequent request for a new certificate of title for a buyback vehicle, whether titled in Indiana or any other state, cause the words "Manufacturer Buyback ─ Disclosure on File" to appear on the new certificate of title.
(2) Maintain a listing of all reported buyback vehicles in accordance with this section, maintain a record of the disclosure document required by IC 24-5-13.5-10(b)(3), and allow access to the listing and disclosure document upon written application.
As added by P.L.65-1992, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-1993, SEC.53; P.L.118-1993, SEC.1; P.L.1-1994, SEC.39; P.L.27-2018, SEC.9; P.L.211-2023, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-4. Members of Armed Forces; Transfer of Title; Procedure

Sec. 4. (a) A certificate of title for a vehicle held by an Indiana resident who is serving in the armed forces of the United States may be transferred by the Indiana resident to another person if the Indiana resident authorizes the transfer by a letter signed by the Indiana resident. The letter must be accompanied by proof that the Indiana resident is actively serving in the armed forces of the United States and is outside Indiana.
(b) When the bureau receives the letter and proof described in subsection (a), the bureau may make the transfer to the person named in the letter.
(c) Whenever a transfer described in subsection (a) is made, the letter:
(1) must be attached to the certificate of title being transferred; and
(2) becomes a permanent record of the bureau.
(d) The bureau shall use reasonable diligence in determining if the signature of the person that signed the letter described in subsection (a) authorizing the transfer is the signature of the person.
(e) If the bureau is satisfied that the signature is the signature of the person that owns the vehicle described in the certificate of title, the bureau shall issue an appropriate certificate of title over the signature of the bureau and sealed with the seal of the bureau to the person named in the letter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-2(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.81; P.L.262-2013, SEC.24; P.L.198-2016, SEC.224.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-5. Sale or Transfer of Vehicle Under Court Order or by Law

Sec. 5. (a) Whenever a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by this article is sold or transferred:
(1) under an order or a process of an Indiana court;
(2) under any provision of an Indiana statute; or
(3) by operation of law;
the person that obtains the vehicle may obtain a certificate of title for the vehicle by filing an application for the certificate of title with the bureau and attaching to the application written evidence showing the order, process, statute, or operation under which the person obtained ownership of the vehicle.
(b) The bureau shall use due diligence to ascertain that the sale was in conformity with the order, process, statute, or operation under which the sale or transfer occurred. The order, process, statute, or operation may substitute for proof of ownership under IC 9-17-2-4, but the applicant must comply with IC 9-17 to receive a certificate of title.
(c) An order or a process of an Indiana court described in subsection (a) must include the:
(1) year of manufacture of;
(2) make and model of;
(3) vehicle identification number of; and
(4) name and address of the person that is entitled to;
the vehicle.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-46.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.82; P.L.198-2016, SEC.225; P.L.256-2017, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-6. Cancellation of Record of Certificate of Title

Sec. 6. If the bureau:
(1) determines that a certificate of title is issued in error; or
(2) receives notification from another state or country that a certificate of title for a vehicle that was issued by the bureau has been surrendered by the person that owns the vehicle in conformity with the laws of the other state or country;
the bureau may cancel the record of certificate of title in Indiana.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-3-10.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.61-1998, SEC.1; P.L.125-2012, SEC.83; P.L.198-2016, SEC.226.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-7. Violation of Chapter; Penalties

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to section 5 of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in sections 3.2(b) and 3.4(d) of this chapter, a person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-2-2(a) part; 9-1-2-5 part; 9-1-3-11 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.131-2008, SEC.45; P.L.92-2013, SEC.42; P.L.262-2013, SEC.25; P.L.158-2013, SEC.138; P.L.217-2014, SEC.16; P.L.226-2014(ts), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-8. Determination of Previous Title

Sec. 8. The bureau shall enable the owner of a motor vehicle titled in Indiana to determine:
(1) whether that motor vehicle has previously been titled in Indiana; and
(2) if the motor vehicle has previously been titled in Indiana, whether the title was issued as a salvage title under IC 9-22-3.
As added by P.L.61-1998, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.84; P.L.262-2013, SEC.26; P.L.216-2014, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 3. Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of Title › 9-17-3-9. Transfer on Death Conveyance; Requirements

Sec. 9. (a) The owner or owners of a vehicle may create an interest in the vehicle that is transferrable on the death of the owner or owners by obtaining a certificate of title conveying the interest in the vehicle to one (1) or more persons as transfer on death beneficiaries.
(b) Subject to subsection (e), an interest in a vehicle transferred under this section vests upon the death of the owner or owners.
(c) A certificate of title that is:
(1) worded in substance as "A.B. transfers on death to C.D." or "A.B. and C.D. transfer on death to E.F."; and
(2) signed by the owner or owners;
is a good and sufficient conveyance on the death of the owner or owners to the transferee or transferees.
(d) A certificate of title obtained under this section is not required to be:
(1) supported by consideration; or
(2) delivered or transmitted to the named transfer on death beneficiary or beneficiaries;
to be effective.
(e) Upon the death of the owner or owners conveying an interest in a vehicle in a certificate of title obtained under this section, the interest in the vehicle is transferred to each beneficiary who is described by either of the following:
(1) The beneficiary:
(A) is named in the certificate; and
(B) survives the transferor.
(2) The beneficiary:
(A) survives the transferor; and
(B) is entitled to an interest in the vehicle under IC 32-17-14-22 following the death of a beneficiary who:
(i) is named in the certificate; and
(ii) did not survive the transferor.
(f) A certificate of title designating a transfer on death beneficiary is not testamentary.
(g) In general, IC 32-17-14 applies to a certificate of title designating a transfer on death beneficiary. However, a particular provision of IC 32-17-14 does not apply if it is inconsistent with the requirements of this section or IC 9-17-2-2(b).
As added by P.L.83-2008, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.143-2009, SEC.3; P.L.6-2010, SEC.4; P.L.36-2011, SEC.1; P.L.81-2015, SEC.2; P.L.79-2017, SEC.60; P.L.27-2018, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-0.3. "Assembled Vehicle"

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "assembled vehicle" means:
(1) a vehicle, excluding a motorcycle, that has had the:
(A) frame;
(B) chassis;
(C) cab; or
(D) body;
modified from its original construction, replaced, or constructed; or
(2) a motorcycle that has had the:
(A) frame; or
(B) engine;
modified from its original construction, replaced, or constructed.
The term includes but is not limited to glider kits, fiberglass body kits, and vehicle reproductions or replicas and includes vehicles that have visible and original vehicle identification numbers.
As added by P.L.268-2003, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.85; P.L.262-2013, SEC.27; P.L.198-2016, SEC.227.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-0.4. "Motor Vehicle Part"

Sec. 0.4. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle part" means the following:
(1) For a motorcycle, the:
(A) frame; or
(B) engine.
(2) For a passenger motor vehicle; the:
(A) frame;
(B) chassis; or
(C) body.
(3) For a truck or tractor, the:
(A) frame;
(B) chassis;
(C) cab; or
(D) body.
(4) For a trailer, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle, the:
(A) chassis; or
(B) body.
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-0.5. Special Identification Number

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "special identification number" means a distinguishing number assigned by the bureau to a privately assembled vehicle.
As added by P.L.268-2003, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.86; P.L.198-2016, SEC.228.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-1. Assembly of Vehicle by Owner; Procedure

Sec. 1. If a vehicle has been built, constructed, or assembled by the person that owns the vehicle, the person shall:
(1) indicate on a form provided by the bureau the major component parts that have been used to assemble the vehicle;
(2) make application through the bureau for a special identification number for the vehicle;
(3) after receipt of the special identification number described in subdivision (2), stamp or attach the special identification number received from the bureau in the manner provided in section 2(3) of this chapter; and
(4) apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle from the bureau.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.268-2003, SEC.12; P.L.125-2012, SEC.87; P.L.198-2016, SEC.229.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-2. Special Identification Number; Placement on Vehicle

Sec. 2. (a) A certificate of title may not be issued for a manufactured or privately assembled vehicle that does not have a special identification number stamped on the vehicle or permanently attached to the vehicle until the person that owns the vehicle has:
(1) an inspection performed under IC 9-17-2-12;
(2) obtained from the bureau a special identification number designated by the bureau; and
(3) stamped or permanently attached the special identification number in a conspicuous place on the frame of the vehicle.
(b) A special identification number obtained from the bureau under subsection (a) for a manufactured or mobile home must be the same identification number used on the certificate of title for the manufactured or mobile home.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.268-2003, SEC.13; P.L.125-2012, SEC.88; P.L.198-2016, SEC.230.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-3. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.125-2012, SEC.89.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-4. Contents of Certificate of Title

Sec. 4. A certificate of title issued under this chapter must contain the following:
(1) A description and other evidence of identification of the vehicle as required by the bureau.
(2) A statement of any liens or encumbrances that the application shows to be on the certificate of title.
(3) The appropriate notation prominently recorded on the title as follows:
(A) For a vehicle that is assembled using all new or used vehicle parts that does not resemble a specific manufacturer make or model:
(i) "RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued before January 1, 2019; or
(ii) "SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued after December 31, 2018.
(B) For a vehicle:
(i) with a body built to resemble and be a reproduction of another vehicle of a given year that was manufactured at least twenty-five (25) years in the past; and
(ii) that is assembled using all new or used parts;
"SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued before January 1, 2019, or "REPLICA VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued after December 31, 2018.
(C) For a vehicle that has been permanently altered from its original construction by adding, removing, or substituting major component parts, "RECONSTRUCTED".
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.268-2003, SEC.14; P.L.125-2012, SEC.90; P.L.262-2013, SEC.29; P.L.198-2016, SEC.231; P.L.62-2017, SEC.1; P.L.27-2018, SEC.11; P.L.147-2018, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-4.5. Certificate of Title; Requirements; Violation

Sec. 4.5. (a) A person must obtain a certificate of title whenever the body of a vehicle is altered so that the alteration changes the type of the vehicle, as noted on the:
(1) current title; or
(2) certificate of origin;
of the vehicle.
(b) To receive a body change title, an applicant must provide:
(1) the former title or certificate of origin;
(2) a properly completed body change affidavit using a form prescribed by the bureau; and
(3) proof of a vehicle inspection.
(c) An assembled vehicle and a vehicle that is altered such that the vehicle type is changed must meet all applicable federal and state highway safety requirements before the vehicle may be titled and registered for operation on highways.
(d) A person that fails to obtain an updated certificate of title as required under subsection (a) commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.125-2012, SEC.91. Amended by P.L.188-2015, SEC.10; P.L.198-2016, SEC.232; P.L.256-2017, SEC.106.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-5. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-3-6 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.268-2003, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-6. Repealed

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-1-2-5 part; 9-1-3-6 part; 9-1-3-11 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.268-2003, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.262-2013, SEC.30; P.L.262-2013, SEC.144.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-7. Application for Special or Hull Identification Number; Fees

Sec. 7. (a) Not more than twenty (20) days after a person becomes the owner, custodian, or possessor of a vehicle that:
(1) does not have a manufacturer's identification number installed on the vehicle; or
(2) has an original manufacturer's identification number that is altered, destroyed, obliterated, or defaced;
the person shall apply to the bureau for permission to make or stamp a special identification number on the vehicle.
(b) The bureau shall prescribe the form and manner of an application under subsection (a). The application must contain the following:
(1) A description of the vehicle, including the make, style, and year of model of the vehicle.
(2) A description of:
(A) the original manufacturer's identification number, if possible; or
(B) any distinguishing marks on the engine or body of the vehicle.
(3) The name and address of the applicant.
(4) The date on which the applicant purchased or took possession of the vehicle.
(5) The name and address of the person from whom the applicant purchased or acquired the vehicle.
(6) An application fee in an amount under subsection (c) or (d), as applicable.
(7) Any other information the bureau requires.
(c) The fee for an application for an identification number other than a hull identification number that is submitted before January 1, 2017, is thirteen dollars ($13). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(2) One dollar ($1) to the highway, road and street fund.
(3) One dollar ($1) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(4) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(5) Four dollars ($4) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(6) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(d) The fee for an application for a hull identification number that is submitted before January 1, 2017, is ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) to the department of natural resources.
(2) Four dollars ($4) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(3) Four dollars ($4) to the commission fund.
(e) The fee for an application for an identification number that is submitted after December 31, 2016, is ten dollars ($10). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology account.
(2) Three dollars and twenty-five cents ($3.25) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(3) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(4) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(f) A person that owns or possesses a vehicle described in subsection (a) and fails to comply with this section commits a Class B infraction.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-15-2; subsection (c) formerly 9-29-5-22.]
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.17; P.L.198-2016, SEC.233; P.L.256-2017, SEC.107.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-8. Permission for Special Identification Number; Violation

Sec. 8. (a) The bureau shall review an application submitted under section 7 of this chapter. If the bureau determines the application is complete, the bureau shall issue to the applicant written permission to make or stamp a special identification number on the vehicle. The bureau shall designate the special identification number and the location of the special identification number on the vehicle.
(b) A new special identification number may not cover or otherwise obscure an original identification number that is visible on a vehicle.
(c) A new special identification number that is stamped or otherwise placed on a vehicle under this chapter becomes the lawful identification number of the vehicle for all purposes, including for purposes of selling or transferring the vehicle.
(d) A person that covers or obscures an original or special identification number as described in subsection (b) commits a Class B infraction.
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.18; P.L.198-2016, SEC.234.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-10. Designation of Special Identification Number; Authority of Manufacturer to Perform Numbering on Vehicles or Parts

Sec. 10. (a) The bureau shall designate special identification numbers under this chapter in a manner that allows a person to distinguish a special identification number issued by the bureau from any other vehicle identification number.
(b) This chapter does not affect the authority of a manufacturer or a manufacturer's agent, other than a dealer, to perform numbering on vehicles or motor vehicle parts that are removed or changed and then replaced with other numbered motor vehicle parts.
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.235; P.L.147-2018, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-11. Bureau Prohibited From Issuing a Certificate of Title for Vehicle Without Identification Number

Sec. 11. The bureau may not issue a certificate of title for a vehicle that does not have an identification number.
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.236.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-12. Statement by Applicant and Law Enforcement Officer Concerning Special Identification Number

Sec. 12. (a) Before the bureau may issue a certificate of title for a vehicle that is required under this chapter to have a special identification number made or stamped on the vehicle, the bureau shall require the person applying for the certificate of title to sign a statement that the special identification number assigned to the vehicle by the bureau has been made or stamped on the vehicle in a workmanlike manner. The statement must also be signed by the law enforcement officer who inspected the vehicle and determined that the special identification number was made or stamped in a workmanlike manner.
(b) This section does not affect the authority of a manufacturer or a manufacturer's agent, other than a dealer licensed under IC 9-32, to perform numbering on vehicles or motor vehicle parts that are removed or changed and then replaced with other numbered motor vehicle parts.
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.237.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 9. Motor Vehicles › Article 17. Certificates of Title › Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers › 9-17-4-19. Operation of Motor Vehicle With Concealed, Removed, Defaced, Destroyed, or Obliterated Special Identification Number; Confiscation and Return of Motor Vehicle Upon Proof of Owner's Title

Sec. 19. (a) A person that:
(1) either:
(A) with the intent to conceal evidence of the commission of a crime, operates a vehicle with an identification number that is concealed; or
(B) operates a vehicle with an identification number that is removed, defaced, destroyed, or obliterated; and
(2) has not applied under section 7 of this chapter for a new special identification number;
commits a Class C infraction.
(b) If a person that violates subsection (a) cannot prove to the satisfaction of the court that the person owns the vehicle, the court shall confiscate and sell the vehicle. The proceeds from the sale shall be used to pay the fine and costs of prosecution, and the balance, if any, shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
(c) If the fine and costs are not paid not later than thirty (30) days after judgment is rendered under this section, the court shall proceed to advertise and sell the vehicle in the manner provided by law for the sale of personal property under execution.
(d) If at any time at which the vehicle remains in the custody of the court or the court's officers under this section, the owner appears and establishes the owner's title to the vehicle to the satisfaction of the court, the vehicle shall be returned to the owner. The owner shall then make application for and may obtain an identification number and a title as provided in this chapter. The owner may then use the vehicle upon proper registration.
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.238.