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Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-17-2-14.7

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

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