Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-18-2-10

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in sections 18, 23, and 29.5 of this chapter, a certificate of registration of a motor vehicle, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle and a license plate for a motor vehicle, semitrailer, or recreational vehicle, whether original issues or duplicates, may not be issued or furnished by the bureau unless the person applying for the certificate of registration:

(b) If the bureau at any time determines that a certificate of title for a motor vehicle cannot be issued or is invalid, the bureau:

the certificate of registration for the vehicle.

(c) This section does not apply to a vehicle for which a certificate of title is not required under IC 9-17.