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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 4.1. (a) This section applies to a vehicle:
(1) for which an insurance company has made and paid an agreed settlement; and
(2) that meets at least one (1) of the criteria set forth in section 3 of this chapter.
(b) A person that owns or holds a lien upon a vehicle described in subsection (a) shall assign the certificate of title to the insurance company described in subsection (a) not more than thirty (30) days after the date of settlement. An assignment under this subsection does not require notarization and may be signed electronically.
(c) The insurance company shall:
(1) apply to the bureau within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the certificate of title for a certificate of salvage title for each vehicle subject to this chapter;
(2) if in the possession of the insurance company, surrender the:
(A) certificate of title, signed or unsigned; or
(B) other proof of ownership;
to the bureau; and
(3) pay a salvage title fee of four dollars ($4). The fee shall be deposited in the motor vehicle highway account.
(d) After the bureau has received the items set forth in subsection (c)(2) and (c)(3), the bureau shall issue a certificate of salvage title for a vehicle to:
(1) the owner, if the owner retains possession of the vehicle as part of an agreed settlement with an insurance company for the vehicle; or
(2) the insurance company, if the owner does not retain possession.
(e) Except as provided in section 4.4 of this chapter, a person that violates this section commits a Class D infraction.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 9. Motor Vehicles § 9-22-3-4.1 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-9-motor-vehicles/in-code-sect-9-22-3-4-1/
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