Indiana § 25-37.5-1-9 Catalytic converters as valuable metal; prohibition of sale; exceptions

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-37.5-1-9 — Catalytic converters as valuable metal; prohibition of sale; exceptions

Indiana § 25-37.5-1-9

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 37.5DEALERS IN VALUABLE METALS

Ch. 1Regulation of Valuable Metal Dealers by State Police

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Ind. Code § 25-37.5-1-9 (2026).

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(a)A person may not sell or attempt to sell, and a valuable metal dealer may not purchase or attempt to purchase, a catalytic converter, in whole or in part, as valuable metal when the catalytic converter is not attached to a motor vehicle at the time of the sale or attempted sale, unless the seller is a used parts dealer or an automotive repair company.

(b)Subsection (a) does not apply when the seller presents the valuable metal dealer with an affidavit executed by a law enforcement officer attesting to the officer's reasonable belief that the catalytic converter lawfully came into the possession of the person attempting to sell the catalytic converter.

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(a) A person may not sell or attempt to sell,
and a valuable metal dealer may not purchase or attempt to purchase,
a catalytic converter, in whole or in part, as valuable metal when the
catalytic converter is not attached to a motor vehicle at the time of the
sale or attempted sale, unless the seller is a used parts dealer or an
automotive repair company.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply when the seller presents the
valuable metal dealer with an affidavit executed by a law enforcement
officer attesting to the officer's reasonable belief that the catalytic
converter lawfully came into the possession of the person attempting
to sell the catalytic converter.