This text of Indiana § 9-17-2-12 (Inspection of vehicle; fee charged by inspecting police officer) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
(a)This section does not apply to the
following:
(1)A trailer or semitrailer.
(2)A new motor vehicle or recreational vehicle sold by a dealer
licensed under IC 9-32.
(3)A vehicle transferred or assigned on a certificate of title issued
by the bureau.
(4)A vehicle that is registered under the International
Registration Plan.
(5)A vehicle that is titled in the name of a financial institution,
lending institution, or insurance company in Canada and imported
by a registered importer, if the registered importer provides:
(A)a copy of the registered importer's validation agreement
issued by the United States customs and border protection;
(B)a copy of the entry summary issued by the United States
customs and border protection (CBP form 7501); and
(C)a vehicle history report issued by an
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(a) This section does not apply to the
following:
(1) A trailer or semitrailer.
(2) A new motor vehicle or recreational vehicle sold by a dealer
licensed under IC 9-32.
(3) A vehicle transferred or assigned on a certificate of title issued
by the bureau.
(4) A vehicle that is registered under the International
Registration Plan.
(5) A vehicle that is titled in the name of a financial institution,
lending institution, or insurance company in Canada and imported
by a registered importer, if the registered importer provides:
(A) a copy of the registered importer's validation agreement
issued by the United States customs and border protection;
(B) a copy of the entry summary issued by the United States
customs and border protection (CBP form 7501); and
(C) a vehicle history report issued by an independent provider
of vehicle history information that includes the vehicle's title
information, odometer readings, and number of owners.
(6) A vehicle that is titled in another state and is in the lawful
possession of a financial institution, a lending institution, an
insurance company, a vehicle rental company, a vehicle leasing
company, or a lessee of a vehicle leasing company if the financial
institution, lending institution, insurance company, vehicle rental
company, vehicle leasing company, or lessee of a vehicle leasing
company:
(A) provides a vehicle history report issued by an independent
provider of vehicle history information that includes the
vehicle's:
(i) title information;
(ii) odometer readings; and
(iii) number of owners; and
(B) maintains a copy of all documentation required under this
subsection for at least ten (10) years.
(7) A vehicle that is purchased in another state and titled in
Indiana by a vehicle rental company or a vehicle leasing company
if the vehicle rental company or vehicle leasing company:
(A) provides a vehicle history report issued by an independent
provider of vehicle history information that includes the
vehicle's:
(i) title information;
(ii) odometer readings; and
(iii) number of owners; and
(B) maintains a copy of all documentation required under this
subsection for at least ten (10) years.
(b) Subject to subsection (d), an application for a certificate of title
for a vehicle may not be accepted by the bureau unless the vehicle has
been inspected by one (1) of the following:
(1) An employee of a dealer licensed under IC 9-32.
(2) A military police officer assigned to a military post in Indiana.
(3) A police officer.
(4) A designated employee of the bureau.
(5) An employee of a qualified person operating under a contract
with the commission.
(6) An employee of a dealer that is:
(A) licensed as a motor vehicle dealer in a state other than
Indiana; and
(B) approved by the bureau.
(c) A person described in subsection (b) inspecting a vehicle shall
do the following:
(1) Make a record of inspection upon the application form
prepared by the bureau.
(2) Verify the facts set out in the application.
(d) The bureau may accept an inspection performed by a police
officer from a jurisdiction outside Indiana if the bureau determines that
an inspection performed by an individual described in subsection (b)
is unavailable or otherwise insufficient to complete an application for
a certificate of title.
(e) A police officer who makes an inspection under this section may
charge a fee, subject to the following:
(1) The fee must be established by ordinance adopted by the unit
(as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) that employs the police officer.
(2) The fee may not exceed five dollars ($5).
(3) The revenue from the fee shall be deposited in the following
manner:
(A) A special vehicle inspection fund if the police officer
making the inspection is a member of the county sheriff's
department. The fiscal body of the unit must appropriate the
money from the inspection fund only for law enforcement
purposes.
(B) A local law enforcement continuing education fund
established by IC 5-2-8-2 if the police officer making the
inspection is a member of a city or town police department, a
town marshal, a town marshal deputy, a conservancy district
marshal, or a deputy conservancy district marshal.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(h) part; (i) part;
Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (e) formerly
9-29-4-2.]