(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.]