§ 9-17-2-6 — Odometer reading; false information; bureau immunity; violation

Indiana § 9-17-2-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 17: CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
• Ch. 2: General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title

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(a) An application for a certificate of title for a
vehicle must contain the odometer reading of the vehicle in miles or
kilometers as of the date of sale or transfer of the vehicle to the
applicant.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
(1) A vehicle described in IC 9-17-1-1(b)(1).
(2) A vehicle described in IC 9-17-1-1(c).
(3) A manufactured or mobile home.
(4) An off-road vehicle.
(5) A watercraft.
(6) A vehicle that is required to be registered under this title at a
declared gross weight of more than sixteen thousand (16,000)
pounds.
(c) A person shall not knowingly furnish to the bureau odometer
information that does not accurately indicate the total recorded miles
or kilometers on the vehicle.
(d) The bureau and its license branches are not subject to a criminal
or civil action by a person for an invalid odometer reading on a
certificate of title.
(e) A person that:
(1) fails to provide an odometer reading as required under
subsection (a); or
(2) knowingly provides an erroneous odometer reading for
purposes of subsection (c);
commits a Class B infraction.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(c) part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.95-1997, SEC.1; P.L.219-2005, SEC.7; P.L.188-2015, SEC.6; P.L.198-2016, SEC.206.