§ 9-17-3-4 — Members of armed forces; transfer of title; procedure

Indiana § 9-17-3-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 17: CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
• Ch. 3: Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of

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(a) A certificate of title for a vehicle held by an
Indiana resident who is serving in the armed forces of the United States
may be transferred by the Indiana resident to another person if the
Indiana resident authorizes the transfer by a letter signed by the Indiana
resident. The letter must be accompanied by proof that the Indiana
resident is actively serving in the armed forces of the United States and
is outside Indiana.
(b) When the bureau receives the letter and proof described in
subsection (a), the bureau may make the transfer to the person named
in the letter.
(c) Whenever a transfer described in subsection (a) is made, the
letter:
(1) must be attached to the certificate of title being transferred;
and
(2) becomes a permanent record of the bureau.
(d) The bureau shall use reasonable diligence in determining if the
signature of the person that signed the letter described in subsection (a)
authorizing the transfer is the signature of the person.
(e) If the bureau is satisfied that the signature is the signature of the
person that owns the vehicle described in the certificate of title, the
bureau shall issue an appropriate certificate of title over the signature
of the bureau and sealed with the seal of the bureau to the person
named in the letter.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-2(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.81; P.L.262-2013, SEC.24; P.L.198-2016, SEC.224.