Indiana § 9-17-3-9 Transfer on death conveyance; requirements

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-17-3-9 — Transfer on death conveyance; requirements

Indiana § 9-17-3-9

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 17CERTIFICATES OF TITLE

Ch. 3Expiration, Replacement, and Transfer of Certificates of

This text of Indiana § 9-17-3-9 (Transfer on death conveyance; requirements) 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.

Bluebook

Ind. Code § 9-17-3-9 (2026).

Text

(a)The owner or owners of a vehicle may create an interest in the vehicle that is transferrable on the death of the owner or owners by obtaining a certificate of title conveying the interest in the vehicle to one (1) or more persons as transfer on death beneficiaries.

(b)Subject to subsection (e), an interest in a vehicle transferred under this section vests upon the death of the owner or owners.

(c)A certificate of title that is:

(1)worded in substance as "A.B. transfers on death to C.D." or "A.B. and C.D. transfer on death to E.F."; and

(2)signed by the owner or owners; is a good and sufficient conveyance on the death of the owner or owners to the transferee or transferees.

(d)A certificate of title obtained under this section is not required to be:

(1)supported by consideration;

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) The owner or owners of a vehicle may create
an interest in the vehicle that is transferrable on the death of the owner
or owners by obtaining a certificate of title conveying the interest in the
vehicle to one (1) or more persons as transfer on death beneficiaries.
(b) Subject to subsection (e), an interest in a vehicle transferred
under this section vests upon the death of the owner or owners.
(c) A certificate of title that is:
(1) worded in substance as "A.B. transfers on death to C.D." or
"A.B. and C.D. transfer on death to E.F."; and
(2) signed by the owner or owners;
is a good and sufficient conveyance on the death of the owner or
owners to the transferee or transferees.
(d) A certificate of title obtained under this section is not required
to be:
(1) supported by consideration; or
(2) delivered or transmitted to the named transfer on death
beneficiary or beneficiaries;
to be effective.
(e) Upon the death of the owner or owners conveying an interest in
a vehicle in a certificate of title obtained under this section, the interest
in the vehicle is transferred to each beneficiary who is described by
either of the following:
(1) The beneficiary:
(A) is named in the certificate; and
(B) survives the transferor.
(2) The beneficiary:
(A) survives the transferor; and
(B) is entitled to an interest in the vehicle under IC 32-17-14-22
following the death of a beneficiary who:
(i) is named in the certificate; and
(ii) did not survive the transferor.
(f) A certificate of title designating a transfer on death beneficiary
is not testamentary.
(g) In general, IC 32-17-14 applies to a certificate of title
designating a transfer on death beneficiary. However, a particular
provision of IC 32-17-14 does not apply if it is inconsistent with the
requirements of this section or IC 9-17-2-2(b).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.83-2008, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.143-2009, SEC.3; P.L.6-2010, SEC.4; P.L.36-2011, SEC.1; P.L.81-2015, SEC.2; P.L.79-2017, SEC.60; P.L.27-2018, SEC.10.