Indiana § 9-17-4-4 Contents of certificate of title

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§ 9-17-4-4 — Contents of certificate of title

Indiana § 9-17-4-4

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 17CERTIFICATES OF TITLE

Ch. 4Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification

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Ind. Code § 9-17-4-4 (2026).

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A certificate of title issued under this chapter must contain the following:

(1)A description and other evidence of identification of the vehicle as required by the bureau.

(2)A statement of any liens or encumbrances that the application shows to be on the certificate of title.

(3)The appropriate notation prominently recorded on the title as follows:

(A)For a vehicle that is assembled using all new or used vehicle parts that does not resemble a specific manufacturer make or model:

(i)"RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued before January 1, 2019; or

(ii)"SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued after December 31, 2018.

(B)For a vehicle:

(i)with a body built to resemble and be a reproduction of another vehicle of a given year that

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A certificate of title issued under this chapter
must contain the following:
(1) A description and other evidence of identification of the
vehicle as required by the bureau.
(2) A statement of any liens or encumbrances that the application
shows to be on the certificate of title.
(3) The appropriate notation prominently recorded on the title as
follows:
(A) For a vehicle that is assembled using all new or used
vehicle parts that does not resemble a specific manufacturer
make or model:
(i) "RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate of title
is issued before January 1, 2019; or
(ii) "SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the
certificate of title is issued after December 31, 2018.
(B) For a vehicle:
(i) with a body built to resemble and be a reproduction of
another vehicle of a given year that was manufactured at least
twenty-five (25) years in the past; and
(ii) that is assembled using all new or used parts;
"SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate
of title is issued before January 1, 2019, or "REPLICA
VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued after December
31, 2018.
(C) For a vehicle that has been permanently altered from its
original construction by adding, removing, or substituting major
component parts, "RECONSTRUCTED".
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(b) part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.268-2003, SEC.14; P.L.125-2012, SEC.90; P.L.262-2013, SEC.29; P.L.198-2016, SEC.231; P.L.62-2017, SEC.1; P.L.27-2018, SEC.11; P.L.147-2018, SEC.6.