§ 9-17-4-7 — Application for special or hull identification number; fees

Indiana § 9-17-4-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 17: CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
• Ch. 4: Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification

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(a) Not more than twenty (20) days after a
person becomes the owner, custodian, or possessor of a vehicle that:
(1) does not have a manufacturer's identification number installed
on the vehicle; or
(2) has an original manufacturer's identification number that is
altered, destroyed, obliterated, or defaced;
the person shall apply to the bureau for permission to make or stamp a
special identification number on the vehicle.
(b) The bureau shall prescribe the form and manner of an
application under subsection (a). The application must contain the
following:
(1) A description of the vehicle, including the make, style, and
year of model of the vehicle.
(2) A description of:
(A) the original manufacturer's identification number, if
possible; or
(B) any distinguishing marks on the engine or body of the
vehicle.
(3) The name and address of the applicant.
(4) The date on which the applicant purchased or took possession
of the vehicle.
(5) The name and address of the person from whom the applicant
purchased or acquired the vehicle.
(6) An application fee in an amount under subsection (c) or (d),
as applicable.
(7) Any other information the bureau requires.
(c) The fee for an application for an identification number other than
a hull identification number that is submitted before January 1, 2017,
is thirteen dollars ($13). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(2) One dollar ($1) to the highway, road and street fund.
(3) One dollar ($1) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(4) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the integrated public
safety communications fund.
(5) Four dollars ($4) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(6) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(d) The fee for an application for a hull identification number that
is submitted before January 1, 2017, is ten dollars and fifty cents
($10.50). The fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) to the department of
natural resources.
(2) Four dollars ($4) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(3) Four dollars ($4) to the commission fund.
(e) The fee for an application for an identification number that is
submitted after December 31, 2016, is ten dollars ($10). The fee shall
be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology
account.
(2) Three dollars and twenty-five cents ($3.25) to the motor
vehicle highway account.
(3) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated
public safety communications fund.
(4) Five dollars ($5) to the commission fund.
(f) A person that owns or possesses a vehicle described in
subsection (a) and fails to comply with this section commits a Class B
infraction.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-15-2; subsection (c)
formerly 9-29-5-22.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.17; P.L.198-2016, SEC.233; P.L.256-2017, SEC.107.