§ 9-22-3-15 — Rebuilt salvage motor vehicles; issuance of certificate of title; inspection fee

Indiana § 9-22-3-15

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 22: ABANDONED, SALVAGED, AND SCRAP
• Ch. 3: Salvage Motor Vehicles

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(a) If a salvage vehicle is rebuilt for operation
upon the highways and ownership is evidenced by a certificate of
salvage title, the person that owns the vehicle shall apply to the bureau
for a certificate of title with a rebuilt designation. The bureau shall
issue a certificate of title under IC 9-17 with a rebuilt designation,
subject to the following conditions:
(1) A state police officer inspects the vehicle and verifies proof of
ownership of major component parts used and the source of the
major component parts.
(2) The person that owns the vehicle submits, on a form
prescribed by the bureau, a properly executed affidavit from the
person that restored the motor vehicle. The affidavit must:
(A) include the name, identification number, and source of all
component parts that were included in the restoration of the
vehicle; and
(B) be attached to the certificate of salvage title.
(3) The person that owns the vehicle surrenders the certificate of
salvage title.
A condition under this subsection is in addition to any requirements
under IC 9-17.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a certificate of title issued
under this section must conspicuously bear the designation:
(1) "REBUILT VEHICLE" if the vehicle is not a flood damaged
vehicle; or
(2) "REBUILT FLOOD DAMAGED VEHICLE" if the vehicle is
a flood damaged vehicle.
(c) An insurance company authorized to do business in Indiana may
obtain a certificate of title that does not bear the rebuilt designation if
the company submits to the bureau, in the form and manner the bureau
requires, satisfactory evidence that the damage, if any, to a recovered
stolen vehicle did not meet the criteria set forth in section 3 of this
chapter.
(d) A person that knowingly or intentionally violates this section
commits a Class A infraction.
(e) A police officer having jurisdiction in Indiana who makes an
inspection under this section may charge a fee subject to the following
conditions:
(1) The fee must be established by an ordinance adopted by the
unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) that employs the police officer.
(2) The fee may not exceed five dollars ($5).
(3) Revenue generated by the fee shall be deposited in the
following manner:
(A) A special vehicle inspection fund if the police officer
making the inspection is a member of the county sheriff's
department.
(B) A local law enforcement continuing education fund
established by IC 5-2-8-2 if the police officer making the
inspection is:
(i) a member of a city or town police department;
(ii) a town marshal;
(iii) a town marshal deputy;
(iv) a conservancy district marshal; or
(v) a deputy conservancy district marshal.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-3.6-9(a); Pre-2016
Revision Citations: 9-22-3-16; subsection (a) formerly
9-22-3-8(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.396; P.L.147-2018, SEC.14; P.L.122-2023, SEC.6.