(a) Except as provided in IC 9-17-1-1 and subsection (b), a person must obtain a certificate of title under this article for all vehicles that are:(1) owned by the person; and(2) either:(A) titled under this article by application of IC 9-17-1-0.5 or IC 9-17-1-1(c); or(B) registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.(b) A nonresident that owns a vehicle may declare Indiana as the nonresident's base without obtaining a certificate of title for the vehicle if:(1) the nonresident's state of residence is not a member of the International Registration Plan; and(2) the nonresident presents to the bureau satisfactory proof of ownership of the vehicle from the originating state.(c) A person that obtains a certificate of title for a type of vehicle that must be registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1 shall register the vehicle in Indiana under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.(d) A person must obtain a certificate of title for all vehicles owned by the person not later than sixty (60) days after becoming an Indiana resident. Upon request by the bureau, a person must produce evidence concerning the date on which the person became an les owned by the person not later than sixty (60) days after becoming an Indiana resident. Upon request by the bureau, a person must produce evidence concerning the date on which the person became an Indiana resident.(e) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual who operates a vehicle without a certificate of title commits a Class C infraction.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-4-21.2(b) part; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (c) formerly 9-17-2-17.]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.181-1999, SEC.10; P.L.219-2005, SEC.4; P.L.131-2008, SEC.38; P.L.125-2012, SEC.71; P.L.262-2013, SEC.20; P.L.188-2015, SEC.4; P.L.198-2016, SEC.201.
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