(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an application for a certificate of title for a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued previously must be accompanied by the previously issued certificate of title.(b) An application for a certificate of title submitted only to remove a satisfied lien is not required to be accompanied by the previously issued certificate of title if the application is accompanied by a written instrument:(1) on the lienholder's letterhead;(2) identifying the vehicle identification number; and(3) stating that the lien has been satisfied.(c) An application for a certificate of title for a vehicle for which a certificate of title has not been issued previously must be accompanied by the following:(1) If the vehicle is in Indiana, a manufacturer's certificate of origin as provided in IC 9-32-5-3.(2) If the vehicle is brought into Indiana from another state, the following:(A) A sworn bill of sale or dealer's invoice fully describing the vehicle.(B) The most recent registration receipt issued for the vehicle.(C) Any other information that the bureau requires to establish ownership.(d) A certificate of title may be possessed either in vehicle.(B) The most recent registration receipt issued for the vehicle.(C) Any other information that the bureau requires to establish ownership.(d) A certificate of title may be possessed either in printed form or electronic form.[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-1-2-1(a) part; Pre-2016 Revision Citation: subsection (b) formerly 9-17-2-5.]As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.125-2012, SEC.74; P.L.92-2013, SEC.39; P.L.198-2016, SEC.204; P.L.27-2018, SEC.2; P.L.120-2020, SEC.17.
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