Ind. Code § 9-17-2-14.7

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 9-17-2-14.7 - Delinquent titles; administrative penalty
(a) This section does not apply to a mobile home or a manufactured home.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person must apply for a certificate of title for a vehicle within forty-five (45) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle.
(c) A person that acquires a vehicle through a transfer on death conveyance under IC 9-17-3-9 must apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle within sixty (60) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle.
(d) A person that owns a vehicle and becomes an Indiana resident must apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle within sixty (60) days after the date on which the person becomes an Indiana resident.
(e) A person that violates this section with respect to a certificate of title for a vehicle other than a watercraft shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty as follows:
(1) For a violation that occurs before January 1, 2017, an administrative penalty of twenty-one dollars and fifty cents ($21.50). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
(C) Three dollars ($3) to the highway, road and street fund.
(D) Five dollars ($5) to the motor vehicle highway account.
(E) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(F) Eleven dollars and twenty-five cents ($11.25) to the commission fund.
(2) For a violation that occurs after December 31, 2016, an administrative penalty of thirty dollars ($30). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:
(A) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the integrated public safety communications fund.
(B) Twenty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($28.75) to the commission fund.
(f) A person that violates this section with respect to a certificate of title for a watercraft shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty as follows:
(1) For a violation that occurs before January 1, 2017, an administrative penalty of twenty dollars ($20). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Three dollars ($3) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
(B) Eight dollars ($8) to the department of natural resources.
(C) Nine dollars ($9) to the commission fund.
(2) For a violation that occurs after December 31, 2016, an administrative penalty of thirty dollars ($30). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:
(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
(B) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) to the commission fund.
(C) Twenty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($27.25) to the department of natural resources.

IC 9-17-2-14.7

Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-4-4; subsection (e) formerly 9-29-4-4(b).

Amended by P.L. 108-2019,SEC. 161, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by P.L. 256-2017,SEC. 103, eff. 7/1/2017.
Added by P.L. 198-2016, SEC. 216, eff. 7/1/2016.