Sec. 12. (a) Before the bureau may issue a certificate of title for a vehicle that is required under this chapter to have a special identification number made or stamped on the vehicle, the bureau shall require the person applying for the certificate of title to sign a statement that the special identification number assigned to the vehicle by the bureau has been made or stamped on the vehicle in a workmanlike manner. The statement must also be signed by the law enforcement officer who inspected the vehicle and determined that the special identification number was made or stamped in a workmanlike manner.
(b) This section does not affect the authority of a manufacturer or a manufacturer's agent, other than a dealer licensed under IC 9-32, to perform numbering on vehicles or motor vehicle parts that are removed or changed and then replaced with other numbered motor vehicle parts.
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.237.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 17. Certificates of Title
Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers
9-17-4-0.3. "Assembled Vehicle"
9-17-4-0.4. "Motor Vehicle Part"
9-17-4-0.5. Special Identification Number
9-17-4-1. Assembly of Vehicle by Owner; Procedure
9-17-4-2. Special Identification Number; Placement on Vehicle
9-17-4-4. Contents of Certificate of Title
9-17-4-4.5. Certificate of Title; Requirements; Violation
9-17-4-7. Application for Special or Hull Identification Number; Fees
9-17-4-8. Permission for Special Identification Number; Violation