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IC 9-17-4-4: Contents of certificate of title

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  1. TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES
  2. ARTICLE 17. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
  3. Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers

Sec. 4. A certificate of title issued under this chapter must contain the following:

(1) A description and other evidence of identification of the vehicle as required by the bureau.

(2) A statement of any liens or encumbrances that the application shows to be on the certificate of title.

(3) The appropriate notation prominently recorded on the title as follows:

(A) For a vehicle that is assembled using all new or used vehicle parts that does not resemble a specific manufacturer make or model:

(i) "RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued before January 1, 2019; or

(ii) "SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued after December 31, 2018.

(B) For a vehicle:

(i) with a body built to resemble and be a reproduction of another vehicle of a given year that was manufactured at least twenty-five (25) years in the past; and

(ii) that is assembled using all new or used parts;

"SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued before January 1, 2019, or "REPLICA VEHICLE", if the certificate of title is issued after December 31, 2018.

(C) For a vehicle that has been permanently altered from its original construction by adding, removing, or substituting major component parts, "RECONSTRUCTED".

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