{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-37.5-1-9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-37.5-1-9","heading":"Catalytic converters as valuable metal; prohibition of sale; exceptions","body":"Sec. 9. (a) A person may not sell or attempt to sell, and a valuable metal dealer may not purchase or attempt to purchase, a catalytic converter, in whole or in part, as valuable metal when the catalytic converter is not attached to a motor vehicle at the time of the sale or attempted sale, unless the seller is a used parts dealer or an automotive repair company.\n(b) Subsection (a) does not apply when the seller presents the valuable metal dealer with an affidavit executed by a law enforcement officer attesting to the officer's reasonable belief that the catalytic converter lawfully came into the possession of the person attempting to sell the catalytic converter.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 37.5. DEALERS IN VALUABLE METALS","Chapter 1. Regulation of Valuable Metal Dealers by State Police"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-37.5-1-9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"faba02f4e219344c0583959a46e53d52a94abc35062e64235aba76d879146933","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-37.5-1-8","next":"us-in/ic-25-37.5-1-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}