{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-17-2-1","heading":"Vehicles requiring certificates of title; proof of residency; violation","body":"Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in IC 9-17-1-1 and subsection (b), a person must obtain a certificate of title under this article for all vehicles that are:\n(1) owned by the person; and\n(2) either:\n(A) titled under this article by application of IC 9-17-1-0.5 or IC 9-17-1-1(c); or\n(B) registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.\n(b) A nonresident that owns a vehicle may declare Indiana as the nonresident's base without obtaining a certificate of title for the vehicle if:\n(1) the nonresident's state of residence is not a member of the International Registration Plan; and\n(2) the nonresident presents to the bureau satisfactory proof of ownership of the vehicle from the originating state.\n(c) A person that obtains a certificate of title for a type of vehicle that must be registered under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1 shall register the vehicle in Indiana under IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1.\n(d) A person must obtain a certificate of title for all vehicles owned by the person not later than sixty (60) days after becoming an Indiana resident. Upon request by the bureau, a person must produce evidence concerning the date on which the person became an Indiana resident.\n(e) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual who operates a vehicle without a certificate of title commits a Class C infraction.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 17. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE","Chapter 2. General Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of Title"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-17-2-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"109f0f3b09addb91f52838a37f1fc345832b2263784eb63e449cf136e83b7a16","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-0.5","next":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-1.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}