{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-12","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-17-2-12","heading":"Inspection of vehicle; fee charged by inspecting police officer","body":"Sec. 12. (a) This section does not apply to the following:\n(1) A trailer or semitrailer.\n(2) A new motor vehicle or recreational vehicle sold by a dealer licensed under IC 9-32.\n(3) A vehicle transferred or assigned on a certificate of title issued by the bureau.\n(4) A vehicle that is registered under the International Registration Plan.\n(5) A vehicle that is titled in the name of a financial institution, lending institution, or insurance company in Canada and imported by a registered importer, if the registered importer provides:\n(A) a copy of the registered importer's validation agreement issued by the United States customs and border protection;\n(B) a copy of the entry summary issued by the United States customs and border protection (CBP form 7501); and\n(C) a vehicle history report issued by an independent provider of vehicle history information that includes the vehicle's title information, odometer readings, and number of owners.\n(6) A vehicle that is titled in another state and is in the lawful possession of a financial institution, a lending institution, an insurance company, a vehicle rental company, a vehicle leasing company, or a lessee of a vehicle leasing company if the financial institution, lending institution, insurance company, vehicle rental company, vehicle leasing company, or lessee of a vehicle leasing company:\n(A) provides a vehicle history report issued by an independent provider of vehicle history information that includes the vehicle's:\n(i) title information;\n(ii) odometer readings; and\n(iii) number of owners; and\n(B) maintains a copy of all documentation required under this subsection for at least ten (10) years.\n(7) A vehicle that is purchased in another state and titled in Indiana by a vehicle rental company or a vehicle leasing company if the vehicle rental company or vehicle leasing company:\n(A) provides a vehicle history report issued by an independent provider of vehicle history information that includes the vehicle's:\n(i) title information;\n(ii) odometer readings; and\n(iii) number of owners; and\n(B) maintains a copy of all documentation required under this subsection for at least ten (10) years.\n(b) Subject to subsection (d), an application for a certificate of title for a vehicle may not be accepted by the bureau unless the vehicle has been inspected by one (1) of the following:\n(1) An employee of a dealer licensed under IC 9-32.\n(2) A military police officer assigned to a military post in Indiana.\n(3) A police officer.\n(4) A designated employee of the bureau.\n(5) An employee of a qualified person operating under a contract with the commission.\n(6) An employee of a dealer that is:\n(A) licensed as a motor vehicle dealer in a state other than Indiana; and\n(B) approved by the bureau.\n(c) A person described in subsection (b) inspecting a vehicle shall do the following:\n(1) Make a record of inspection upon the application form prepared by the bureau.\n(2) Verify the facts set out in the application.\n(d) The bureau may accept an inspection performed by a police officer from a jurisdiction outside Indiana if the bureau determines that an inspection performed by an individual described in subsection (b) is unavailable or otherwise insufficient to complete an application for a certificate of title.\n(e) A police officer who makes an inspection under this section may charge a fee, subject to the following:\n(1) The fee must be established by ordinance adopted by the unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) that employs the police officer.\n(2) The fee may not exceed five dollars ($5).\n(3) The revenue from the fee shall be deposited in the following manner:\n(A) A special vehicle inspection fund if the police officer making the inspection is a member of the county sheriff's department. The fiscal body of the unit must appropriate the money from the inspection fund only for law enforcement purposes.\n(B) A local law enforcement continuing education fund established by IC 5-2-8-2 if the police officer making the inspection is a member of a city or town police department, a town marshal, a town marshal deputy, a conservancy district marshal, or a deputy conservancy district marshal.","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#9-17-2-12","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"59dbae10bc9cf107cea9c1817e4c64e19ddeccfa9612137f966de14fc54cc773","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-11","next":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-12.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}