{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-14.7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-17-2-14.7","heading":"Delinquent titles; administrative penalty","body":"Sec. 14.7. (a) This section does not apply to a mobile home or a manufactured home.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person must apply for a certificate of title for a vehicle within forty-five (45) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle.\n(c) A person that acquires a vehicle through a transfer on death conveyance under IC 9-17-3-9 must apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle within sixty (60) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle.\n(d) A person that owns a vehicle and becomes an Indiana resident must apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle within sixty (60) days after the date on which the person becomes an Indiana resident.\n(e) A person that violates this section with respect to a certificate of title for a vehicle other than a watercraft shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty as follows:\n(1) For a violation that occurs before January 1, 2017, an administrative penalty of twenty-one dollars and fifty cents ($21.50). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:\n(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the crossroads 2000 fund.\n(B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.\n(C) Three dollars ($3) to the highway, road and street fund.\n(D) Five dollars ($5) to the motor vehicle highway account.\n(E) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the emergency communications fund.\n(F) Eleven dollars and twenty-five cents ($11.25) to the commission fund.\n(2) For a violation that occurs after December 31, 2016, an administrative penalty of thirty dollars ($30). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:\n(A) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund.\n(B) Twenty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($28.75) to the commission fund.\n(f) A person that violates this section with respect to a certificate of title for a watercraft shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty as follows:\n(1) For a violation that occurs before January 1, 2017, an administrative penalty of twenty dollars ($20). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:\n(A) Three dollars ($3) to the crossroads 2000 fund.\n(B) Eight dollars ($8) to the department of natural resources.\n(C) Nine dollars ($9) to the commission fund.\n(2) For a violation that occurs after December 31, 2016, an administrative penalty of thirty dollars ($30). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:\n(A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.\n(B) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) to the commission fund.\n(C) Twenty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($27.25) to the department of natural resources.","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#9-17-2-14.7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"18d0e94f0b41512a6408fbbf7470851eb9bc2dabc891edec00151694cd7d7708","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-14.5","next":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}