{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-17-2-4","heading":"Information accompanying application for certificate of title; certificate of title format","body":"Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an application for a certificate of title for a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued previously must be accompanied by the previously issued certificate of title.\n(b) An application for a certificate of title submitted only to remove a satisfied lien is not required to be accompanied by the previously issued certificate of title if the application is accompanied by a written instrument:\n(1) on the lienholder's letterhead;\n(2) identifying the vehicle identification number; and\n(3) stating that the lien has been satisfied.\n(c) An application for a certificate of title for a vehicle for which a certificate of title has not been issued previously must be accompanied by the following:\n(1) If the vehicle is in Indiana, a manufacturer's certificate of origin as provided in IC 9-32-5-3.\n(2) If the vehicle is brought into Indiana from another state, the following:\n(A) A sworn bill of sale or dealer's invoice fully describing the vehicle.\n(B) The most recent registration receipt issued for the vehicle.\n(C) Any other information that the bureau requires to establish ownership.\n(d) A certificate of title may be possessed either in printed form or electronic form.","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#9-17-2-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"61eb66c2c8f526706c00c3dea33b0731fd2d9f2ae1f2f88c5fd61f56bf3178af","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-3","next":"us-in/ic-9-17-2-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}