{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-17-4-12","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-17-4-12","heading":"Statement by applicant and law enforcement officer concerning special identification number","body":"Sec. 12. (a) Before the bureau may issue a certificate of title for a vehicle that is required under this chapter to have a special identification number made or stamped on the vehicle, the bureau shall require the person applying for the certificate of title to sign a statement that the special identification number assigned to the vehicle by the bureau has been made or stamped on the vehicle in a workmanlike manner. The statement must also be signed by the law enforcement officer who inspected the vehicle and determined that the special identification number was made or stamped in a workmanlike manner.\n(b) This section does not affect the authority of a manufacturer or a manufacturer's agent, other than a dealer licensed under IC 9-32, to perform numbering on vehicles or motor vehicle parts that are removed or changed and then replaced with other numbered motor vehicle parts.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 17. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE","Chapter 4. Private Assembly of Vehicles; Engine Identification Numbers"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-17-4-12","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"f41a7c712425a517cc19c42b9d89c76ef5271f1d6acd5777970f53dccdffde96","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-17-4-11","next":"us-in/ic-9-17-4-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}