{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-17-4-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-17-4-8","heading":"Permission for special identification number; violation","body":"Sec. 8. (a) The bureau shall review an application submitted under section 7 of this chapter. If the bureau determines the application is complete, the bureau shall issue to the applicant written permission to make or stamp a special identification number on the vehicle. The bureau shall designate the special identification number and the location of the special identification number on the vehicle.\n(b) A new special identification number may not cover or otherwise obscure an original identification number that is visible on a vehicle.\n(c) A new special identification number that is stamped or otherwise placed on a vehicle under this chapter becomes the lawful identification number of the vehicle for all purposes, including for purposes of selling or transferring the vehicle.\n(d) A person that covers or obscures an original or special identification number as described in subsection (b) commits a Class B infraction.","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#9-17-4-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"c84896767782b2003486a2ad1ff448b446219cbdc4ba3596abf15232288b4ca1","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-17-4-7","next":"us-in/ic-9-17-4-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}