{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-18.1-3-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-18.1-3-2","heading":"Certificate of title required; violation","body":"Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to the following:\n(1) Special machinery.\n(2) A motor vehicle that was designed to have a maximum design speed of not more than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and that was built, constructed, modified, or assembled by a person other than the manufacturer.\n(3) Snowmobiles.\n(4) Motor driven cycles.\n(b) The bureau may not register a vehicle unless the person applying for the certificate of registration:\n(1) applies at the same time or within the immediately preceding forty-five (45) days for a certificate of title for the vehicle; or\n(2) presents satisfactory evidence that a certificate of title has been previously issued to the person that covers the vehicle.\n(c) If the bureau at any time determines that a certificate of title for a vehicle cannot be issued or is invalid, the bureau:\n(1) shall not issue or furnish; or\n(2) may invalidate;\nthe certificate of registration for the vehicle.\n(d) A person that operates a vehicle for which a certificate of registration is required without a valid certificate of registration commits a Class C infraction.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 18.1. MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION","Chapter 3. General Procedures"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-18.1-3-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"79f88e7f4ec0eb42481633c67553084685ed34ff18836d498c056e81c47aba21","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-18.1-3-1.3","next":"us-in/ic-9-18.1-3-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}