{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-32-11-20","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-32-11-20","heading":"Applicability; prohibition on direct sales by manufacturers; exceptions; effect of conveying majority interest","body":"Sec. 20. (a) This section does not apply to:\n(1) a manufacturer of a trailer or semitrailer; or\n(2) a manufacturer that produces fewer than one thousand (1,000) units per year.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) or under IC 9-32-13-23(a)(3), a manufacturer or distributor may not sell or offer to sell, directly or indirectly, a new motor vehicle to the general public in Indiana except through a new motor vehicle dealer holding a franchise for the line make covering the new motor vehicle. This subsection does not apply to the sales of new motor vehicles by a manufacturer or franchisor to:\n(1) the federal government;\n(2) a charitable organization; or\n(3) an employee of the manufacturer or distributor.\n(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a manufacturer or distributor may not engage in sales directly to the general public in Indiana.\n(d) A manufacturer or distributor may engage in sales directly to the general public in Indiana only if:\n(1) the manufacturer or distributor was granted an initial license to sell new motor vehicles before July 1, 2015; and\n(2) the manufacturer or distributor establishes at least one (1) physical location in Indiana that is a warranty repair service center before January 1, 2018.\n(e) A manufacturer or distributor described in subsection (d) must stop engaging in sales directly to the general public in Indiana if the manufacturer or distributor sells, transfers, or conveys a majority interest in the manufacturer or distributor to another person that is required to be licensed under this chapter.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 32. DEALER SERVICES","Chapter 11. Regulation of Vehicle Merchandising"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-32-11-20","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"d7b6bfe8cdb8835ee160f4c70b230d88d918de9027a84cb53f2a613be057af69","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-32-11-19","next":"us-in/ic-9-32-11-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}