Indiana § 34-40-4-1 - Certified copy as prima facie evidence
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-40-4-1 — Certified copy as prima facie evidence, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-40-4-1. Certified copy as prima facie evidence
Sec. 1. In a civil proceeding, a certified copy of a certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the ownership of a motor vehicle.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-19-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.36.
IC 34-41ARTICLE 41. EVIDENCE: REAL ESTATE RECORDS
Ch. 1.Deeds and Other Real Estate Records Ch. 2.Recorded Patents Conveying Real Estate Ch. 3.General Index as Evidence of Deeds and Mortgages Lost or Destroyed Ch. 4.Presumption of Validity of Record After Destruction of Deed Ch. 5.Records as Evidence of Conveyances After Destruction of Original by Fire Ch. 6.Misrecorded Instruments Ch. 7.Wabash and Erie Canal Certificates and Deeds
IC 34-41-1Chapter 1. Deeds and Other Real Estate Records
34-41-1-1Admission of copies 34-41-1-2Seals 34-41-1-3United States land office records; sale of canal or Michigan road lands 34-41-1-4Certificate of purchase; United States land office 34-41-1-5Register of sales of Michigan road lands; evidence 34-41-1-6Land patents; certificates of purchase; evidence
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-40-4-1 ("Certified copy as prima facie evidence") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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