Indiana § 9-17-4-12 - Statement by applicant and law enforcement officer concerning special identification number
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§ 9-17-4-12. Statement by applicant and law enforcement officer concerning special identification number
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.
(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.
As added by P.L.262-2013, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.237.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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