2013 Indiana Code
TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES
ARTICLE 17. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
CHAPTER 7. TRAILERS
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IC 9-17-7
Chapter 7. Trailers
IC 9-17-7-0.2
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 9-1-2-4 (before its repeal,
now codified at sections 1 and 2 of this chapter) by P.L.98-1989
apply to boating years beginning after December 31, 1989.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.211.
IC 9-17-7-1
Certificate of title requirement; requirement
Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, an owner
of a trailer used on highways must obtain a certificate of title for the
trailer from the bureau.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5.
IC 9-17-7-2
Trailers exempted from certificate requirements
Sec. 2. An owner does not have to obtain a certificate of title for
a trailer that:
(1) is subject to registration as a trailer that has a declared gross
weight of not more than three thousand (3,000) pounds and is
not a camping trailer; or
(2) is a camping trailer that has a declared gross weight of not
more than three thousand (3,000) pounds and was manufactured
before January 1, 1986;
until the trailer is transferred by the owner.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5.
IC 9-17-7-2.5
Security interest in a trailer
Sec. 2.5. (a) A security agreement covering a security interest in
a trailer that is not inventory held for sale can be perfected only if the
bureau indicates the security interest on the certificate of title or
duplicate. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c),
IC 26-1-9.1 applies to security interests in trailers.
(b) The secured party, upon presentation to the bureau of a
properly completed application for certificate of title together with
the fee prescribed in IC 9-29-4, may have a notation of the lien made
on the face of the certificate of title to be issued by the bureau. The
bureau shall:
(1) enter the notation and the date of the notation; and
(2) note the lien and date of lien in the bureau's files.
(c) Whenever a lien is discharged, the holder shall note the
discharge on the certificate of title over the signature of the holder.
As added by P.L.125-2012, SEC.94.
IC 9-17-7-3
Violation of chapter; Class C infraction
Sec. 3. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class C
infraction.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.5.
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