2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES
ARTICLE 32. DEALER SERVICES
CHAPTER 9. LICENSING OF VEHICLE SALVAGING
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IC 9-32-9
Chapter 9. Licensing of Vehicle Salvaging
IC 9-32-9-1
Automotive salvage recycler; license; violation
Sec. 1. (a) A person must be licensed by the secretary under this
chapter before the person may do any of the following:
(1) Sell a used major component part of a motor vehicle.
(2) Wreck, dismantle, shred, compact, crush, or otherwise
destroy a motor vehicle for resale of the major component parts
of the motor vehicle or scrap material.
(3) Rebuild a wrecked or dismantled motor vehicle for resale.
(4) Possess for more than thirty (30) days more than two (2)
inoperable motor vehicles of a type subject to registration under
IC 9-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.1 unless the person
holds a mechanic's lien on each motor vehicle over the quantity
of two (2).
(5) Engage in the business of storing, disposing, salvaging, or
recycling of motor vehicles, vehicle hulks, or parts of motor
vehicles.
(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class A
infraction.
As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.217-2014,
SEC.169; P.L.151-2015, SEC.52; P.L.174-2016, SEC.75;
P.L.198-2016, SEC.629.
IC 9-32-9-2
Established place of business
Sec. 2. (a) An automotive salvage recycler licensed in Indiana
must have an established place of business in Indiana conducting the
business that is the basis for the license. An established place of
business that performs only ministerial tasks is not considered to be
conducting business.
(b) An automotive salvage recycler that violates this section
commits a Class A infraction.
As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.217-2014,
SEC.170; P.L.151-2015, SEC.53; P.L.174-2016, SEC.76.
IC 9-32-9-3
License application; replacement license; fee
Sec. 3. (a) To apply for a license under this chapter, an automotive
salvage recycler must submit an application to the secretary. An
application for a license under this chapter must:
(1) be on a form prescribed by the secretary;
(2) contain the information the secretary considers necessary to
enable the secretary to determine fully:
(A) the qualifications and eligibility of the applicant to
receive the license; and
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(B) the ability of the applicant to properly conduct the
business for which the application is submitted; and
(3) be accompanied by the following:
(A) Evidence of a bond required under IC 9-32-11-2.
(B) Payment of the fee under subsection (c).
(C) An affidavit from:
(i) the person charged with enforcing a zoning ordinance,
if the person exists; or
(ii) the zoning enforcement officer under IC 36-7-4, if a
zoning enforcement officer exists;
who has jurisdiction over the real property where the
applicant wants to operate as an automotive salvage recycler.
If there is no person or officer that has jurisdiction over the real
property as described in subdivision (3)(C), the application must be
accompanied by a statement to that effect from the executive of the
unit in which the real property is located. The affidavit must state
that the proposed location is zoned for the operation of an
establishment of an automotive salvage recycler. The applicant may
file the affidavit at any time after the filing of the application.
However, the secretary may not issue a license until the applicant
files the affidavit or the statement.
(b) If an automotive salvage recycler license is lost or destroyed,
the automotive salvage recycler may apply for a replacement
automotive salvage recycler license in the form and manner
prescribed by the secretary.
(c) The fee for an automotive salvage recycler license under
subsection (a) is ten dollars ($10). The fee is nonrefundable and shall
be retained by the secretary.
As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.151-2015,
SEC.54; P.L.174-2016, SEC.77.
IC 9-32-9-3.5
Automotive salvage recycler; required actions
Sec. 3.5. An automotive salvage recycler that buys motor vehicles
must:
(1) report the purchase of a motor vehicle to the National Motor
Vehicle Title Information System not later than thirty (30) days
after the motor vehicle is purchased; and
(2) provide to the seller a valid National Motor Vehicle Title
Information System report identification number.
As added by P.L.151-2015, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.174-2016,
SEC.78.
IC 9-32-9-4
Repealed
(As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Repealed by P.L.151-2015,
SEC.56.)
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IC 9-32-9-5
Repealed
(As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.62-2014,
SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.151-2015, SEC.57.)
IC 9-32-9-6
Repealed
(As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Repealed by P.L.151-2015,
SEC.58.)
IC 9-32-9-7
Repealed
(As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Repealed by P.L.151-2015,
SEC.59.)
IC 9-32-9-8
Repealed
(As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.62-2014,
SEC.25. Repealed by P.L.151-2015, SEC.60.)
IC 9-32-9-9
Repealed
(As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Repealed by P.L.151-2015,
SEC.61.)
IC 9-32-9-10
Posting of licenses
Sec. 10. (a) A licensee shall post a license granted to the licensee
under this chapter in a conspicuous place at the established place of
business.
(b) A licensee that violates this section commits a Class A
infraction.
As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.217-2014,
SEC.171; P.L.151-2015, SEC.62.
IC 9-32-9-11
Delay of issuance or renewal of license until local zoning
complaints satisfied
Sec. 11. If the secretary receives a written complaint from a local
zoning body that an automotive salvage recycler, subject to this
chapter, is operating in violation of a local zoning ordinance, the
secretary shall delay the issuance or renewal of the automotive
salvage recycler's license under this chapter until the local zoning
complaints have been satisfied.
As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.151-2015,
SEC.63; P.L.174-2016, SEC.79.
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