1. (a) This section does not apply to a mobile home or a manufactured home.
2. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person must apply for a certificate of title for a vehicle within forty-five (45) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle.
3. (c) A person that acquires a vehicle through a transfer on death conveyance under IC 9-17-3-9 must apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle within sixty (60) days after the date on which the person acquires the vehicle.
4. (d) A person that owns a vehicle and becomes an Indiana resident must apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle within sixty (60) days after the date on which the person becomes an Indiana resident.

5. (e) A person that violates this section with respect to a certificate of title for a vehicle other than a watercraft shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty as follows:

   1. (1) For a violation that occurs before January 1, 2017, an administrative penalty of twenty-one dollars and fifty cents ($21.50). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:

      1. (A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
      2. (B) Fifty cents ($0.50) to the state motor vehicle technology fund.
      3. (C) Three dollars ($3) to the highway, road and street fund.
      4. (D) Five dollars ($5) to the motor vehicle highway account.
      5. (E) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the emergency communications fund.
      6. (F) Eleven dollars and twenty-five cents ($11.25) to the commission fund.

   2. (2) For a violation that occurs after December 31, 2016, an administrative penalty of thirty dollars ($30). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:

      1. (A) One dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to the emergency communications fund.
      2. (B) Twenty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($28.75) to the commission fund.

6. (f) A person that violates this section with respect to a certificate of title for a watercraft shall pay to the bureau an administrative penalty as follows:

   1. (1) For a violation that occurs before January 1, 2017, an administrative penalty of twenty dollars ($20). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:

      1. (A) Three dollars ($3) to the crossroads 2000 fund.
      2. (B) Eight dollars ($8) to the department of natural resources.
      3. (C) Nine dollars ($9) to the commission fund.

   2. (2) For a violation that occurs after December 31, 2016, an administrative penalty of thirty dollars ($30). The administrative penalty shall be distributed as follows:

      1. (A) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) to the state construction fund.
      2. (B) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) to the commission fund.

      3. (C) Twenty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($27.25) to the department of natural resources.

         [Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-29-4-4; subsection (e) formerly 9-29-4-4(b).]

As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.216. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.103; P.L.108-2019, SEC.161; P.L.152-2026, SEC.89.