Certificates of title; certified copies as prima facie evidence of title
Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "certified copy of a certificate
of title" means a document that is:
(1) a copy of a certificate of title for a motor vehicle, by
whatever name designated, that is issued by the bureau of motor
vehicles or a governmental entity in another state;
(2) prepared from a record of the governmental entity issuing
the certificate of title; and
(3) certified by the officer having legal custody of the record
described in subdivision (2) or the officer's deputy.
(b) In a criminal proceeding, a certified copy of a certificate of
title is prima facie evidence of the ownership of a motor vehicle.
As added by P.L.136-1987, SEC.3.
Last modified: May 24, 2006